Can I short fractional shares?

We offer fractional share trading on eligible U.S., Canadian and European stocks and ETFs, where available.

TWS Build Version 979 or later is required to trade fractional shares. This feature currently supports most order types…

Fractional trading is enabled by default when you open an IBKR GlobalTrader account. Fractional trading is also supported in the paper trading version of the app.

Please Note…

IBKR does support short sales in U.S. Corporate Bonds and U.S. Government Securities (e.g., Bills, Notes, Bonds) if the following conditions are met:

• You have a Margin account
• You have approved U.S. Bond trading permissions…

Fractional trading is enabled by default when you open an IMPACT account. Fractional trading is also supported in the IMPACT paper trading version.

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