How do you handle customer assets at IB Japan?

You may not transfer funds between your account at Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc. ("IBSJ") and your account at Interactive Brokers LLC ("IBLLC")…

As a resident of Japan, you will need to go to the IB-JP website and select OPEN ACCOUNT to start an application. You will open an account with IBSJ to trade domestic products listed on TSE and OSE, Japanese share CFDs and foreign products. …

The bank accounts at each bank use an Omnibus account structure and are opened under Interactive Brokers’ name. The account title makes it clear that the funds in the account are held for the benefit of IBKR’s customers. The bank does not know the names of individual customers. IBKR and the program administrator have records showing how much each client has at each bank and, in the event of a bank default, would provide the records to FDIC. …

Applicants residing in Japan can only apply for an account with  Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc. ("IBSJ") to trade domestic and foreign products.

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