Individual, joint or trust accounts (including most clients of Financial Advisors) and organizational accounts (excluding three tier structures and non-Fully Disclosed Brokers) from the following countries might be eligible to trade cryptocurrency under either the Basic or Plus Cryptocurrency trading permissions:
- United States
- Aland Islands
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Channel Islands and Jersey
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Curacao
- Djibouti
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Eswatini
- Faeroe Islands
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Fiji
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People`s Democratic Republic
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oman
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Pitcairn
- Puerto Rico
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Moldova
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sint Maarten
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Even if a client resides in one of the above listed countries, they will still not be eligible if any of the following are true:
- addresses in unsupported countries
- account located in an unsupported IBKR entity (IB-AU, IB-CAN, IB-IN, IB-JP, and IB-SG)
- tax residences in unsupported countries
- identity numbers, registration numbers, or identity documents from unsupported countries
- any connection to China
- ORG owners in unsupported countries
- US TINs starting with 9
- non conforming US Grantor Trusts
All eligible clients may request "Cryptocurrencies" trading permissions in Client Portal. However, final approval will be determined by Cryptocurrency Service Providers. Trading is limited to the primary user on the account.
Please Note
- Trading of cryptocurrency is not offered in IRA accounts or tax wrapper accounts such as ISA or SIPP in the UK.
- Added users of eligible accounts with "Cryptocurrencies" trading permissions are not permitted to place cryptocurrency trades.
- For eligible Financial Advisors, underlying clients must also reside in an eligible country in order to hold or trade cryptocurrency.
- Clients who are nationals of prohibited countries but are residents of an approved country are able to onboard to Paxos and trade cryptocurrency.
All exchange and custody services in connection with trading and holding cryptocurrency tokens and other digital asset tokens through IBKR trading platforms are provided by Cryptocurrency Service Providers. Learn more.