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17th November 2025

I have been able to increase my investment capability and understood more about investment from them likewise chaincapital dot us that exhibits more profit making with a huge margin.

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Very happy client of IBKR

6th October 2025

1$ Fee per transaction and access to a wide spread of investment assets across the globe.

Netra Kaikini

The one and only platform needed

4th October 2025

It is not just trading platform but full solution from beginners’ requirements to experts.

Jamil Juma

Simply the best

4th October 2025

Vast product choice, low fees, complete guidelines and formation, great reports

Giulio Maccaroni

Best investing platform

2nd October 2025

I have been using the platform for 3 years now.

It offers a wide choice of investment options with an app that is very complete and easy to use.

Apollinaire Moreno

Shining in the woods.

2nd October 2025

Quite transparent, saving money of investors, giving lot of options to choose from.

Haresh Rakholiya

Best brokers for global investors and traders

2nd October 2025

I have been using this platform from UAE for more than 5 years and completely happy with that platform, technical support and withdrawal convenience.

Mohamed Sharbudeen Ayub

Great, simple, easy

2nd October 2025

Great platform!

Jessica Fleskes

Best in Class

2nd October 2025

Simply 5* , great Trading and Investing Platform. Keep going…

Michael Schultheiss

The best

1st October 2025

Great comprehensive platform with low fees and excellent service

James Fahy

For both begginers and pros

1st October 2025

The platform has just made my life so much easier. I feel like I have been trading and investing for decades.

Mohit Jivani

reliable, fast and well-priced service

1st October 2025

Provides what I wan’t, executes as I wan’t it and provides even more. I’m fine with it since several years

Nik. Langer

Excellent, Accurate and Fast

1st October 2025

Very efficient, fast and accurate platform

Khuzema Amthaniwala

Ibkr pioneer and the best

1st October 2025

It’s the best no doubt

Adnan Ali

My best experience

1st October 2025

Streamlined and efficient

Jule Olding

Best platform

1st October 2025

I have been working in private banking for many years, and I can confidently say that this is the best investing platform I have come across. The combination of competitive fees and outstanding service truly sets it apart. In fact, the overall experience is superior to what some private banks are currently offering.

Tetard David

Very good User Interface

1st October 2025

The Mobile & Desktop Apps are extremely user friendly. The data on each stock/listing is extensive and further filters/cuts can be added to have the desired view. The statements provide a detailed overview of activity and MTM report.

Muzammil Abbas

Excellent trading platform

30th September 2025

During my more than 7 years of experience trading US stocks and ETFs with different 8 brokers I have yet to come across a broker that would top Interactive Brokers. I hope they keep up the good work.

Vladislav Novikov

The best broker ever

30th September 2025

I have been a client of Interactive Brokers for more than 7 years now. I am a raving fan of their services. As a long-term investor I am more than satisfied with all the aspects of their work.

Vladislav Novikov

Great

30th September 2025

Great

Aysha Saif

Best trading platform

30th September 2025

The platform that I have been using since 2021

Aleksandr Iaskevich

Best in Class

30th September 2025

great prices, great selection on global markets and access – app could be more user friendly

Eoin Mullally

Excellent platform

30th September 2025

Using IB for more than 10 years and during this time I find it an excellent platform for the non-expert trading user

PASCHALIS PETALAS

Best and Rich Trading Platform

30th September 2025

Best and Rich Trading Platform in terms of costs and usability

Ali Razouki

top and easy App

30th September 2025

Very smooth app, has two apps, the older one with all the information or a newer one which has a better UI, more updated etc.

Smooth, runs good, best fx exchange rates, can’t complain at all

Louis Perca

security

30th September 2025

security and low rates

Hugo Mendes

The best broker

30th September 2025

Great broker, low fees, many options for traders.They give good interest on the money kept on the account,way more than competitors. Never had a problem with them,I use many brokers but Interactive brokers is the best for me.

