Futures, Commodity Futures & Future Options Product Highlights


Professional futures, commodities and future options traders choose Interactive Brokers for their trading needs because of the breadth of product worldwide, lower trading costs, and premier trading technology.


Benefits of Trading Futures, Commodity Futures & Future Options at Interactive Brokers
Premier Technology
  • Agriculture, Currency, Energy, Equity Index, Fixed Income, Metals, and Volatility Futures from a single platform.
  • Futures, commodities and future options offered on 27 market centers worldwide.
  • Read the daily Options and Futures Intelligence Report to gain insight into the markets through market statistics updated hourly, and analyst-written commentary.
  • Specialized TWS tools, including SpreadTrader, ComboTrader and the Arb Meter, provide comprehensive order entry, order management and pricing data for futures and futures spread orders.
  • Support for over 40 different order types that limit risk, speed execution, improve price, use discretion, time the market and simplify trading.
  • Integrated TWS charts and market scanners provide real-time pricing data and market statistics.
  • Trade futures and future options in combination with stocks, ETFs, and options worldwide from a single screen.
Lower Costs
  • $1.61 to $4.00 per contract all-in. Non-US commissions at comparable rates.
  • An alternative “cost plus” pricing structure is also available to save members and volume traders additional cost. $0.25 to $0.75 per contract plus exchange costs.
  • IB independently routes US stock, option and futures spread order legs to the best possible venue seeking price improvement, with IB undertaking the risk of partially executed orders.

 

 




 

 

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Any stock, options or futures symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to portray a recommendation. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading futures and options. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For information on the uses and risks of options, you can obtain a copy of the Options Clearing Corporation risk disclosure document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options from Mr. Salvatore Recco, Interactive Brokers LLC, 1 Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 or by calling (203) 618-5800.

* Security futures trading involve the risk of loss, including the possibility of loss greater than your initial investment. Security futures may not be suitable for all investors. Consult your broker or financial advisor before trading. All investors will be required to review risk disclosure materials and meet suitability requirements established by their brokers. You should carefully review all disclosure statements and ensure you understand the risks of trading security futures.