How can I choose the tiered commission pricing structure?
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What are your commission costs?
Clients may select between Fixed Rate Pricing and Tiered Pricing for a number of asset classes.
- The Fixed Rate schedule offers a fixed rate low commission per share or as a percent of trade value. With some exceptions, such as US stock transaction fees, the Fixed Rate pricing schedule will include all external costs…
How much do you charge for spot currencies?
IBKR offers competitive commissions on spot currency trades and conversions, starting at 0.20 basis point * trade value, with a minimum of 2.00 USD (or USD currency equivalent) per order.
Commissions for spot currency trades are calculated off the trade value in terms of the second currency of the pair and then converted and charged to the base currency of the account…
Information regarding the calculation of tiered commission monthly trade value
We currently offer a Tiered pricing commission structure for select European and Asian exchanges. Clients may take advantage of reduced commissions based on the volume traded on a monthly basis across eligible exchanges.
European Tiered Commission…
How do I obtain a lower commission rate?
Clients may select from a Fixed or Tiered commissions pricing structure. In most regions, the Tiered commission structure will allow a client to take advantage of lower commission rates as their monthly trade volume increases.
Eligible clients can choose the IBKR Lite offering, which features unlimited free-commission trading on US exchange-listed stocks and ETFs. See:…
I changed my commission structure to tiered why am I still charged fixed?
Updates to the commission structure which are received prior to 16:00 ET will be effective the following business day.
Clients may verify their structure through Client Portal, see: How can I view my current commission pricing structure?…
Why do commission charges on U.S. options vary?
Our option commission charge consists of two parts:
- The execution fee which accrues to us. For Smart Routed orders this fee is set at $0.65 per contract, reduced to as low as $0.15 per contract for orders in excess of 100,000 contracts in a given month (see website for costs on Direct Routed orders, reduced rates on low premium options and minimum order charges); and…
How much do you charge for US stocks?
IBKR Lite provides commission-free trades in US exchange-listed stocks and ETFs. Relevant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) & Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fees may apply. For trades in non-exchange-listed US stocks (e.g. Pink sheet and OTCBB), ETFs, warrants, and other non-qualifying products,…
How do I find out how much I was charged for commission on a trade?
IBKR calculates commissions at or shortly after the execution of an order. Clients may review the Trade Confirms through Client Portal for details of the commissions charged…
How much do you charge for options?
For options, we offer Tiered and Fixed commission structures depending on the market you wish to trade:
- Tiered: charges our low broker commissions, decreasing based on volume, plus exchange, regulatory, and clearing fees, plus VAT where applicable. In cases where an exchange provides a rebate, we pass some or all of the savings directly back to you…
Why are the commissions so high for my UK stock trades?
Please note that opening positions for UK stocks are assessed a stamp tax duty of 0.5% of trade value for UK stocks and 1.0% of trade value for Irish listed stocks. You can see details of any stamp taxes charged in the Transaction Fees section of your Activity Statements. To see more information about fees which may be assessed on trade executions please visit the …
How can I change commission structure on my paper trading account?
New paper trading accounts are set by default with a simulation of the Tiered pricing structure.
This set up can not be changed in Client Portal at the moment. You can request a manual change of the pricing structure to IBKR Client Services sending a ticket…
What commissions do you charge for Hong Kong stocks?
IBKR offers two types of commission structures: Fixed and Tiered. Commission for the Fixed structure is 0.08% of trade value with a minimum per order of HKD 18. Plus the government stamp duty (0.13% rounded up to the nearest 1.00 for SEHK stocks, normally applies only to stocks), SFC transaction levy (0.0027%, normally applies to stocks and warrants) and FRC Transaction Levy (0.00015%, normally applies to stocks and warrants) will be passed through to all clients regardless of commission model. You can find…
Is a separate commission charged on each leg of a spread order?
In the case of a spread order, each leg of the spread is treated as an independent order for commission purposes. Using a diagonal spread involving a short XYZ June 100 strike call and a long June XYZ 100 strike call as an example, a separate commission would be charged for each of the contracts as if they had been executed as separate orders…
Do you offer free commissions on ETF?
IBKR offers a number of commission-free ETFs to all clients. The current products are listed on our homepage under the Pricing tab followed by Commissions and Stocks, ETFs and Warrants…