Lorenzo Maglione

Excellent and affordable trading platform

30th September 2025

An industry powerhouse best suited for experienced and active traders who need institutional-grade tools and access to global markets. Its strength lies in low costs, superior trade execution, and an incredibly wide range of tradable assets, including stocks, options, futures, forex, and more, across numerous countries.

David Ramos Alvarez

Best platform

30th September 2025

Investing regularly in S&P works very well

Jai Godhwani

Intuitive, informative and Economic value add

30th September 2025

I have found this platform easy to use, trustworthy, informative each and every time I’ve used it. I would recommend to to anyone who is looking to invest privately.

Adrian Parkes

Easy and efficient

30th September 2025

Really helpful platform with easy layout and clear investment options

Elena Giuliana

Best platform for investing in US equities

30th September 2025

Definitely worth a recommend. Seemless in transactions both deposit and withdrawals. Very transparent and quick. No hiccups since I’ve started using this service.

Parshva Jain

IB

30th September 2025

Best investing website

Libing Bignasca

Review of services provided by Interactive Brokers

30th September 2025

Execution : excellent

Brokerage : low

Support: prompt, knowledgeable, courteous and above all, helpful

Payout: quick and easy

Madhavprasad Pai

Best price and best Tools

29th September 2025

Best price and best Tools for Invest arround the world

Nargiza Huggler

Best Trading Platform

29th September 2025

Easy, informative, comprehensive, all in one platform

Ali Theeban

Best Execution, Lowest Fees, Widest Reach

29th September 2025

As an active investor, I’ve used multiple platforms over the years, and none come close to what Interactive Brokers (IBKR) offers. Orders are executed quickly and at excellent prices. Commission structures are transparent and among the lowest in the industry. Few other platforms provide this kind of global access. On top of that, the platform is highly reliable, packed with professional-grade tools, and constantly innovating.

Highly recommended for anyone serious about investing.

Nabih Bouery

Access and Fees

29th September 2025

Access to (almost) everything for a great price. Good service!

Davor Strehar

IBKR rocks

29th September 2025

I love IBKR platform as its simple and no nonsense and hoping they reduce their fees even more and become more close to UAE government and help both nationals and expats invest and grow their wealth for future generations.

K VISWANATH KRISHNAMOORTHY

Great platform with wide exposure and helpful resources

29th September 2025

Interactive Brokers is a great platform with wide exposure and helpful resources. I get exposure to equity, commodity, crypto etc across the world. It has great resources to learn and even rewards learning. I can access IBKR via browser, app or from desktop. IBKR also offers good interest on free cash in the account.

Aby Thomas Paul

Trading Platform Designed by Experts

29th September 2025

Excellent Trading platform signed by experts. It incorporates quotes, linked charts and linked news. Includes tools to trade options. Bloomberg TV available. Very flexible set up. Prices for trading FOREX are very tight. Algorithmic trades for equities available. Allows complete trading for US treasury bonds and bills.

Adel Sarwat

IB

29th September 2025

Interactive Brokers platform is one of the top worldwide

Mazen Kader Aga

IBKR – Excellent platform available for all Investors

29th September 2025

IBKR allows all interested investors to open accounts and participate in the ever-growing investing world, and this is particularly evident and important for Middle East and GCC residents. IBKR excels at providing all the tools required to invest/trade and offers plenty of investable products that other platforms/providers do not have. Highly recommended Investing platform for all.

Samer Dahbar

Most Reliable Broker

29th September 2025

I have been using Interactive Brokers for over two years and their executions have been great for my day trading strategies. Deposit and withdrawls are breeze too. Higly recommend.

Cannon Mascarenhas

Amazing platform to trade internationally

29th September 2025

Amazing platform to trade internationally, swift processes, easy navigation, great cost!

Elena Shu

Interactive Brokers: The Platform I Trust

29th September 2025

As a UAE-based investor using IBKR TWS daily, I’ve found Interactive Brokers exceptionally robust, transparent, and cost-effective—with deep market access and rock-solid execution. It’s the platform I trust with my money.

Amin Metry

Best investing platform

29th September 2025

Very informative and investor friendly.

