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# Data For Client Registration

The information necessary to establish a client account through our API varies based on several key factors:

1. **Customer Type**
   * FD= Fully-Disclosed Introducing Broker
   * FA= Registered Investment Advisor
   * OWD= One Way Disclosed Introducing Broker
   * NonQI= Non-Disclosed Introducing Broker ; Non Qualified Intermediary
   * QI with Trading= Non-Disclosed Introducing Broker; Qualified Intermediary where clients have access to trading
   * QI with No Trading= Non-Disclosed Introducing Broker; Qualified Intermediary where clients do not have access to trading via IBKR system (eg. Trades will be placed via FIX).
2. **Registration Type**
   * Hybrid
   * Full Integration
3. **Account Type**
   * Retail = Individual, Joint, Retirement, ISA
   * Entity = SMSF, Trust, Organization
4. **IBKR Entity** *Driven by entity which master account is associated with. While accounts are accepted from citizens or residents of [all countries](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=7021\&nhf=T) except citizens or residents of those countries that are prohibited by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, advisors/brokers may be limited from opening accounts for applicants that reside in the following countries:*
   * **United States:** Available to U.S. based IB-LLC brokers and advisors only.
   * **Canada**: Available to IB-CAN brokers and advisors only.
   * **Hong Kong:** Available to IB-HK brokers and advisors only.
   * **Australia**: Available to IB-AU brokers and advisors only.
   * **Japan**: Available to IBLLC brokers and advisors that are FSA Registered only.
   * **United Kingdom**: Available to IB-UK brokers only.
   * **Singapore**: Available to IB-SG brokers and advisors only.
   * **EEA**: Available to IB-IE or IB-CE brokers and advisors only.

|          |                |         |         |               |             |          |        |
| -------- | -------------- | ------- | ------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------ |
| Austria  | Cyprus         | Finland | Hungary | Lativa        | Malta       | Portugal | Spain  |
| Belgium  | Czech Republic | France  | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Netherlands | Romania  | Sweden |
| Bulgaria | Denmark        | Germany | Ireland | Lithuania     | Norway      | Slovakia |        |
| Croatia  | Estonia        | Greece  | Italy   | Luxembourg    | Poland      | Slovenia |        |

Expand each section to see specific data requirements by **Customer Type.** Refer to [schema](/web-api/account-management/schema/introduction) for structure of the JSON.

| **Object**                                                                                                                            | FD                                     | FA                                     | OWD                                               | NonQI                                             | QI With Trading                                   | QI No Trading                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **[Account Holder(s)](/web-api/account-management/schema/associated-individual)**\*                                                   |                                        |                                        |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| email\*                                                                                                                               | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. |
| name\* first, last                                                                                                                    | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| countryOfBirth                                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| numDependents                                                                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| maritalStatus                                                                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| identification  ID Document, citizenship                                                                                              | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| mailingAddress country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                            | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| residenceAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y- country only.                                  |
| phones  number, type- Mobile Required                                                                                                 | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentType                                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentDetails If EMPLOYED or SELFEMPLOYED: employer, occupation, employerBusiness, employerAddress                                | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| taxResidencies\* country and tin                                                                                                      | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| Tax Form  w8Ben, w9                                                                                                                   | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| withholdingStatement                                                                                                                  | N                                      | N                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| IBKR Agreements and Disclosures                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| Proof of Address and Proof of ID Documents                                                                                            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch) | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch) | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | N                                                 |
| **[Account Information](/web-api/account-management/schema/customer)**                                                                |                                        |                                        |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| financialInformation  netWorth, liquidNetWorth, annualNetIncome                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| sourcesOfWealth                                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| investmentExperience yearsTrading, tradesPerYear, knowledgeLevel                                                                      | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| regulatoryInformation account holder or immediate family member controller, employee of a publicly traded company or a registered rep | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| accounts\* baseCurrency, margin                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| tradingPermissions\*                                                                                                                  | Y                                      | Y                                      | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| investmentObjectives                                                                                                                  | Y                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| advisorWrapFees\*                                                                                                                     | N                                      | Y                                      | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| **[IRA Beneficiaries](/web-api/account-management/schema/customer)**                                                                  |                                        |                                        |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| name  first, last                                                                                                                     | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| relationship                                                                                                                          | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| ownership                                                                                                                             | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| identification  citizenship                                                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| mailingAddress  country, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                             | N                                      | N                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| residenceAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |

| **Object**                                                                                                                            | FD                                     | FA                                     |   |   |   |   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | - | - | - | - |
| **Junior Contact Information**                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| name\* first, last                                                                                                                    | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| residenceAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| mailingAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| countryOfBirth                                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| identification  ID Document, citizenship                                                                                              | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| taxResidencies\* country and tin                                                                                                      | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| sourcesOfWealth                                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| Tax Form  w8Ben                                                                                                                       |                                        |                                        |   |   |   |   |
| **Registered Contact**                                                                                                                |                                        |                                        |   |   |   |   |
| email\*                                                                                                                               | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| name\* first, last                                                                                                                    | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                           | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| countryOfBirth                                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| mailingAddress country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                            | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| residenceAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                         | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| identification  ID Document, citizenship                                                                                              |                                        |                                        |   |   |   |   |
| phones  number, type- Mobile Required                                                                                                 | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| employmentType                                                                                                                        | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| employmentDetails If EMPLOYED or SELFEMPLOYED: employer, occupation, employerBusiness, employerAddress                                | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| IBKR Agreements and Disclosures                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| Proof of Address and Proof of ID Documents                                                                                            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch) | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch) |   |   |   |   |
| **[Account Information](/web-api/account-management/schema/customer)**                                                                |                                        |                                        |   |   |   |   |
| financialInformation  netWorth, liquidNetWorth, annualNetIncome                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| investmentExperience yearsTrading, tradesPerYear, knowledgeLevel                                                                      | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| regulatoryInformation account holder or immediate family member controller, employee of a publicly traded company or a registered rep | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| accounts\* baseCurrency, margin                                                                                                       | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| tradingPermissions\*                                                                                                                  | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| investmentObjectives                                                                                                                  | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| advisorWrapFees\*                                                                                                                     | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |
| title code                                                                                                                            | Y                                      | Y                                      |   |   |   |   |

| Object                                                                                                                                    | FD                                                            | FA                                                            | OWD                                               | NonQI                                             | **QI with Trading**                               | **QI No Trading**                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trustee(s)**                                                                                                                            |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| **trustees** authorizedToSignOnBehalfOfOwner, authorizedTrader, primaryTrustee                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| email\*                                                                                                                                   | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. |
| name\*  first, last                                                                                                                       | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                               | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| countryOfBirth                                                                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| identification   ID Document, citizenship                                                                                                 | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| mailingAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                               | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| residenceAddress   country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y- country only.                                  |
| phones   number, type- Mobile Required                                                                                                    | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentType                                                                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentDetails   (If EMPLOYED or SELFEMPLOYED) employer, occupation, employerBusiness, employerAddress                                 | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| taxResidencies\*  country and tin                                                                                                         | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| Proof of Address and Proof of ID Documents                                                                                                | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)                        | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)                        | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | N                                                 |
| **Trust Information**                                                                                                                     |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| identification dateFormed, formationCountry, formationState, name, registrationCountry, registrationNumber, registrationType, typeOfTrust | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| address country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                                       | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| financialInformation   netWorth, liquidNetWorth, annualNetIncome                                                                          | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| sourcesOfWealth                                                                                                                           | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| investmentExperience yearsTrading, tradesPerYear, knowledgeLevel                                                                          | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| regulatoryInformation                                                                                                                     | N/A- User will answer questions when completing online steps. | N/A- User will answer questions when completing online steps. | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| accounts  baseCurrency, margin                                                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| tradingPermissions                                                                                                                        | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| investmentObjectives                                                                                                                      | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| advisorWrapFees                                                                                                                           | N                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| **Grantors**                                                                                                                              |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| name   first, last                                                                                                                        | Y                                                             | N                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                                                               | Y                                                             | N                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| relationship                                                                                                                              | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| identification   citizenship                                                                                                              | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| mailingAddress   country, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                                | N                                                             | N                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| residenceAddress   country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                                                            | N                                                             | N                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| **Beneficiaries**                                                                                                                         |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| name   first, last                                                                                                                        | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
| ownershipPercentage                                                                                                                       | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 | –                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                           |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |

| Object                                                                                                    | FD                                                            | FA                                                            | OWD                                               | NonQI                                             | **QI with Trading**                               | **QI No Trading**                                 |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Associated Entities**                                                                                   |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| **associatedIndividual** authorizedToSignOnBehalfOfOwner, authorizedTrader                                | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| email\*                                                                                                   | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. | Y- email address of broker OR client is accepted. |
| name\*  first, last                                                                                       | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| dateOfBirth                                                                                               | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| countryOfBirth                                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| identification   ID Document, citizenship                                                                 | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| mailingAddress  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                               | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 |
| residenceAddress   country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y- country only.                                  |
| phones   number, type- Mobile Required                                                                    | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentType                                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| employmentDetails   (If EMPLOYED or SELFEMPLOYED) employer, occupation, employerBusiness, employerAddress | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| taxResidencies\*  country and tin                                                                         | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| Proof of Address and Proof of ID Documents                                                                | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)                        | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)                        | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | Y (If Trulioo Verification is NoMatch)            | N                                                 |
| **Organization Information**                                                                              |                                                               |                                                               |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| organization tradeIntentionType, type, typeOfTrading, usTaxPurposeType                                    | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| taxResidencies\*  country and tin                                                                         | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| identification businessDescription, formationCountry, identification, identificationCountry, name         | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| placeOfBusiness  country\*, state, city, street1, postalCode                                              | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| financialInformation   netWorth, liquidNetWorth, annualNetIncome                                          | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| sourcesOfWealth                                                                                           | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| investmentExperience yearsTrading, tradesPerYear, knowledgeLevel                                          | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| regulatoryInformation                                                                                     | N/A- User will answer questions when completing online steps. | N/A- User will answer questions when completing online steps. | Y                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| accounts  baseCurrency, margin                                                                            | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| tradingPermissions                                                                                        | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 | Y                                                 |
| investmentObjectives                                                                                      | Y                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |
| advisorWrapFees                                                                                           | N                                                             | Y                                                             | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 | N                                                 |

\*Required for Hybrid; otherwise optional if coordinated with the API Solutions team. If provided for Hybrid, data will be prefilled.