Why do I see "Transfers and clear-way trading of US Micro-Cap Stocks is restricted"?

Overview

• To comply with regulations regarding the sale of low-priced securities, and to minimize the manual processing associated with trading shares that are not publicly quoted, we impose certain restrictions on U.S. Microcap Stocks. A list of those restrictions, along with other FAQs, are provided below…

UPDATE W-8 TAX FORMS

Interactive Brokers is required to collect certain documentation from clients to comply with U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and other international exchange of information agreements…

Taiwan Stock Exchange is the main exchange in the Taiwan securities market. IBKR provides eligible clients direct access to trade publicly listed companies on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Who is Eligible?…

As a US registered broker-dealer, we are subject to Regulation SHO, a collection of US Securities & Exchange Commission rules relating to short-selling of equity securities. Rule 204 of Regulation SHO places certain requirements on clearing brokers in the event that they fail to deliver securities on settlement date in connection with a sale of those securities. This can happen for a variety of commonplace operational reasons, and does not indicate a problem at the clearing broker. In certain circumstances, Rule 204 may require a clearing broker to not permit shorting a security for a certain period of time (unless sufficient shares of that security are pre-borrowed to cover the order marked as a short sale)…