Trevor Velho

Best reliable platform in the market

29th September 2025

Ease of use, continues development and a very strong technical support.

Ahmad Abdul Karim

An excellent platform that allows you to invest in markets around the world.

29th September 2025

I have been really impressed with IBKR. The platform makes it easy to invest in markets all over the world at low costs. The tools and research features are very useful, and trade execution is smooth. Overall, it’s a reliable choice for anyone serious about investing

Hafiz Ahsan

No complaints!

28th September 2025

Great Services, great insights, works like a charm

Diyar Alyasiri

Trustworthy

28th September 2025

Professional and competent brokers.

Nigel Palao

Powerful Platform with excellent rates

28th September 2025

Interactive Brokers have a powerful interface with many information and reporting posiibilities. Rates are excellent, wether for trading or currency exchange. I am very satisfied with their services so far.

Arndt Meyer

Highly recommended

28th September 2025

I have been using IB for several years as a small investor and I must say that I am very satisfied.

The platform is clear and easy to use; regular alerts and security checks when logging in convey a solid image of reliability.

The support service, which I have dealt with a couple of times, has been fast and punctual.

I have no other terms of comparison, but for me IB offers excellent service, also in terms of transparency.

Giovanni Benzoni

Good trading platform

28th September 2025

Easy to transfer money and trade

Jeevesh Sharma

IBKR

28th September 2025

I’ve had a good experience with Interactive Insurance Brokers with the platform giving full access to many options for the US stocks

Mohamed Hamed

frequency and quality of improvement has taken IBKR further ahead of the pack

28th September 2025

i noticed IBKR improving its Trading Platforn – IB Trader Work Station frequently and it keeps getting better and better.

Ramon Bernardo

Great and Valuable guidance

28th September 2025

Research based guidances are provided without considering any own benefits

Karthikeyan Rajasekaran

ibkr is all in on trading platform

28th September 2025

with 3 platforms differs in experience level it is best for all trading activity

Ahmed Nehro

Investing is simple

28th September 2025

There is no minimum investment and the costs of investment are very low, so my profits will be bigger

Marika Paschoud

Best Broker Ever

28th September 2025

I have been using IBKR for 7 years and will use it for the rest of my life. They helped achieved my financial independence which is priceless

Francisco Macias

Great Platform

28th September 2025

Interactive Brokers is a great platform to invest in many markets worldwide. It is fast, works well and competitive in its fee structure

Andreas Kolb

Solid and comprehensive service

28th September 2025

Everything I wanted from a trading platform

Burnett Graeme

Best Trading App

28th September 2025

Very good trading app. Easy to learn and easy to trade. Has all it needs

Buehler Markus

Very Happy Customer

28th September 2025

I’ve been using Interactive Brokers for my trading and investing, and I’m genuinely happy with their service. The platform is robust, reliable, and transparent, offering access to a wide range of markets and instruments that few other brokers can match.

I especially appreciate their competitive fees and tight spreads, which make a real difference for active traders. The research tools, charting options, and order execution speed are excellent, and I’ve always found the system stable even during volatile market sessions.

Their customer service has also been responsive and professional whenever I needed support. It’s clear that IBKR is focused on providing value to serious investors and traders.

Overall, I highly recommend Interactive Brokers for anyone looking for a professional-grade trading platform. They’ve earned my trust, and I look forward to continuing my journey with them.

Fahd Nait Ali

Safe & Big

28th September 2025

Very safe and biggets platform for investment in global ETF.

Lalit Gujar

Accessibility

28th September 2025

Low fees, variety of services

Carlotta Grimaldi

Best Rates.

28th September 2025

Very good and reliable broker. Beside wide choice of instruments, they pay US Fed Current Rate% – 0.75 (service) straight to your account daily on your free money. That means 3% now and up to 5+% when the Fed rate was 5.75%. There in no other broker like this.

