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Interactive Brokers offers a comprehensive suite of prime brokerage services to meet the unique needs of hedge funds, family offices and managed accounts.
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Preqin Ranked IBKR a Top Prime Broker
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IBKR combines deep stock availability, transparent stock loan rates, global reach, dedicated support and automated tools to simplify the financing process and allow you to focus on executing your strategies.
IBKR offers the lowest1 cost and access to stocks, options, futures, currencies , bonds and funds from a single unified platform. If an exchange provides a rebate, we pass some or all of the savings directly back to you.
Learn About CommissionsMargin rates up to 50% lower than the industry.2
Compare Margin RatesEarn interest rates of up to USD 4.33% on instantly available cash.3
Compare Interest RatesEarn extra income on your lendable shares.
See Stock Yield EnhancementInvest globally in stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from a single unified platform. Fund your account in multiple currencies and trade assets denominated in multiple currencies. Access market data 24 hours a day and six days a week.
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IBKR GlobalAnalyst is designed for investors who are interested in international portfolio diversification. It helps you find new opportunities to diversify your portfolio and discover undervalued companies that may have greater growth potential.
IBKR has no mark-ups or built-in spreads and offers low and fully transparent commissions on bonds. Access a vast universe of more than 1 million bonds and trade US Treasuries around the clock five days per week.
The Mutual Fund Marketplace offers an extensive availability of mutual funds from around the world. Use our Mutual Fund Search Tool to search funds from more than 600 fund families and filter funds by country, fund family, transaction fee or fund type.
The Shortable Instruments (SLB) Search tool is a fully electronic, self-service utility that lets clients search for availability of shortable securities. Shortable availability and borrow fees are broadcast in real-time on Trader Workstation (TWS), IBKR Desktop, the Client Portal, FTP files and API data feeds.
Trade select US stocks and ETFs around the clock, five days per week. Access US stocks and ETFs when market-moving news happens and trade during Asian market hours or whenever it is convenient for you.1
IBKR simplifies trade processing for prime brokerage clients by providing seamless clearing and settlement services, ensuring timely and accurate execution across diverse global markets and instruments.
Large, active hedge funds receive enhanced support, which includes:
This one-stop solution is perfect for institutions looking to reduce costs and improve productivity with a fully integrated OMS/EMS setup. Order management, trading, research and risk management, operations, reporting, compliance tools, clearing and execution – all are available as part of our complete platform. The IBKR OMS offers a robust and customizable order management platform that you can use within your current multi-broker setup. Route orders to your existing execution providers, and allocate pre- or post-trade to multiple custodians using the IBKR OMS platform. With over 40 years of industry experience, we can easily configure our robust technology to fit the complex needs of your business.
Powerful, award-winning trading platforms and tools for managing client assets. Available on desktop, mobile, web and API.
90+ order types – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.
Our proprietary API and FIX CTCI solutions let institutions create their own automated, rules-based trading system that takes advantage of our high-speed order routing and broad market depth.
Understand risk vs. returns with real-time market risk management and monitoring that provides a comprehensive measure of risk exposure across multiple asset classes around the world.
Buy or sell any eligible US or European stocks/ETFs using fractional shares, which are stock units that amount to less than one full share, or by placing an order for a specific purchase price rather than quantity of shares.
Spot market opportunities, analyze results, manage your account and make informed decisions with our free advanced trading tools.
Manage taxes and corporate actions, learn about T+0 settlement and trade allocations, and read about additional tools and services available to clients.
Integrate your IBKR data with third-party portfolio management, order management, post-trade allocation and compliance software.
IBKR BestXTM is a powerful suite of advanced trading technologies designed to help clients achieve best execution and maximize price improvement while minimizing market impact.
Clients can direct U.S. stock orders to the IBKR ATS destination to add liquidity. Orders directed to IBKR ATS are automatically tagged as "not held" orders and are posted in IBKR's order book where they are eligible to trade against incoming SmartRouted orders that are marketable against them.
Run and customize activity statements to view detailed information about your account activity, including positions, cash balances, transactions, and more.
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Create statement templates called Flex Queries, which let you customize your activity data at the most granular level and download in XML or text format.
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Save your statements in PDF or Excel format, or download them to a variety of third-party formats such as Quicken, Tradelog or CapTools.
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Daily margin reports detail requirements by underlying.
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TCA tracks the quality of your orders' transaction prices versus market conditions either at the time the orders were submitted or after the trade executes.
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Tax Optimizer lets you change your tax lot-matching method to optimize your gains and losses.
Learn About Tax OptimizerReceive alerts and/or reports when your positions meet thresholds for Form 13F and Schedules 13D/13G.
Interactive Brokers provides a traditional capital introduction program through an arrangement with Layton Road Group. The service includes a review of the fund’s marketing material, introductions to institutional investors through reverse solicitation and feedback from prospective investors.
Please contact your Sales Representative or Client Services for more information.An online version of a traditional Capital Introduction program designed to allow hedge funds which use IBKR as their principal prime broker to market their funds to IBKR clients who are Accredited Investors and Qualified Purchasers.
This program is provided free of charge to all hedge funds who use IBKR as their principal prime broker, have at least $3 million in assets under management and an audited track record of at least one year or have done its trading at IBKR for the last year.
Access the Hedge Fund Marketplace at the Investors' Marketplace, our online forum where you can meet and do business with traders and investors, institutions, and other third-party service providers.
IBKR seamlessly integrates with many fund administrators by utilizing automated feeds.
Providers include SS&C, NAV Consulting, Opus, MUFG, HedgeServ and others.
Hedge funds are highly speculative and investors may lose their entire investment.