Use the button above or follow the below procedure to request trading permissions for Bitcoin futures:
- Log in to Client Portal
- Click the User menu (head and shoulders icon in the top right corner) followed by Settings
- Under Account Settings find the Trading section
- Click on Trading Permissions
- Locate Futures section, select Add/Edit or Request under Futures and check the box for "United States" (if not already checked) and "United States (Crypto)" and click on CONTINUE
- Review and sign the disclosures and agreements
- Click CONTINUE and follow the prompts on screen
Please Note
- IBKR cannot disclose its eligibility requirements for products. Please do not contact Customer Service to ask for these criteria as they cannot provide additional information.
- The account must have trading permissions for "United States - Futures" to request "United States - Futures (Crypto)"
- Due to FCA regulations on IBUK clients' trading of crypto currency based instruments, MiFID Non Professional clients are restricted from trading these products. These restrictions do not affect clients of legal entities other than IBUK.
- Trading permission requests may take 24-48 hours to be reviewed.
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