Alexey Nesterov

Value for money and time

28th September 2025

Great app with all latest features and instruments

Joemon John

Great option for Dubai based expats

28th September 2025

Interactive brokers is very reachable, moreover very cheap to execute the orders and reports are very detailed and simple to understand, you have access to several stock and etf much better than my former german banks or turkish bank. My second investment account at SAXO is way primitive to compare to IB

Orkun Turkmen

Amazing service

28th September 2025

In my opinion, Interactive Brokers is the best online Brokerage available in UAE. I started with them 1 year ago. Lowest buy and sell fees back then but also the best marginal interest rates for both AED and US dollars. In addition if you need to exchange money to any other currency, you are achieving it on the best rate at the minute on the international market. Bravo !

Mourad SENOUCI

USING FROM 2021

28th September 2025

USING FROM 2021, Best research reprots available

Jifry JP

Best commission scheme

28th September 2025

IBKR has almost the lowest commission scheme for trades and has a friendly platform with no hidden fees

Bachir Chaiban

Excellent broker

28th September 2025

Excellent service

Munib Khan

Wide range of exchanges and trading products. Awesome Trading.

28th September 2025

I have used Interactive Brokers for many years. Traders workstation on PC is complex but extremely powerful and informative (charting, company information, market prices, news, financial reports / ratios, analyst information). The iPad platform is very convenient for trading on the go. Bonus features beyond stock trading include trading options; Broker Interest on Cash Deposits; Automatic currency conversion on fx trades; and the Managed Securities – Stock Yield Enhancement Program. Other trading platforms which I have used have only have a fraction of the information and features.

Kim Klippenstein.

Best trading platform… truly international

28th September 2025

Best execution … best availability of markets… best user friendly interface…. Best mobile app… best workstation application…. Competitive fees

Asanka Amarasekara

Efficient security & accessible application

28th September 2025

IBKR provides you a high level of security that any investor looking for and 360 reviews of asset classes you willing to invest in along with holistic analysis including all parameters on technical & fundamental levels which is make your investment decisions smoothly.

Ashraf Allam

IBKR is good trusted Platform for stock trading

27th September 2025

i like their APP and updates and services they providing

also they are world knwon broker for Investing + listed in US Stock market

MINA GIRGES

Best Broker

27th September 2025

Best Broker i tried them all

Safouh Al Ajlani

My investment partner

27th September 2025

Almost 6 years of trading with IBKR.. i would never regret it

Taha Alakshar

Best trading platform

27th September 2025

Best us stock trading platform

Hassan Altamimi

Very happy

27th September 2025

Great service good pricing

Hina Eijaz

Really good service

27th September 2025

Thank you for clearly and trueless service

Aleksei Vlaskin

stable, comprehensive, no-nonsense, good price

27th September 2025

if you are investing for mid- long term, broadly interested in markets but not trading, trying to build and preserve the wealth for a long term (like me), then this platform is for you. Regardless of level of sophistication IBKR is offering a good product. Purchase prices are competitive even for small amounts, fractional shares help when your portfolio is just starting, variety of stock exchange offering ensures you can rally go global in your selection, interface is clear.

And by the way … it just works.

Pawel Juraszek

Great platform for investing

27th September 2025

It has been a great platform for investing with many options for stock selection and easily to deposit and withdraw funds

Emmanuel Uk

Fast, Helpful Support for Traders

27th September 2025

This platform is excellent, but what makes it the best is its support. The team is incredibly fast and helpful, answering questions and resolving issues promptly. This reliability is crucial for a smooth and effective trading experience for beginners like me.

Emmeline Apostol

IBKR truly awesome

27th September 2025

IBKR is most responsible for my wealth creation through their amazing platform for investing. They offer top notch security, easy to use UI. They offer direct investment opportunities all around the world. Truly an amazing platform for building wealth.

Vinay S R

Truly Best trading platform

27th September 2025

very transparent platform

Suhas Bhanudasrao Panchal

Efficiency

27th September 2025

Amazing platform reliable

Saif Almarar

IBKR Best

27th September 2025

IBKR is best

Alap Waikar

IBKR is just amazing

27th September 2025

Easy-to-use, reliable, fast order processing are some of the top features of IBKR that I like.

