Highlights

Interactive Brokers offers traders many advantages in its products, services, technology and trading tools.
This page provides access to a series of brief highlights of all of our offerings.
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Trading Platform & APIs

Application Program Interface (API) Our proprietary APIs let you create an automated rule-based trading system that takes advantage of IB's high-speed order routing functionality ... Click to View	FIX CTCI IB's FIX CTCI is an industry standard FIX solution for customers who can support a FIX Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) infrastructure ... Click to View	Mobile Solutions IB provides a family of mobile solutions that allow you to trade your IB account on the go from just about any mobile device ... Click to View
WebTrader For our customers who prefer a less complicated trading environment, IB offers the HTML-based WebTrader as an alternative to ... Click to View	IB Order Management System (OMS) IB's Order Management System makes it easy to submit, stage, manage and track client orders whether they are received ... Click to View	Trader Workstation (TWS) Optimize your trading speed and efficiency with our market-maker designed Trader Workstation (TWS). Trade stocks, options, futures ... Click to View

TWS Advanced Trading Tools

TWS ArbTrader Take advantage of arbitrage opportunities (when companies are subject to takeovers or mergers) using IB's ArbTrader window ... Click to View	TWS BasketTrader BasketTrader gives you the ability to trade a basket of individual underlying components as a package, and save it for trading at any time ... Click to View	TWS BookTrader Create an order at any price, including the best bid and ask, with a single click in the TWS BookTrader. Trader Workstation's BookTrader lets you ... Click to View
TWS Charts Trader Workstation's real-time charts put powerful and flexible technical analytics at your fingertips. TWS real-time charts offer traders ... Click to View	TWS Combination Orders Quickly and easily create combination orders using Trader Workstation's Combo Selection tool. Trader Workstation lets you define ... Click to View	TWS FXTrader The FXTrader provides a trading interface optimized for Forex traders, with all the tools you need to trade the forex markets ... Click to View
TWS Integrated Stock Window (ISW) The ISW is a customizable stock-management interface that combines Level I and Level II market data, real-time charting, rapid order ... Click to View	TWS Market Depth Take a closer look at market liquidity with Trader Workstation Market Depth. Trader Workstation's aggregated Market Depth window lets you ... Click to View	TWS Model Portfolio A Model Portfolio is an advisor-constructed group of financial instruments similar to a mutual fund that the advisor ... Click to View
TWS OptionPortfolio Use the TWS OptionPortfolio algorithm to help you adjust the risk profile of your portfolio by any of the Greek risk dimensions ... Click to View	TWS OptionTrader See how this integrated suite of option tools allows you to view data and manage options orders from a single customizable screen ... Click to View	TWS Pre-Trade Allocations Professional Advisors and Investment Managers use IB's Pre-Trade Allocations to allocate block trades to multiple client accounts ... Click to View
TWS Rebalance Portfolio Allocate your assets to effectively manage risk using TWS Rebalance Portfolio. Trader Workstation's Rebalance Portfolio ... Click to View	TWS ScaleTrader The TWS ScaleTrader is a flexible, automated trading algorithm that lets you scale into a large position without being subject to increasingly ... Click to View	TWS SpreadTrader Managing futures spreads has never been easier. SpreadTrader helps you quickly and easily manage futures spreads from a single screen ... Click to View
TWS Yield Optimizer Use Yield Optimizer to compare borrow rates on hard-to-borrow stocks before you sell short. Use the TWS Yield Optimizer to compare ... Click to View

Trading Products

Bonds Interactive Brokers offers electronic access to US corporate bonds, US government securities, US Municipal bonds, fixed income futures ... Click to View	Contracts For Difference (CFDs) Non-US and non-Canadian customers have electronic access to IB UK CFDs (Contracts for Difference), an OTC product ... Click to View	Exchange for Physical (EFPs) An Exchange for Physical (EFP) is a transaction in which you sell stock and buy it back for future delivery by buying a Single Stock Future (SSF) ... Click to View
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a group of securities designed to track a corresponding index. IB customers can diversify their portfolios ... Click to View	Forex IB offer FX traders direct access to interbank prices for both large FX orders with a 25,000 USD (or equivalent) minimum, and smaller orders ... Click to View	Global Futures & FOPs Professional futures, commodities and future options traders choose Interactive Brokers for their trading needs because of the breadth of product ... Click to View
Metals Trading IB Spot Gold and IB Spot Silver gives you access to the London bullion market, which is the center for the international over-the-counter ... Click to View	Mutual Funds As a service to individuals and advisors, we provide a selection of no-load mutual funds. Because of our direct, low cost policy ... Click to View	Options Interactive Brokers has its roots in options trading going back 33 years. Our sophisticated trading technology is built by professionals ... Click to View
Spreads and Combinations Professional traders require the ability to trade spreads and combinations to reduce risk and potentially increase income ... Click to View	Stocks Trade stocks on over 30 market centers worldwide, from a single screen. Electronic short list shows real-time availability ... Click to View

