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Interactive Brokers offers traders many advantages in its products, services, technology and trading tools. This page provides access to a series of brief highlights of all of our offerings. Learn more by selecting a category below, then opening specific pages of interest.

Trading Platform & APIs Application Program Interface (API) Our proprietary APIs let you create an automated rule-based trading system that takes advantage of IB's high-speed order routing functionality ... Click to View   FIX CTCI IB's FIX CTCI is an industry standard FIX solution for customers who can support a FIX Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) infrastructure ... Click to View   Mobile Solutions IB provides a family of mobile solutions that allow you to trade your IB account on the go from just about any mobile device ... Click to View   WebTrader For our customers who prefer a less complicated trading environment, IB offers the HTML-based WebTrader as an alternative to ... Click to View   IB Order Management System (OMS) IB's Order Management System makes it easy to submit, stage, manage and track client orders whether they are received ... Click to View   Trader Workstation (TWS) Optimize your trading speed and efficiency with our market-maker designed Trader Workstation (TWS). Trade stocks, options, futures ... Click to View   TWS Advanced Trading Tools TWS ArbTrader Take advantage of arbitrage opportunities (when companies are subject to takeovers or mergers) using IB's ArbTrader window ... Click to View   TWS BasketTrader BasketTrader gives you the ability to trade a basket of individual underlying components as a package, and save it for trading at any time ... Click to View   TWS BookTrader Create an order at any price, including the best bid and ask, with a single click in the TWS BookTrader. Trader Workstation's BookTrader lets you ... Click to View   TWS Charts Trader Workstation's real-time charts put powerful and flexible technical analytics at your fingertips. TWS real-time charts offer traders ... Click to View   TWS Combination Orders Quickly and easily create combination orders using Trader Workstation's Combo Selection tool. Trader Workstation lets you define ... Click to View   TWS FXTrader The FXTrader provides a trading interface optimized for Forex traders, with all the tools you need to trade the forex markets ... Click to View   TWS Integrated Stock Window (ISW) The ISW is a customizable stock-management interface that combines Level I and Level II market data, real-time charting, rapid order ... Click to View   TWS Market Depth Take a closer look at market liquidity with Trader Workstation Market Depth. Trader Workstation's aggregated Market Depth window lets you ... Click to View   TWS Model Portfolio A Model Portfolio is an advisor-constructed group of financial instruments similar to a mutual fund that the advisor ... Click to View   TWS OptionPortfolio Use the TWS OptionPortfolio algorithm to help you adjust the risk profile of your portfolio by any of the Greek risk dimensions ... Click to View   TWS OptionTrader See how this integrated suite of option tools allows you to view data and manage options orders from a single customizable screen ... Click to View   TWS Pre-Trade Allocations Professional Advisors and Investment Managers use IB's Pre-Trade Allocations to allocate block trades to multiple client accounts ... Click to View   TWS Rebalance Portfolio Allocate your assets to effectively manage risk using TWS Rebalance Portfolio. Trader Workstation's Rebalance Portfolio ... Click to View   TWS ScaleTrader The TWS ScaleTrader is a flexible, automated trading algorithm that lets you scale into a large position without being subject to increasingly ... Click to View   TWS SpreadTrader Managing futures spreads has never been easier. SpreadTrader helps you quickly and easily manage futures spreads from a single screen ... Click to View   TWS Yield Optimizer Use Yield Optimizer to compare borrow rates on hard-to-borrow stocks before you sell short. Use the TWS Yield Optimizer to compare ... Click to View       Trading Products Bonds Interactive Brokers offers electronic access to US corporate bonds, US government securities, US Municipal bonds, fixed income futures ... Click to View   Contracts For Difference (CFDs) Non-US and non-Canadian customers have electronic access to IB UK CFDs (Contracts for Difference), an OTC product ... Click to View   Exchange for Physical (EFPs) An Exchange for Physical (EFP) is a transaction in which you sell stock and buy it back for future delivery by buying a Single Stock Future (SSF) ... Click to View   Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a group of securities designed to track a corresponding index. IB customers can diversify their portfolios ... Click to View   Forex IB offer FX traders direct access to interbank prices for both large FX orders with a 25,000 USD (or equivalent) minimum, and smaller orders ... Click to View   Global Futures & FOPs Professional futures, commodities and future options traders choose Interactive Brokers for their trading needs because of the breadth of product ... Click to View   Metals Trading IB Spot Gold and IB Spot Silver gives you access to the London bullion market, which is the center for the international over-the-counter ... Click to View   Mutual Funds As a service to individuals and advisors, we provide a selection of no-load mutual funds. Because of our direct, low cost policy ... Click to View   Options Interactive Brokers has its roots in options trading going back 33 years. Our sophisticated trading technology is built by professionals ... Click to View   Spreads and Combinations Professional traders require the ability to