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I once read somewhere that major brokers will deal with the issue of physical delivery on futures expirations, for a fee, but can't find it again. (self.investing)
Interactive Brokers closing account, won't let me deposit funds to avoid liquidation
I had my best trading day all year and in a very long time but have no one to talk to about it
Blackrock just added up to their $LUMN position
+8 million/2500% gain in 2 months, +20 million/5000% since April 2023
No reimbursement policy if hacked - IBKR Canada
Rates cut will send BETR to the moon (Better Home & Finance Holding Co)
If you want to day trade professionally, it's ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL that you trade with a professional platform that charges options fees.
Would you guys have handled it differently if you were in the same situation?
Would you guys have handled it differently if you were in the same situation? Sharing my investment experience with bad risk management strategy.
Worst brokerage platforms errors you have seen?
Worst brokerage platforms errors you have seen?
$COIN / Bitcoin ratio is stupid. Long BTC short $COIN
Just got approved for Options Trading on IBKR
USA: Options for automatically moving small amounts of excess funds from a bank into a money market mutual fund or similar? (is this "sweep"?)
Only 700 shares available for shorting on IBKR
A bullish case (w/DD) for Fisker FSR (SI: 41%)
Taking advantage of high lending rate and dividend yield
Lending out ABR and securing 15% annualized return
What’s the point of selling naked calls if you need to have the cost amount of shares regardless?
Interactive Brokers not filling orders, filling orders above limit price
HEAVY CAUTION!!! Closing a Short Put Option deep ITM...
Questions about bonds, mainly US treasuries
$LMND - Potential Gamma Squeeze
I want the same Column in Interactive Brokers to help my option game.
Price of Crude Oil vs Middle East death & injury tolls as reported by CNN
ITM put options expiring, but not enough cash in my account to purchase them
Last 35k left and looking for strategies to 10x in a short time
How is MooMoo? Recommendation for Canadian trading platforms.
CHEATSHEET: The Basics of Short Squeezes - A 3-min Read
Starting a fund partnerhip. How to go abiut it?
Must US brokers send an FYI about market orders to their clients who placed a market order in the past month by law?
is there a broker that allows automating weekly put writing?
Why does Fidelity have such terrible Treasury bond spreads and yields vs. market?
TD Ameritrade is beginning to charge users USD$50/month maintenance fees
Td Ameritrade to Schwab: how's order execution quality in Schwab?
Which free bond scanners(with ratings) are out there and which ones do you use?
Investing from Switzerland: IBKR vs Trading212 vs Degiro
Help finding spiked up/down stocks
Capital gains / Dividend tax on taxable MMF's for a foreign investor
Which online brokerages should I consider?
Can I get a count? DRS Price Hike: Would You Change Brokers?
How do American investors directly access foreign markets?
How are brokers like Lightspeed or Dash Prime for portfolio margin buying power?
Cost of options contracts:- AAPL / NVDA comparison
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Options Clearing Corporation takes care of it and IBKR (I'm also IBKR user) simply deposits the cash to your balance if you don't have the funds to auto exercise and get the shares. I don't know the exact mechanics but I'm 100% sure that you don't simply lose all your money if the contract is ITM but you don't have money to buy shares. It gets auto sold and you get your money with the profits.
But who would they sell the contracts to after expiration? The contracts are finished. Would they not just expire? I've never left something like that, though I have written to IBKR and requested the do not exercise thing.
I’ve use IBKR I have 0 issue trading anything, but some foreign stuff hits me with fees. I trade what I know, Id rather buy property or start a business in an emerging market than invest in a company there. But I know little of any of that Not my cup of tea
I'm not a US citizen. I have heard it might be more complicated to diversify due to FATCA and paperwork. Every broker I ever used asked me to confirm I'm not a US person. I imagine onboarding would be harder if I was. I use a wide variety of brokerages from well-known international ones like IBKR and XTB to lesser known like Ilirika and TradeVille. If you venture in stranger markets not on IBKR, you probably need a local brokerage. There are fees involved. Since some markets are more illiquid and have less investors, brokers can't offer the service commission-free or only charge a symbolic commission.
Big Bank: I hab no MONEH! FED: You have ample reserve, I give you more money, you have ample ++ reserve. Me: I hab no MONEH! IBKR: You have ample magin. Why IBKR no gib me more ample ++ margin?
I have $25k cash already withdrawn from IBKR and in my bank ..ready to buy physical silver on this dip
I hope that was sarcastic. If Fidelity is old school, IBKR is the way to go.
