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Our Professional Advisor Account structure allows advisors to manage both Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) and Investor Fund Accounts under the same umbrella. Numerous direct and indirect client billing options are available. Professional advisors that manage client accounts in excess of state registration minimums (generally 16 or more accounts and US $25 million in assets) must be registered under local regulatory law (e.g. Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) for US securities and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) for US commodities).

- One or more advisor(s) may trade and/or supervise client accounts.
- Multiple advisors can view/modify other advisors' activity.
- Client fees are charged and transferred to the master accounts; IB trade commissions are paid from the master account.
- Advisors may open their own trading account.
- Each Advisor User is assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of client accounts.
- Advisor(s) allocate trades to client accounts.
- Client users can be provided with the ability to directly fund, view statements and trade.
- Automated allocations based on pre-trade defined criteria.
- Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) and Investor Fund Accounts under the same umbrella.
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For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300
Our Registered Broker and FCM Account structures provide select global regulated brokerage companies the means to reduce their operational, brokerage and clearing costs while providing direct market access worldwide with our professional white branded trading technology. The aforementioned value allows these select brokerage companies to help expand their business and to generate new profit margins without having to spend extra on IT, clearing resources, memberships to connect to global exchanges, etc. Thus our Introducing Brokers can concentrate on marketing their services/products in their local country and leave the technology, brokerage and clearing services to Interactive Brokers.

Fully Disclosed Broker
- Fully disclosed brokers provide their clients with customer service and marketing. Broker clients can electronically trade or the broker may input trades for the client.
- Clients open accounts electronically.
- Broker user(s) may enter proprietary trades in the master account and can view/modify other broker users trades.
- Clients deposit funds and submit withdrawal requests to/from Interactive Brokers directly.
- Broker user(s) are each assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of master and/or client accounts.
- Client commissions are charged and transferred to the master account; trade commissions are paid from the master account.
Note: A commission minimum of USD 2,000 (or equivalent) per month will be applied. In addition, a USD 10,000 (or equivalent) upfront deposit is required, and will be applied against commissions during the first five months of business. This deposit will cover the USD 2,000 (or equivalent) monthly minimum during the five-month period. Click here for more information.
Firms wishing to open a non-disclosed or Omnibus broker account must be organized in a country that is a member of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering).
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Our Proprietary Trading Group Account structures provide institutions with the ability to authorize multiple traders to enter orders in a single account, or to set up individual accounts for traders or strategies with separate credit limits. We offer the flexibility of trade execution, clearing and prime broker services all within the same account.
Pool Account
- Single Trading Account.
- One or more users.
- Multiple users can view/modify other traders activity.
- Users are each assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of accounts.
- May add sub accounts at any time through Account Management to switch into a Separate Trading Limit Account Structure.
- Trades can be given-up pre-trade or post-trade to multiple prime locations.
- Trades can be taken in from multiple executing brokers.
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We offer three different fund structures to meet an investment manager's specific needs: a single cleared account, multiple cleared accounts managed by a single investment manager, and an omnibus structure which allows give-up of trades for multiple funds to accounts at a third-party prime broker.
Single Fund Account
- A single fund with multiple user(s).
- Multiple investment managers can view/modify other advisors' activity.
- Each Investment Manager User is assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of client accounts.
- Trades can be given up pre-trade or post-trade to multiple prime locations.
- Trades can be taken in from multiple executing brokers.
- May not upgrade to a Multiple Funds Account. Customers with a single fund
with plans to open additional funds in the future should open a Multiple Funds
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IBEmployeeTrack provides a simple solution for organizations who are required to report on their employee's outside brokerage account activity, including exchanges, hedge funds, mutual funds, brokers, banks and insurance companies. This automated direct delivery compliance system provides daily employee activity reporting on all of your in-house IB accounts. Compliance Officers can view and manage their employees IB account status online, through EmployeeTrack Management.
- View all employee IB accounts that are linked to EmployeeTrack and view the status of pending account invitations.
- Link employees existing IB accounts to, or unlink their accounts from IBEmployeeTrackSM.
- Request new account tagging to ensure that all new employee accounts opened with IB are automatically identified and tagged, and added to your daily activity report.
- Create multiple sub compliance officer users who will have limited access to EmployeeTrack Management functions.
- Update his or her personal information (name, phone numbers, address).
- Update his or her EmployeeTrack Management password and email address.
- Automatically transmit daily reports on all employee trading accounts held at IB directly to your legal department, to ensure ongoing compliance with in-house and external reporting requirements.
- Design your reports to send only the account data you need, such as trade confirmations, positions, interest and commissions, taxes and fees.
For information regarding IBEmployeeTrack, contact Interactive Brokers.
For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call
SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300
Our Registered Broker and FCM Account structures provide select global regulated brokerage companies the means to reduce their operational, brokerage and clearing costs while providing direct market access worldwide with our professional white branded trading technology. The aforementioned value allows these select brokerage companies to help expand their business and to generate new profit margins without having to spend extra on IT, clearing resources, memberships to connect to global exchanges, etc. Thus our Introducing Brokers can concentrate on marketing their services/products in their local country and leave the technology, brokerage and clearing services to Interactive Brokers.
