Do you accept physical stock certificates?

Do we support HK stock physical certificate deposit?

Yes, we support stock physical certificate deposits for stocks trading on HKEX and available to trade here. We do not support physical withdrawals and reserve the right to reject any deposit…

INITIATE DWAC TRANSFER

Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) is an electronic method of transferring newly issued or certificated shares from a transfer agent serving as a custodian, allowing the conversion of physical certificates into book-entry shares, and is commonly used for company-issued shares resulting from stock options or employee share plans…

IBKR does not issue or provide physical stock certificates. If you require a physical stock certificate, you must transfer your shares out of IBKR to the transfer agent appointed by the issuing corporation. Contact the specific company's transfer agent directly for certificate issuance procedures and associated fees…

With the exception of HK Stocks, IBKR does not accept deposits of physical stock certificates. You would need to convert any physical certificates into an electronic form before they can be transferred to your IBKR account. We recommend that you contact the transfer agent appointed by the issuing corporation for assistance with this conversion process…