I got fked in the ass by IBKR
Ok, fair enough. I believe typically it would be automatically exercised, on margin if needed, or liquidated before expiration if you don't have the cash/margin. Check with the broker, e.g. IBKR rules: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/lib/cstools/faq/#/content/1163245142
I switched from TOS as well . Just using IBKR for the rates and PM. Rates is like 4.7%, isn’t Fidelity kind of high at like 12%
Also look into IBKR, margin rates is best/cheapest
Yea that's still obscure for me - how IBKR calculates the margin requirements for a margin account
Interesting thesis. I wish I could pass IBKRs annoying options lvl 2 guardrails so I can short TSLA (which I already wanted to outside of your argument) but I’m probably too poor on IBKR
I’m using IBKR. But can also see it on Webull https://preview.redd.it/51gfeb9sedag1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c61c7a6b0eb818ef8da6a7eb6faa435a3ab7803
IBKR is cooked can’t see shit
Was looking for this. Borrow $8k on margin at IBKR for less than 5% interest, pay off the card, then buy $10k of QDTE to cover the payments + netting a profit.
Let's be rational here. To be honest, Robinhood turning off the buy button is a massive red flag. On paper, Robinhood’s ownership structure might look safer than moomoo's, but moomoo has never blocked trades or had glitches causing forced liquidations. If you’ve ever been in that position, you know how terrifying it is. Regarding ownership, moomoo is compliant and effectively just partners with Futu HK. You can check the details here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomoo\_(company)](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMoomoo_(company)) That transparency is probably why people feel comfortable using them. Personally, I think their marketing is a bit aggressive, but their tools and fees really beat traditional brokers. For example, I prefer their options tools over IBKR’s. I actually keep my IBKR account for trading but use moomoo for analysis. Bottom line: tools are just tools, try them out yourself before depositing any cash.
IBKR has a full desktop app, has great margin rates, and great order flow along with execution of trades.
With IBKR in canada - u will be asked to exercise leap next day if ur short call reaches the strike . I had a word with them week back since I opened many short calls and only one goes with one leap ; others will be naked !
IBKR are very strict about risk policy ans I encounter a lot of problems when shorting or buying commodities. I wouldn't suggest it if you're not a institutional investor
I got margin called on my one SI Future Long in my IBKR paper account with 1,2M € available funds lmao ✌️
Moomoo's awesome. I was a bit worried about Chinese ownership, but the app's features are far better than anything I've seen elsewhere (like IBKR, etc.) so I just have to live with it The options trading tools in particular are great - only app I've seen with a calculator that quickly shows how the price and Greeks change when you tweak different parameters
IBKR futures. I spend $30k a month on futures commissions so they allow me special access
Fidelity, highly recommend it for overall trading, I use their CMA and CC also. However I am opening a trading account with IBKR, that will be under my trading LLC.
I dunno where that 5% comes from. 2M you could plow into every stock exchange on Earth that isn't sanctioned and just withdraw the dividends and a few capital gains on obviously overpriced stocks. 1M is enough to buy every stock on IBKR that is not: a. obviously overvalued and b. obviously junk. That alone is exposure to half the planet. A good factor investing model will ensure you never run out of money unless the entire global economy collapses. Or you can use an international ETF or combination of ETFs.
There is a retirement calculator available in IBKR. With 2M net, and the expenses at ~70k, starting age 36, you will have to return to work poor (0 net) at the age of ~50.
I've read some of your posts and you look like a survivor and I think you would probably do very well trading especially with your coding background. IMMEDIATELY DUMP TD webbroker. They will screw you over and over and over again with their inflated fees and shenanigans. I moved to IBKR several years ago and have never looked back. A warning though it was a HUGE LEARNING CURVE. I started with the Client Portal but it kept booting me out and freezing and not letting me log in so I switched to the TWS platform which is quite buggy and antiquated but overall quite stable. It took a couple of years to get comfortable with it (TWS) but I don't think I could trade without it anymore. PM me if you want more info. Best of Luck, Twilighter.
The USD-CAD exchange fee is expensive(1.5%) and it is not the best platform for trading due to its simplicity. They haven’t implemented advanced trading tools(although they say they will), and it’s data chart is not the most reliable. Overall, if you can one of the best platforms to trade in would be IBKR due to all the above.
Okay yeah that sounds fair thanks for your message. I do agree I open my IBKR too often and get nervous. But that’s normal right? I’m still pretty young and this is my first investment
No, I really don’t tbh which I should do more But my investment strategy was to dca into ETFs and some large cap stocks and forget about it. But then again, im a 21 yr old that gets a little too excited abt my first investment and opens my IBKR too often
Mods ban this regard. 2 days ago he had 600k in IBKR. https://www.reddit.com/r/smallstreetbets/s/4YcwF9rp21
I use IBKR, and they have such a high degree of options to tweak your experience. Its .... 500 account size and 1.50 a month to see realtime option chains.