Non-Disclosed Broker
- Non-disclosed brokers provide their clients with customer service, marketing, a registration process, and cashiering functions. Interactive Brokers does not know the identity of any individual client. Broker clients can electronically trade or the broker may input trades for the client.
- Brokers configure client accounts based on information provided during their application process.
- Clients can view statements, create a Paper Trading account, and change password.
- Broker user(s) may enter proprietary trades in the master account and can view/modify other broker users’ trades.
- Broker user(s) deposits all funds in the master account and transfers funds between the master and client accounts.
- Broker user(s) are each assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of master and/or client accounts.
- Client commissions are charged and transferred to the master account; trade commissions are paid from the master account.
- Non-US brokers must be registered as a QI with the IRS.
Note: A commission minimum of USD 2,000 (or equivalent) per month will be applied. In addition, a USD 10,000 (or equivalent) upfront deposit is required, and will be applied against commissions during the first five months of business. This deposit will cover the USD 2,000 (or equivalent) monthly minimum during the five-month period. Click here for more information.
Firms wishing to open a non-disclosed or Omnibus broker account must be organized in a country that is a member of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering).
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For information regarding your account, contact Interactive Brokers by clicking
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For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300
Our Registered Broker and FCM Account structures provide select global regulated brokerage companies the means to reduce their operational, brokerage and clearing costs while providing direct market access worldwide with our professional white branded trading technology. The aforementioned value allows these select brokerage companies to help expand their business and to generate new profit margins without having to spend extra on IT, clearing resources, memberships to connect to global exchanges, etc. Thus our Introducing Brokers can concentrate on marketing their services/products in their local country and leave the technology, brokerage and clearing services to Interactive Brokers.
Omnibus Broker
- Omnibus brokers provide their clients with customer service, marketing, a registration process, cashiering functions, trade entry, and individual client account record keeping. All trades are combined in a consolidated account, and the broker must enter all client trades.
- Omnibus brokers indicate buy/sell and open/close flags on each trade. Based on this indicator, the trade is placed in the proper long/short account.
- Clients do not have access to electronic trading or Account Management functions.
- Broker user(s) deposits all funds in the master account for trading and may transfer funds between the master and proprietary trading accounts.
- Broker user(s) are each assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of master and/or client accounts.
- Client commissions are charged and trade commissions are paid from the master account.
- Non-US brokers must be registered as a QI with the IRS.
Note: A commission minimum of USD 2,000 (or equivalent) per month will be applied. In addition, a USD 10,000 (or equivalent) upfront deposit is required, and will be applied against commissions during the first five months of business. This deposit will cover the USD 2,000 (or equivalent) monthly minimum during the five-month period. Click here for more information.
Firms wishing to open a non-disclosed or Omnibus broker account must be organized in a country that is a member of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering).
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For information regarding your account, contact Interactive Brokers by clicking
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For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300
Our Proprietary Trading Group Account structures provide institutions with the ability to authorize multiple traders to enter orders in a single account, or to set up individual accounts for traders or strategies with separate credit limits. We offer the flexibility of trade execution, clearing and prime broker services all within the same account.
Separate Trading Limit Account
- Master, sub accounts and users are part of the same legal entity.
- Funds are deposited in the master account and transferred between the master and sub accounts to control individual trader limits.
- Users are each assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of master and/or sub accounts.
- Trades can be given-up pre-trade or post-trade to multiple prime locations.
- Trades can be taken in from multiple executing brokers.
- Initial margining is determined for each individual account, while maintenance margining is determined at a consolidated account level.
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We offer three different fund structures to meet an investment manager's specific needs: a single cleared account, multiple cleared accounts managed by a single investment manager, and an omnibus structure which allows give-up of trades for multiple funds to accounts at a third-party prime broker.
Multiple Fund Account
- One or more fund accounts managed by an investment manager.
- Each Fund account is owned by a separate legal entity and is credit managed separately.
- Execute trades for Multiple Funds in an Omnibus Account and assign trades before the end of the trading day to specific Fund Accounts.
- Investment manager(s) allocate trades to funds.
- Multiple investment managers can view/modify other advisors' activity.
- Each Investment Manager User is assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of client accounts.
- Trades can be given up pre-trade or post-trade to multiple prime locations.
- Trades can be taken in from multiple executing brokers.
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For information regarding your account, contact Interactive Brokers by clicking
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For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300
We offer three different fund structures to meet an investment manager's specific needs: a single cleared account, multiple cleared accounts managed by a single investment manager, and an omnibus structure which allows give-up of trades for multiple funds to accounts at a third-party prime broker.
Omnibus Fund Account
- A single omnibus for trade executions that allows for end of day give-up of trades to account(s) at third-party prime brokers
- Multiple investment managers can view/modify other advisors' activity.
- Each Investment Manager User is assigned a set of User Access Rights (trading, funding, report management, account administration, and user management) as well as jurisdiction over a group of client accounts.
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For information regarding your account, contact Interactive Brokers by clicking
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For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www.sipc.org or call SIPC at 1 (202) 371-8300












