Participation in the Refer a Friend program is limited to IBKR clients with an individual or joint account that has a net liquidation value (NLV) of at least $2,000 and has placed at least one securities trade in their account.
Residents of mainland China, Denmark, Israel, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and Spain are not eligible to participate in the program. Residents of Australia, Canada and India are eligible to participate as referrers and receive the $200 referral bonus, but are ineligible to earn IBKR Welcome Shares. Tax-deferred (ISA, TFSA, and IRA) accounts are ineligible for both the referral bonus and awarding of Interactive Brokers stock. In addition, Financial Advisors, Hedge Funds, and Institutional accounts, including introducing broker and proprietary trading accounts are ineligible for the program. More geographic restrictions may apply.
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- A bonus can only be paid if the referred client uses the unique application link that is shared with them.
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