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IBLLC’s US clients can now use IBKR ForecastTrader to take a position on over 100 election primary races1 in 22 states. In addition, all eligible IBLLC clients can trade yes-or-no predictions on government, economic, financial, and climate indicators.
Plus, earn 3.83% APY* on your investment through an interest-like incentive coupon and receive USD 3.00 when you start trading Forecast Contracts.
Whether you are hedging against political risk or acting on election insights, Forecast Contracts offer a simple, transparent way to express your views around the clock, six days a week.
US clients can choose from over 100 primary races in 22 states.
All clients can express a view on government, economic or climate indicators.
Forecast Contracts let you trade your opinion on political,1 economic, financial and climate events.
Whether you expect inflation to rise or a particular party to win, you can take a position.
Forecast Contracts trade around the clock from 3:00 am ET Sunday to 10:30 pm ET Friday with a 15 minute break at 5:00 pm ET, and can be traded on any of our desktop and mobile platforms or via IBKR ForecastTrader, our easy-to-use web platform that can be accessed with your existing login credentials.
If you do not have Forecast Contracts trading permission but would like to trade your opinion, please log in to Portal to request Forecast Contracts trading permission.
Trading permission upgrade requests are subject to Compliance review and are typically approved in 1 - 2 days.
Want to know more about how Forecast Contracts can help you hedge, speculate, or capitalize on economic and climate risks? Explore the resources below:
[1] Forecast Contracts on US election results are only available to eligible US residents.
*Incentive coupon subject to variation with benchmark rates. Restrictions apply.
Interactive Brokers is a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant and a clearing member and affiliate of ForecastEx LLC ("ForecastEx"). ForecastEx is a CFTC-registered Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization. Interactive Brokers LLC provides access to ForecastEx forecast contracts for eligible customers. Interactive Brokers Hong Kong does not make recommendations with respect to any products available on its platform, including those offered by ForecastEx.
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Restrictions apply. Forecast contracts are not suitable for all investors.
For information about trading rules and contract specifications, visit ForecastEx's website.
Supporting documentation for any claims and statistical information will be provided upon request.
Futures, event contracts and forecast contracts are not suitable for all investors. Before trading futures, please read the CFTC Risk Disclosure. A copy and additional information are available at Interactivebrokers.com.
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Built from scratch using a fresh UI framework, IBKR Desktop combines proven and modern technologies into a superior trading platform regardless of your trading experience.
IBKR Desktop is a powerful, streamlined, user-friendly trading platform that helps traders achieve precision and control over their trading strategies. The platform offers a highly customizable trading experience with a broad array of tools for technical and fundamental analysis, sophisticated charting capabilities and advanced order types, including conditional and algorithmic orders.
A comprehensive selection of trading tools and data helps traders perform in-depth analysis and make better-informed trading decisions.
Access stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and more across over 160 markets from a single screen to create diversification opportunities.
Personalize your trading experience with a highly customizable workspace that aligns with your trading preferences and maximizes efficiency.
Advanced and conditional order types give traders control over how and when trades are executed, allowing you to quickly implement straightforward or complex market strategies or react to market movements.
Built-in risk management tools help you proactively monitor and manage your risk profile.
Robust reporting and analytics help traders quickly understand trading outcomes and portfolio performance and calibrate their trading strategies.
In recent weeks, we have introduced several new features to IBKR Desktop, including:
Multi-Monitor Support
IBKR Desktop’s multi-monitor support helps you organize your workflow and multitask with ease.
Enhancements to Custom Layouts
We rolled out improvements to Custom Layouts to make it even easier for you to focus on critical information and minimize clutter. You can now select a Compact List layout or a default Option Trader layout from the Layouts menu.
Screeners Enhancements
Predefined screeners can now be included in your Screener list. In addition, we added a new tab called “Options” that contains various pre-defined underlying screeners tailored toward options traders and a “Complex Orders & Trades” screener that allows you to look at volumes by Option Strategies.
ForecastTrader
IBKR Desktop now integrates with ForecastTrader, allowing you to buy and sell exchange-listed Forecast and Event Contracts directly from the platform.
Contract Search
We added a comprehensive search tool that returns a list of products based on the filter criteria you have selected. These related results are clickable, and when clicked, the Quote window will open with a graph of the selected asset.
IBKR Desktop is currently available for individual accounts and Prop Trading accounts. Support for other account types will be added in the near future.
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During Q1 2025, we rolled out several enhancements to our Advisor services, including:
Documents and Agreements Downloads:
Eligible Advisors can now download certain agreements and documents via a .Zip file directly from Advisor Portal. Contact us to enable this service. Please note the user accessing the documentation must be a user of our Secure Login System Two-Factor Authentication.
Complex or Leveraged Exchange-Traded Products:
We modified the advisor account application to note that requesting CLP trading permission up front may help minimize delays if CLP permissions are requested after account opening.
Transfer on Death (TOD)/Account Inheritance:
The semi-electronic application now supports TOD for Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship and Tenants by Entirety.
Client Password Reset: Professional Advisors in the US can now use the Advisor Client Security Tool to directly assist their clients with password resets.
New Advisor Client Application Process:
All advisor clients of Interactive Brokers LLC must now complete semi-electronic applications and sign using the IBKR-provided Docusign option or print, sign and return a physical copy of their application.
Client Consent of Advisor Fees:
Advisors who are clients of Interactive Brokers LLC can send fee changes to clients for endorsement using the IBKR-provided Docusign option or ask that a client physically sign a document.
New End-of-Period Invoicing Method:
When invoicing a client, the advisor can choose either monthly or quarterly billing periods, or monthly or quarterly based on period ending values, and set a maximum fee as a percentage of net liquidation value.
Advisor Updates of Client Emails:
Users subscribed to our Streamlined Advisor Authorization model can now update client email addresses for those clients who participate in our Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) secure login system or retain access to the old email address.
Three-Tier Advisor Client Approvals:
Master/Top-Level advisors can now approve client applications under the second-level advisor master account.
Move Client to New Advisor:
Advisor clients can now move their accounts from one advisor to another as long as the client and FA are within the same entity and under the same pricing structure. In addition, the client cannot have open Money Manager accounts and cannot move if the new advisor cannot trade the same products as the client account.
Transaction History:
Advisor Portal now includes a Transaction History section that provides a complete view of all your account transactions, allowing you to quickly view, search and filter your transaction history, including trades, dividends and transfers.
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Unlike most firms, IBKR never charges a custody fee. In addition, we offer over 18,000 funds with no transaction fees and low, transparent commissions. Within the US, commissions are the lesser of USD 14.95 or 3% of the trade value, while fee funds outside the US are EUR 4.95 (or equivalent).
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