Syed Bilal Irshaad

Safe to invest with it

27th September 2025

Save to invest money through interactive broker .. thanks for your services

Ahmed Ismail

The Gold Standard

27th September 2025

I have been using IBKR for trading and investment purposes and highly recommend it to anyone looking to access markets worldwide. I strongly vouch for their integrity and transparency in all of their services and recommend them for your award.

Krishna Arun

Doesn’t get better than this, pure power

27th September 2025

Democratically empowering retail investors with institutional reach capabilities. Robust platform for global trading. Cutting edge capabilities provides a seat at the trading table. Price management algorithm protects your interests. Screeners cut through to what matters. News feeds cover your ecosystem of interests. Only tool you will need for financial empowerment. Lowest costs allow to trade first and think later

Navin KD

Great and reliable service

27th September 2025

I find the service very reliable. Not too many emails and it just does what it should.

Security is also up to mark.

Alessandro Surace

best and most comprehensive products suit

27th September 2025

Best execution, Most comprehensive list of products available. Very cheap brokerage, Excellent customer service.

ATUL GUPTA

Super professional

27th September 2025

Ease of use, clear terms and conditions, perfect execution

Edward Jaoude

Exceptional Trading Platform

27th September 2025

Multiple trading platforms, a wide range of both US and International products, efficient back-end operations, and competent KYC

Momcilo Paunovic

Easy and clear online platform

27th September 2025

The best online platform I have tried in use in the uae.

Miguel Aguas Nunes

Best trading and investing platform

27th September 2025

Fast, transparent and effective platform

Hany Ahmed

Good investment platform

27th September 2025

has global presence, trusted broker and lot of research analysis, options and tools within the platform

Muddassir Rahamankhan

Interactive Brokers Expert Review

Interactive Brokers has a platform for everyone with very low costs
Interactive Brokers

Provider: Interactive Brokers

Verdict: Interactive Brokers is an exceptional trading platform that offers institutional-grade trading capabilities to private clients around the world. IBKR has some of the lowest trading and investing fees and the widest market range in the industry. Interactive Brokers is a major US online automated electronic broker company. The financial broker is listed on the Nasdaq Exchange with ticker IBKR. The firm operates in 150 electronic exchanges in 34 countries, and offers trading in 28 currencies. Interactive Brokers has more than 3.19 million institutional and retail customers.

Is Interactive Brokers any good?

Best DMAPro Broker 2025Yes, Interactive Brokers is simply unmatched in terms of market access, account types and execution options for retail traders. It always has been and remains one of the cheapest trading and investing platforms globally.

The proof they say is in the pidding and IBKR, has increased it’s market share in the UK dramatically over the past few years. In 2024 alone, they increased the number of accounts by 142%. An amount I suspect will continue to rise, of all the brokers we cover, they provide the most updates, most platforms and are always looking to offer new markets, that investors actually want.

2025 Awards: Best Professional/DMA Broker 2025

Pricing: Top marks as IBKR don’t charge a custody (account) fee and commission are the cheapest around

Market Access: Top marks again for the widest selection of markets available

App & Platform: Hard to beat – excellent range of institutional grade execution tools and simple apps for beginners

Customer Service: IBKR let themselves down a bit here. If you are a big customer you get an account manager, otherwise online support is slow

Research & Analysis: Some of the best education, screeners and market data for free on their website and integrated into IBKR platforms.

I’ve used Interactive Brokers for about 20 years now. I’ve interviewed their founder (Thomas Peterffy), their UK MD (Gerry Perez), they’ve been a competitor (when I was a broker myself), a customer and a partner over the years. I’ve traded live with real money when thoroughly testing their platforms.

This included an in-depth conversations with their Head Of Product (Steven Sanders) to get inside insights on the best parts of the platform and services that some clients may not know about. In this review, I lay out my verdict on Interactive Brokers as an industry expert so you can decide if they are the right investing and trading platform for you.

There is one thing that Interactive Brokers gives you above all other brokers, and that is control. You can invest and trade in pretty much anything you want, in pretty much any account type, pretty much how you want.