Account Structures and Services

Account Management IB's Account Management system lets you configure and manage your IB account from a single window, and gives you convenient ... Click to View	Corporate Actions IB provides all of the tools you need to understand and participate in corporate actions. A dedicated page in the Customer Message Center ... Click to View	IB Custody Accounts IB Custody Accounts accomodate institutions who want to trade through IB but are prohibited from depositing collateral with a broker/dealer ... Click to View
IB Stock Yield Enhancement Program You can earn extra income on the fully-paid shares of stock held in your account by joining ... Click to View	IB Universal Account Interactive Brokers' Universal Account allows you to trade multiple products around the world from a single account. You can trade stocks ... Click to View	Institutional Accounts Interactive Brokers offers a multitude of customer account structures, each of which meets the specific needs of institutions. All of our ... Click to View
Institutional Services Interactive Brokers gives institutional customers the flexibility to execute and/or clear trades on our platform or with numerous third-party brokers ... Click to View	Linked Accounts Interactive Brokers lets individual, family, and small business account holders link multiple accounts together under a single username and password ... Click to View	PaperTrader Practice your trading skills in a simulated environment with IB's PaperTrader. If you currently have an IB account, you can ... Click to View
Post Trade Allocations Quickly allocate U.S. stock and option orders post-trade using IB's intuitive web-based Post Trade Allocation tool. The PTA window lists all the ... Click to View	Prime Broker Services For the past 33 years Interactive Brokers has focused on applying technology to every part of the trading and settlement process ... Click to View	Short Stock Availability The Short Stock Availability Tool, part of Interactive Brokers' Stock Lending and Borrowing (SLB) system, is a fully electronic, self service ... Click to View
Soft Dollars Soft dollars are brokerage commissions that are used to purchase those research products and services that support your business ... Click to View	Stock Borrow/Loan IB now offers electronic market access to AQS®, the first automated, centrally-cleared electronic marketplace for transactions ... Click to View	Trade Desks IB offers broker-assisted trading through our Options, US Corporate Bond and US Municipal Bond Trade Desks. Broker assisted trading is ... Click to View
User Access Rights Our robust User Access Rights system lets you match your IB account access to the controls that you've set up in your own organization ... Click to View	Hedge Fund Investing Through Your IB Account Interactive Brokers customers who are Accredited Investors or Qualified Purchasers under SEC rules can view information about ... Click to View	Hedge Fund Capital Introduction Program Interactive Brokers' Hedge Fund Capital Introduction Program is an online version of a traditional Capital Introduction program ... Click to View

Reporting

CAM The IB Customer Activity Monitor (CAM) helps professional advisors and brokers quickly find and view all client activities ... Click to View	Portfolio Analyst PortfolioAnalyst lets you quickly and efficiently analyze the performance of your account portfolio by creating and saving HTML reports ... Click to View	Statements & Reports Activity Statements contain information about your account activity, including position and cash balances and transactions ... Click to View
Tax Optimizer With recent changes in IRS tax reporting rules, managing your gains and losses for tax purposes has never been more important ... Click to View

Order Types & Algos

Accumulate/Distribute

By slicing your large order into smaller, non-uniform increments and releasing them at random intervals over time, the Accumulate/Distribute algo ...

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Order Types

Trader Workstation (TWS) supports over 50 order types, from the the most basic limit order to the most complex ...

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ScaleTrader

The TWS ScaleTrader is a flexible, automated trading algorithm that lets you scale into a large position without being subject to increasingly ...

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Order Routing

SmartRouting

The Smartest traders use IB SmartRouting. IB SmartRouting searches for the best firm stock, option, and combination prices available ...

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Risk Management

Credit Manager Interactive Brokers' real-time Credit Manager is an advanced risk management technology that works behind the scenes to manage risk ... Click to View	Portfolio Margin For decades, margin requirements for securities accounts have been calculated under US Federal Regulation T (Reg T). Reg T margin ... Click to View	Realtime Activity Monitoring Real-time activity monitoring includes both current market information on your portfolio positions and real-time margin reporting ... Click to View
Risk Navigator The IB Risk Navigator is a real-time market-risk management platform that provides a comprehensive measure of risk exposure ... Click to View

Analytics & News

IBIS - Interactive Brokers Information System

The Interactive Brokers Information System (IBIS) is a comprehensive news and fundamentals ...

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Market Scanners

The TWS Market Scanners allow you to quickly and easily scan global markets for the top performing contracts, including stocks, options ...

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Technical Analytics

IB Technical Analytics includes real-time charting tools and market scanners that let you view and filter data to react quickly to market activity ...

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Highlights

Application Program Interface (API)

FIX CTCI

Mobile Solutions

WebTrader

IB Order Management System (OMS)

Trader Workstation (TWS)

TWS ArbTrader

TWS BasketTrader

TWS BookTrader

TWS Charts

TWS Combination Orders

TWS FXTrader

TWS Integrated Stock Window (ISW)

TWS Market Depth

TWS Model Portfolio

TWS OptionPortfolio

TWS OptionTrader

TWS Pre-Trade Allocations

TWS Rebalance Portfolio

TWS ScaleTrader

TWS SpreadTrader

TWS Yield Optimizer

Bonds

Contracts For Difference (CFDs)

Exchange for Physical (EFPs)

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

Forex

Global Futures & FOPs

Metals

Mutual Funds

Options

Spreads and Combinations

Stocks

Account Management

Corporate Actions

IB Custody Accounts

IB Stock Yield Enhancement Program

IB Universal Account

Institutional Accounts

Institutional Services

Linked Accounts

PaperTrader

Post Trade Allocations

Prime Broker Services

Short Stock Availability

Soft Dollars

Stock Borrow/Loan

Trade Desks

User Access Rights

Hedge Fund Investing Through Your IB Account

Hedge Fund CapitalIntroduction Program

CAM

Portfolio Analyst

Statements & Reports

Tax Optimizer

Accumulate/Distribute

Order Types

ScaleTrader

SmartRouting

Credit Manager

Portfolio Margin

Realtime Activity Monitoring

Risk Navigator

Hedge Fund Investing
Through Your IB Account

Hedge Fund Capital
Introduction Program