Why Interactive Brokers?

Successful traders and investors understand that superior technology and lower trading costs can result in greater returns. For 33 years the IB Group^[1] has been building electronic access trading technology that delivers real advantages to professionals worldwide. With consolidated equity capital of US $4.8 billion, IB and its affiliates exceed 1,000,000 trades per day. Discover some of the reasons why professional traders and investors choose IB.

Global Offerings - more info

We provide electronic access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and funds on over 80 market centers in 19 countries from one account.
We maintain a global presence, with offices in the US, Switzerland, Canada, UK, Australia, Hungary, Russia, India, China and Estonia.
Awarded a 4.5-star rating by Barron's magazine in the Best for International Traders category. ^[6]
Our integrated approach makes it easy to trade global products on multiple exchanges and assets denominated in multiple currencies all from a single account.

Best Execution - more info

IB SmartRouting^SM is designed to search for the best price available at the time of your order, and to route and re-route
all or parts of your order to achieve optimal execution.
Our statistics speak for themselves. Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG),
a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers' US stock and options price executions were significantly better than the industry^[2] during the first half of 2010.
For combination orders routed via SmartRouting, IB undertakes the risk of partial executions.
In the case of an exchange malfunction, IB SmartRouting Autorecovery^SM re-routes options orders and
IB undertakes the risk of double executions.

Low Cost - more info

IB has automated every aspect of the trade process in-house, allowing us to offer low^[3] commissions.
Customers can choose bundled and unbundled pricing structures to enjoy the lowest cost, based on their trading activity.
Awarded a 4-star low cost broker rating by Barron's magazine. IB has been awarded four or more stars for five straight years^[4].
Our Portfolio Margin Accounts with real-time risk management can provide increased leverage with greater safety.
85% lower margin loan rates than the average of six of our top competitors. ^[5].

Risk Management & Control - more info

Our real-time margin system continuously enforces limits on an account-by-account basis, and allows customers to monitor their margin cushion directly in TWS.
TWS provides sophisticated portfolio risk management via the IB Risk Navigator^SM, which is free to IB customers.

Superior Trading Technology - more info

Market-maker designed Trader Workstation (TWS) optimizes your trading speed with a single multi-product spreadsheet interface offering real-time streaming quotes and quick click order entry.
Sophisticated TWS trading tools such as OptionTrader, FXTrader, BookTrader and Accumulate/Distribute provide product-specific order modules to accommodate any trading needs.
Choose to connect to our trading system through the IB API or our industry-standard CTCI FIX interface.

Advanced algo tools and order types help individual traders manage multiple large volume orders simultaneously and get the best execution.
IB WebTrader offers a simplified trading interface to connect to our trading system.
Awarded a 4.5 star rating rating by Barron's magazine in Best for Frequent Traders category. ^[6]

Comprehensive Reporting - more info

Customizable activity statements can be viewed as PDFs or in HTML format, and can be downloaded into a variety of third-party software, such as Quicken or MS Excel.
Flexible download files available in text or XML format.
Daily margin reports detail requirements by underlying.
Custom reporting for advisors and brokers including advisor fee cap, daily client balances and performance, and broker exception reports.

Educational Offerings - more info

Our Education Center provides information about IB products and services in many different ways, from self-paced interactive tours and live webinars to detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Daily market briefs written by our own in-house analysts provide insights into the the U.S. equity options, interest rate and global currencies markets.

Download our free widget and gadget trading tools from Traders' University, and experiment with options pricing and strategies.
Participate in free, live webinars on topics such as trading with TWS, understanding options, and how to take advantage of volatility in the gold market.

Any trading symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to portray recommendations.
Interactive Brokers LLC is a member of FINRA - SIPC.

[1] Includes Interactive Brokers Group and predecessor companies.
[2] Source: The Transaction Auditing Group (TAG). Industry as a whole for the referenced periods according to TAG. The analysis for stocks included all market orders of 100 shares or more up to 10,000 shares. The analysis for options included all market orders with order sizes of 1 to 50 contracts.
[3] According to Barron's How Barron's Ranks 22 Leading Online Brokers - March 15, 2010, ranked Interactive Brokers with a 4.2 star rating for cost. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Criteria included Trade Experience, Trading Technology, Usability, Range of Offerings, Research Amenities, Portfolio Analysis && Report, Customer Service & Education, and Costs.
[4] Low cost broker 2005 through 2010 according to Barron's online broker review.
[5] Based on IB's US Margin Loan Rates Comparison as of 3/1/2010.
[6] According to Barron's Choose Your Weapon - March 15, 2010, Interactive Brokers was awarded the highest 4.5 star rating for Best for International Traders, and 4.5 stars to qualify for the top three for Best for Frequent Traders.