If you are not familiar with Interactive Brokers (IBKR) they are American, but global, as most American things are, with the notable exception of their news, which always seems to be local. But I digress, IBKR was one of the first brokers to offer electronic trading to the masses. They were founded in 1978 and if you want to know more about the man who founded them and is still running the show, read my interview with Thomas Peterffy, the founder and chairman.

Highlights: The key things to focus on if you are considering opening an account with Interactive Brokers is that:

They are cheap: No other investment or trading platform can match their discount commissions, FX rates and zero account charges

Huge market range: IBKR offer by far the best access to global stock exchanges around the world

They innovate and create :You can invest in so many different ways through IBKR, from their beginner IBKR LITE apps, to their institutional-grade desktop workstation trading platform. They have some of the most advanced and easy-to-use features available to private investors.

Interactive Brokers Account Types: IBKR offer by far the most types of accounts globally including regular investing account, active trader accounts, direct market access, futures, options and fractional stock trading

You can also earn money on your cash, you can buy bonds (high and low yielding), buy warrants, partake in placings, vote on company corporate actions. You can convert currency at 0.2%, which is cheaper than most specialist currency brokers or money transfer apps.

Foreign Exchange: Which actually segues me nicely to prove my control point. With most brokers you have to choose an account base currency (if you are in the UK that is probably going to be GBP) and when you trade, no matter what currency an asset is traded in your P&L will be converted to that base currency. But with Interactive Brokers you can run your account in multiple currencies.

So, if you put in GBP and trade the S&P for example, your P&L will be in USD. If you buy USD stock you get the option to attach a currency conversion to the transaction so you can convert exactly the right amount to cover the purchase, or you can choose to run a deficit in USD.

It’s not such an issue for small traders, as currency exposure, whilst important to be aware of, isn’t the most pressing matter. But if you are running a net flat long/short global macro portfolio, then keeping on top of your currency exposure could be the difference between making money or not.

Desktop Trader: Through ScaleTrader, (one of the founder’s favourite features) IBKR also gives you some very advanced order functionality, the sort you usually only get with professional trading systems like Fidessa (for stocks) or TT (for futures).

If you’re building a big position and don’t want the market to know you’ve got a big order to work, IBKR’s order ticket will let you gradually feed that into the market (but only charge you for the single order).

You can automatically drop bids and offers into the market based on time and price to take advantage of volatile markets. You can also set it to scalp for quick profits in choppy markets.

Testing IBKR's trading platform

Pairs Trading: You can trade one stock against another automatically by spread, percentage or price.

Why is that important? Because it can help you build a market-neutral portfolio and when we asked the boss of IBKR the habits he saw in his most profitable customers, (referring back to our interview with him for the third time) he said the ones that traded one stock against another, often did well.

Interactive Brokers Universal Account: You can of course do these things with other brokers, but what you can’t do is do them all in one place.

For this review, I spent a while talking to Steven Sanders, IBKR’s head of Marketing & Product Development, and he said in the twenty years, he’s worked for Interactive Brokers the thing he’s most proud of (other than it being founder lead and therefore very little red tape when you want to get things done) is the implementation of the Universal Account, where everything is done from one account.

What’s amazing to me is that nobody else really offers it. Ten years ago when I was a derivatives broker at Man Financial, we offered everything that IBKR did, but all on separate platforms. We have a couple of big accounts, £20m upwards, that we were always trying to lure back from IBKR with our personalised voice brokerage where you could phone us up we’d take care of your complicated orders for you.

But times change, there is still demand for bespoke voice brokerage, but not as far as Interactive Brokers are concerned. They do offer it from specialists desks if needed, but most trading and investing is done online.

Demo Account: Interactive Brokers does have a demo account, but they call it a free trial instead. This is odd, because you don’t actually have to pay to have an account with IBKR. In fact, Interactive Brokers is one of the only trading platforms that does not have a custody fee for investing in a GIA, SIPP and ISA.

