- CEO
- Milan Galik
- Full Time Employees
- 3,182
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Investment - Banking & Investment Services
- Address
- One Pickwick Plaza Greenwich CT United States of America 06830
- IPO Date
- May 4, 2007
- Business
- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) operates as an automated global electronic broker that provides direct market access, trade execution, and clearing services for a wide range of financial products including stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, precious metals, cryptocurrencies through third-party providers, and forecast contracts on political, economic, and climate events; it offers custody, prime brokerage, securities lending, margin lending, and portfolio management tools via platforms such as Trader Workstation, IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal, and IBKR Pro and Lite pricing plans. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, the company was founded in 1977 and serves individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, registered investment advisors, and introducing brokers across more than 200 countries and territories through over 160 market centers in 36 countries and 28 currencies. IBKR maintains a strong capital position with consolidated equity capital exceeding $19.5 billion and executes an average of over 4 million daily average revenue trades.
The company supports trading in diverse asset classes such as equity index futures including E-mini and Micro E-mini, energy, agriculture, metals, softs, volatility indices, fixed income products like US Treasuries, European government bonds, UK gilts, and global corporate bonds; it provides advanced features including over 100 order types, smart routing for best execution, real-time risk management, algorithmic trading, tax optimization tools like Tax Planner and tax-loss harvesting, and interest on cash balances up to 3.37% APY. IBKR's institutional services include high-touch prime brokerage, global outsourced trading, and capital introduction for hedge funds, while retail offerings feature commission-free trades on US stocks and ETFs under IBKR Lite, fractional shares, and mobile apps like IMPACT for sustainable investing and IBKR InvestMentor for education.
Recent developments include the November 2025 launch of access to the Taipei Exchange for equities, ETFs, and Taiwan Depositary Receipts; October 2025 releases of Ask IBKR AI tool for portfolio insights, Version 1.2 of IBKR Desktop, and Tax Planner enhancements; August 2025 introduction of Connections tool for investment idea discovery and IBKR Lite in Singapore; July 2025 launches of Investment Themes tool, IBKR InvestMentor app, NISA accounts in Japan, and Forecast Contracts expansion to Europe; and April 2025 additions of cryptocurrencies Chainlink, Avalanche, and Sui, alongside expanded Forecast Contracts trading hours and new market access like Ljubljana Stock Exchange and NSE IFSC Nifty 50 futures. In late 2024, IBKR collaborated with SNB Capital for Saudi Exchange access, opened a Dubai office, and launched Forecast Contracts on US elections, while ongoing expansions encompass 22-hour global bond trading, Bursa Malaysia derivatives, and Eurex/KRX Link for Korean derivatives. The firm continues platform innovations such as AI-generated news summaries and advisor tools, maintaining its position as a leader in low-cost, technology-driven brokerage with investment-grade ratings from S&P.