IBKR International Trading
International Trading
Easily trade products worldwide using a multi-currency IBKR Integrated Investment Account.
Your Gateway to the World's Markets
GLOBAL REACH
Seamless electronic market access to stocks, options, futures, currencies, commodities, fixed income, funds and ETFs from an Integrated Investment Account.
24/6 market data access.
Getting Started
Fund an Integrated Investment Account with one or multiple currencies – there is no need to open a separate account for each currency. Designate a single base currency from among 24 currencies and you are ready to trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, metals, fixed income, ETFs and funds from around the world.1
Make deposits or withdrawals in any currency offered by IBKR. An Integrated Investment Account offers currency conversions without the need for margin. All statements, reports and margin requirements are denominated in your base currency.
Looking for a specific product or exchange?
Trade Assets in Another Country's Currency
Attach currency orders to your trades using our Traders Workstation (TWS) platform. Users can take advantage of IB SmartRouting technology to route their orders to the most advantageous market center(s) and also trade in the local currency.
Additionally, our FX trading offers narrow spreads from 17 interbank liquidity providers helping you minimize costs to maximize returns.2 Simply select "FX ORDER" in the order entry panel and TWS will populate the rest for you based upon order size and destination currency.
Currency Trading
Our tight spreads and substantial liquidity are a result of combining quotation streams from 17 of the world's largest foreign exchange dealers, which constitute more than 60%3 of the market share in the global interbank market.
- Direct access to interbank currency trading quotes without hidden price spreads or markups.
- An ECN-like market structure where our order book allows you to trade with other IBKR clients or with liquidity-providing banks.
- Displayed quotes as small as 1/10 of a PIP.
- Low commissions of 0.08 to 0.20 basis points * Trade size4
- Convert currencies and trade currencies with leverage.5
- Trade currencies side by side with currency futures, currency options, stocks, fixed income, futures and more.
- Trade currency markets in our optimized FXTrader with over 100 currency pairs for trading.
Professional-Grade Trading Platforms – Desktop and Mobile
Trader Workstation (TWS), our award winning trading software, gives clients an investing edge with advanced trading tools. Ideal for active traders and investors.
Design custom portfolios around your own investment strategies using our advanced Mutual Fund Replicator and Portfolio Builder tools. Use IBot to quickly find international trading features.
Available in seven languages, our IBKR Mobile app is used by clients around the world. Trade and invest in a wide range of global products on iOS or Android devices.
Client Portal is a one-stop destination for checking quotes, placing trades, reviewing key account metrics, funding your account and more.
Learn about Global Trading at
Traders' Academy
Visit IBKR’s Traders’ Academy to take a free course on Trading Around the World. Gain insights in available markets, trading permissions and market data available from IBKR. Learn about managing exchange rate risk, currency trading, IBKR’s FXTrader software and the related suite of IBKR trading tools.
Trading Around the World
Course Lessons:
- Understanding FX Trading
- TWS FXTrader
- Mechanics of an Overseas Trade
- Entering Overseas Stock and Currency Orders in Mosaic
- Dual FX Display
- Trading Overseas with IBKR
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Disclosures
- Products and services may not be available in your jurisdiction. For details please visit ibkr.com/products.
- Lower investment costs will increase your overall return on investment, but lower costs do not guarantee that your investment will be profitable.
- Source: Euromoney FX survey FX Poll 2018: The Euromoney FX survey is the largest global poll of foreign exchange service providers.
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- Subject to approval
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