If you want to know more about that, you can listen to my podcast with Gerry Perez, the UK MD, who explains, how they offer such amazing market access for such little cost.

You get a cool $1m to paper trade with on the Interactive Brokers demo account or ‘Paper Trading version’ as they call it. You get access to the easy-to-use investors portal and the more complex IBKR TWS provides delayed market data, simulated trading and access to all of our unique tools and offerings, including the IBKR Risk Navigator, the Volatility and Probability Labs, Portfolio Builder, Research and News.

But, to be honest, I didn’t find the demo account very good. Lots of information was missing and I couldn’t place a trade. I’m not sure why, and actually, that’s going to be a bit of an issue for Interactive Brokers because demo accounts are a great way to get client’s interest. In a world where so many brokerages a vying for the same business, even small hiccups like that can cause a massive drop off rate in opening an account.

Interactive Brokers Demo Account

Usually, IBKR’s technology is first-rate, but the demo account isn’t up to scratch. I didn’t use the paper trading account, just the live trading platform with real market orders.

Customer Service At Interactive Brokers: It’s not all great, it takes a while to get through on the phone to customer service, and it has a slightly outsourced feel about it (if you know what I mean).

The desktop trading platform, despite its exceptional functionality, is also a bit ‘Windows 95’. But if you don’t need all the bells and whistles, the web based platform, or app has a more modern feel to them.

Options Strategy Builder: Options trading is gaining in popularity in the UK, mainly because of the press attention they derived from meme stocks (where US traders punt via options). But they are still a very complicated product. So what Interactive Brokers has down is create a Strategy Builder product, that essentially reverse the process of putting on options strategy trades.

You tell Strategy Builder what you think the market is going to do. For example, either, go up, stay still, not move for a while, or volatility will increase and it will create an options strategy around that. Instead of you having to know what strategy to put in place or working out the individual options legs.

IMPACT Ethical Investing: In tune with moving with the times, Interactive Brokers has also released the IMPACT app to help people investing in ESG and impact sectors, so they can put their money to good.

You can see the IMPACT dashboard on desktop, but it also operates as a standalone app that connects directly to your IBKR account and scores your portfolio based on how ethical the stocks you hold in it are. Ratings come from FactSet and Refinitiv, and there is this excellent feature that allows you to swap into more ethical stocks.

If one of your holdings is flagged as not that ethical, the app will suggest another one and at the click of a button, it will sell your shares and calculate how many new shares of a more ethical but similar company to buy and do it all for you. If you’re in the US, you can also make charitable donations directly on the app.

Interactive Brokers For Beginners: There is no doubt that Interactive Brokers is a proper trading platform, for those who know what they are doing and cater mainly to the more sophisticated investor. But they are making an effort to open their services up to the newer breed of investor and trader.

It’s standard now among many fintechs, but IBKR were actually the first to offer no commission trading. They also offer fractional shares through IBKR LITE and IBKR Pro accounts and have removed the monthly minimum account charge.

The hope of course is that by onboarding investors when they just start, they can look after their investments for the next 40 years, just as they have been doing for their existing clients for the last 40.

Interactive Brokers runs a Student Trading Lab where students from 600 schools and universities take part in a $1m paper trading account for the purposes of getting a better understanding of the markets. No broker these days can tell you what to buy or sell, but IBKR GlobalAnalyst helps you hunt out undervalued opportunities, across the world, not just in the US.

IBKR offer a Trading Academy, podcasts, webinars and blogs for beginners and experienced traders so that new customers survive the markets to become long-term clients.

Plus, they are cheap.

24-Hour ETFs At Interactive Brokers:Interactive Brokers has a list of 24 selected ETFs available to trade around the clock from Sunday evening, east coast time, through to the close on Friday, by adding these funds to its US overnight trading facility.

Clients who are permissioned to deal in US stocks, are able to trade these ETFs 23.50 hours a day, five days per week, allowing them to react to news stories, macroeconomic and geo-political events as they happen, rather than waiting for US markets to open.

