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What is the IBKR Student Trading Lab?

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The IBKR Student Trading Lab is a free, online offering for educators who are seeking to blend finance, or computer science coursework, with real-world trading experiences. Students participating in these instructor-led programs can reap the benefits from the lab’s long list of resources, including IBKR’s

  • Trading tools,
  • Available products,
  • Algos,
  • Reporting and analytics capabilities,
  • and more.

For example, did you know that the IBKR Student Trading Lab enables access to not only our flagship Trader Workstation trading platform, but also to our Client Portal, PortfolioAnalyst, Global Trader, and even our IBKR Mobile app – for those on-the-go, where you can easily trade, and check your account, right from your iOS or Android device?

In fact, educators and participants in the Student Trading Lab may enjoy several of the same benefits as our clients, including access to stocks, options, futures, currencies, and bonds, in both domestic and non-domestic markets across the globe – as well as a long list of different order types to help you execute any trading strategy – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – in a safe, simulated – paper trading – environment.

Through this course, we’ll introduce you to some real-world educators, who’ll give you their first-hand experiences with the Student Trading Lab – and how it’s served as not only a companion tool – but also as a critical part of how they construct their coursework and achieve their learning objectives.

They’ll also illustrate how the many features of the Student Trading Lab can complement classroom curricula – whether teaching, or participating, in a basic stock trading contest, for example, or creating an order to execute a basket of stocks using an API, or simply engaging with our tools and tutorials as an integral part of your traditional course work.

By the end of this course – if you’re an educator, or a student, who’s been considering taking advantage of IBKR’s tools to complement your learning, we’re sure you’ll want to get involved in our Student Trading Lab.

Contact us by e-mail: ibstudenttradinglab@interactivebrokers.com

IBKR Student Trading Lab Registration Form

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6 thoughts on “What is the IBKR Student Trading Lab?”

  • Bechay

    I’m not a teacher nor a student. How can I take the trading lessons as a student?

  • Anonymous

    Hi I have an ibrk account on my mobile phone and would like to learn more about trading tools etc, how do I go about it?

    • Interactive Brokers

      Hi, thank you for reaching out. IBKR Campus has a great mix of free resources — from platform tips to market insights — to help you build confidence and stay informed: https://ibkrcampus.com/

      We also offer beginner-friendly and in- depth courses on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/ibkr

      IBKR offers clients a paper trading account, which lets you use the full range of trading facilities in a simulated environment using real market conditions.

      All opened IBKR accounts come with an associated paper account. Here’s how to access paper trading and live trading across our platforms: https://www.ibkr.com/faq?id=32669446

      Feel free to explore and let us know if you have any questions along the way — we’re here to help!

    • Anonymous

      dpnde puedo ver los videos en español ?

      • Interactive Brokers

        Hola, gracias por preguntar. En el Campus IBKR, haz clic en Cursos > Idioma > Español.

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