trade spreads and combinations to reduce risk and potentially increase income ... Click to View   Stocks Trade stocks on over 30 market centers worldwide, from a single screen. Electronic short list shows real-time availability ... Click to View   VWAPs For professional traders who want to reduce execution risk for large cap US stocks, IB supports both guaranteed and non-guaranteed ... Click to View   Account Structures and Services Account Management IB's Account Management system lets you configure and manage your IB account from a single window, and gives you convenient ... Click to View   Corporate Actions IB provides all of the tools you need to understand and participate in corporate actions. A dedicated page in the Customer Message Center ... Click to View   IB Custody Accounts IB Custody Accounts accomodate institutions who want to trade through IB but are prohibited from depositing collateral with a broker/dealer ... Click to View   IB Stock Yield Enhancement Program You can earn extra income on the fully-paid shares of stock held in your account by joining ... Click to View   IB Universal Account Interactive Brokers' Universal Account allows you to trade multiple products around the world from a single account. You can trade stocks ... Click to View   Institutional Accounts Interactive Brokers offers a multitude of customer account structures, each of which meets the specific needs of institutions. All of our ... Click to View   Institutional Services Interactive Brokers gives institutional customers the flexibility to execute and/or clear trades on our platform or with numerous third-party brokers ... Click to View   Linked Accounts Interactive Brokers lets individual, family, and small business account holders link multiple accounts together under a single username and password ... Click to View   PaperTrader Practice your trading skills in a simulated environment with IB's PaperTrader. If you currently have an IB account, you can ... Click to View   Post Trade Allocations Quickly allocate U.S. stock and option orders post-trade using IB's intuitive web-based Post Trade Allocation tool. The PTA window lists all the ... Click to View   Prime Broker Services For the past 33 years Interactive Brokers has focused on applying technology to every part of the trading and settlement process ... Click to View   Short Stock Availability The Short Stock Availability Tool, part of Interactive Brokers' Stock Lending and Borrowing (SLB) system, is a fully electronic, self service ... Click to View   Soft Dollars Soft dollars are brokerage commissions that are used to purchase those research products and services that support your business ... Click to View   Stock Borrow/Loan IB now offers electronic market access to AQS®, the first automated, centrally-cleared electronic marketplace for transactions ... Click to View   Trade Desks IB offers broker-assisted trading through our Options, US Corporate Bond and US Municipal Bond Trade Desks. Broker assisted trading is ... Click to View   User Access Rights Our robust User Access Rights system lets you match your IB account access to the controls that you've set up in your own organization ... Click to View   Reporting CAM The IB Customer Activity Monitor (CAM) helps professional advisors and brokers quickly find and view all client activities ... Click to View   Portfolio Analyst PortfolioAnalyst lets you quickly and efficiently analyze the performance of your account portfolio by creating and saving HTML reports ... Click to View   Statements & Reports Activity Statements contain information about your account activity, including position and cash balances and transactions ... Click to View   Order Types & Algos Accumulate/Distribute By slicing your large order into smaller, non-uniform increments and releasing them at random intervals over time, the Accumulate/Distribute algo ... Click to View   IBAlgos Traders who need to balance market impact with risk to achieve the best execution for their large volume orders use IBAlgos ... Click to View   Order Types Trader Workstation (TWS) supports over 50 order types, from the the most basic limit order to advanced trading to the most complex ... Click to View   ScaleTrader The TWS ScaleTrader is a flexible, automated trading algorithm that lets you scale into a large position without being subject to increasingly ... Click to View   Order Routing SmartRouting The Smartest traders use IB SmartRouting. IB SmartRouting searches for the best firm stock, option, and combination prices available ... Click to View   Risk Management Credit Manager Interactive Brokers' real-time Credit Manager is an advanced risk management technology that works behind the scenes to manage risk ... Click to View   Portfolio Margin For decades, margin requirements for securities accounts have been calculated under US Federal Regulation T (Reg T). Reg T margin ... Click to View   Realtime Activity Monitoring Real-time activity monitoring includes both current market information on your portfolio positions and real-time margin reporting ... Click to View   Risk Navigator The IB Risk Navigator is a real-time market-risk management platform that provides a comprehensive measure of risk exposure ... Click to View   Analytics & News IBIS - Interactive Brokers Information System The Interactive Brokers Information System (IBIS) is a comprehensive news and fundamentals ... Click to View   Market Scanners The TWS Market Scanners allow you to quickly and easily scan global markets for the top performing contracts, including stocks, options ... Click to View   Technical Analytics IB Technical Analytics includes real-time charting tools and market scanners that let you view and filter data to react quickly to market activity ... Click to View