The trading hours and ETFs are available to both retail and institutional clients alike and are traded via the firm’s IBEOS system. Trades can be submitted using multiple order types.

The range of ETFs is pretty broad and includes firm favourites such as SPY, QQQ, DIA and IWM, which track the S&P 500Nasdaq 100Dow 30 and Russell 2000 indices respectively. You can also short those indices by trading the SH, PSQ, DOG, and RWM inverse ETFs.

Pros

  • Very low dealing fees
  • Wide market range
  • Direct market access
  • Complex order types

Cons

  • Customer services can be slow
  • No financial spread betting
  • Pricing
    (5)
  • Market Access
    (5)
  • Apps & Platform
    (5)
  • Customer Service
    (4)
  • Research & Analysis
    (5)
Overall
4.8

59.7% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Interactive Brokers Video Review

In this video review of Interactive Brokers we trade live on a real account and highlight some of the key platform features.

59.7% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Interactive Brokers Facts & Figures

IBKR CFD Markets
Over 5230
👉 Forex Pairs100
👉 Commodities20
👉 Indices13
👉 UK Stocks500
👉 US Stocks3500
👉 ETFs1100
IBKR Key Info
👉 Number Active Clients1750000
💰 Minimum Deposit$0
❔ Inactivity Fee$0
📅 Founded1977
⬜ Public Company✔️
🏢 HQGreenwich, Connecticut
IBKR Account Types
➡️ CFD Trading✔️
➡️ Forex Trading✔️
➡️ Spread Betting
➡️ DMA (Direct Market Access)✔️
➡️ Futures Trading✔️
➡️ Options Trading✔️
➡️ Investing Account✔️
IBKR Average Costs
➡️ FTSE 1000.005%
➡️ DAX 300.005%
➡️ DJIA0.005%
➡️ NASDAQ0.005%
➡️ S&P 5000.005%
➡️ EURUSD0.0008%
➡️ GBPUSD0.0008%
➡️ USDJPY0.0008%
➡️ Gold0.0007%
➡️ Crude Oil0.0007%
➡️ UK Stocks0.02%
➡️US Stocks0.003%

59.7% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider

Interactive Brokers News

Interactive Brokers FAQ

Yes, very. We rate Interactive Brokers as safe as they are one of the largest investment platforms in the world and excel in almost every category compared to peers in our matrix. For UK customers funds are protected by the FSCS, and you can keep an eye on the company’s health by following its share price on the NASDAQ (IBKR:NASDAQ).

Yes, as well as providing brokerage services for banks, professionals and hedge funds beginners can also access similar pricing and market access through the Web Portal and IBKR mobile apps. 

Yes, UK investors and traders can use IBKR. The UK entity is regulated by the FCA and has an office on Fenchurch Street in the City of London. Interactive Brokers offers, CFDs, futures and options and physical investing through a GIA, ISA or SIPP account in the UK.

There is no minimum deposit to open an account with Interactive Brokers. You can open an account without depositing funds, they once you are familiar with the platforms and investment features, you can deposit funds at a later date. It is also free to deposit funds via Wire transfer, or you can deposit via your Wise account.

No, Interactive Brokers does not offer financial spread betting. However, you are able to trade the spread between different futures contracts through futures spreads. You can see a list of brokers that offer financial spread betting here.

The current Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) share price is $67.23 which is a change of 2.92 or 4.54% from the last closing price of 64.31 with 3,718 shares traded giving NASDAQ:IBKR a market capitalisation of $114,028,875,923. The most recent daily high has been 67.56 and daily low 65.05. The NASDAQ:IBKR share price 52 week high has been 73.3 and the 52 week low 32.82. Based on the most recent NASDAQ:IBKR share price opening of 67.23, the current NASDAQ:IBKR EPS (earnings per share) are 2.08 and the PE (price earnings ratio) is 32.33.

IBKR share price pricing data last updated: 16:00 02-Jan-2026

Yes, Interactive Brokers has some of the best interest rates on uninvested cash. You can compare the best cash on uninvested cash rates from investment platforms here.

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