I'm building a software for IBKR copy trading that will do exactly as you mentioned. Please DM me for more info.
I've used schwab for 6 years before I switched to IBKR. Originally, I was just doing a simple portfolio and had buying assets on a reoccurring basis. When I wanted to get into more active management, I found the platform to be convoluted and confusing. Switched to IBKR and the experience is just a lot more intuitive to me.
If you used IBKR in April, there was a margin calculation error, which may be why you weren't able to close your positions. It was April 4th, to be precise.
And how do you automate the trades? Also APIs? The only broker with API access I know of is IBKR.
Are you based in the US? I would love to buy SK Hynix but the available ADRs have extremely poor liquidity. None of the big brokerages allow you to trade Korean stocks directly. The closest thing is IBKR, and I’m not excited about opening up a new brokerage.
Can do algo trading with IBKR and TWS
You’re on the right track thinking about DTE + delta — that’s already more structured than how most people start A few points that might help: 1. About the 40+ DTE / 70 delta idea That framework is usually used for: * Directional trades with a higher probability of finishing ITM * Slower theta decay early on * More stock-like behavior (high delta) The tradeoff is you’re paying more premium, so contract selection really matters (break-even, ROI, downside risk). 2. Tools that can filter by DTE + delta Most brokers *can* do this, but it’s usually clunky: * Thinkorswim – custom option filters (delta, DTE, volume) * Tastytrade – decent filtering, more strategy-oriented * IBKR – very powerful but not beginner friendly These are good for *finding* contracts, but they don’t always help you compare which one actually makes sense for your thesis. 3. Structured workflow that helped me What helped me personally was flipping the process a bit: Instead of starting with the chain and filtering forever, I now: 1. Define my target price 2. Define my timeframe (ex: \~45 DTE) 3. Then compare contracts that fit that idea I’ve been using calculators to do that comparison (ROI, break-even, risk) side by side — much easier than eyeballing chains. I’ve tested OptionHype for this recently and it’s useful for sanity-checking contract choices once you already have a thesis. 4. Beginner advice (important) Since you’re new: * Don’t rely on delta alone — always check break-even * High delta ≠ low risk * Paper trade or size very small until you’re consistent Structure comes from repeatable rules, not just scanners.
If you’re trying to keep it structured (especially as a newer options trader), I’d separate option selection from price context. For the filters themselves (40+ DTE, high delta), most platforms can handle that: • Barchart, Thinkorswim, and IBKR scanners can all filter by DTE, delta, liquidity, etc. • That gets you the contracts that fit your criteria, but it doesn’t really tell you where you’re buying them in the broader price structure. Where I see newer traders get tripped up is buying high-delta options without checking if price is extended or sitting in the middle of a range. Personally, I usually sanity-check structure first (trend, range, key demand/supply) and then look for the option that matches it. I sometimes use something like ChartScanner.ai just to quickly see whether price is trending cleanly or chopping before even opening the options chain. So workflow-wise: 1. Check structure / location on the underlying 2. Confirm trend vs range 3. Then use an options scanner to filter DTE + delta That way the scanner supports your thesis instead of replacing it.
This depends on the broker. Try to do it on IBKR.
You’re not following this conversation very well. I’m the only one that brought those two institutions into the mix. They were a direct response to a question, *you* asked. A question you asked because you called into question my claim that vanguard is not really full-service (which it’s not). My only other point was where Vanguard does overlap with more feature rich providers, they’re more expensive. Fidelity, Schwab, and IBKR are more comprehensive providers…in that order.
I’m in Alaska, US. Seems the $10 a month fee for IBKR pro is worth the 1% savings. Is it easy to subscribe to pro than go back to lite when/if not needed?
Unfortunately I’m not a real estate investor, but if your gonna put your preferred rewards into IBKR or buy preferred shares of a real estate fund the platform will serve your needs. But when I comes to using investment backed loans for a real estate down payment or investment might be too risky due to margin calls
Depends on where you live, but IBKR rates are hard to beat or at a minimum are going to be very competitive.
Fidelity, ETrade, Webull, Schwab, IBKR all will
I Use IBKR so I would recommend the transfer. It’s a more sophisticated platform but it is THE brokerage most people should use right now
Merci pour le retour ! J’aimerai bien changer aussi - suis chez Degiro en ce moment. Pourquoi avoir choisi IBKR ? D’ailleurs il me semble qu’il y a les options maintenant sur Degiro … faut que je vérifie ça haha
Fidelity, Schwab, and IBKR are more comprehensive…in that order.
Many don’t trade, but those who do who I know seem to lean towards IBKR.
TOS = Schwab. IBKR has a very large swatch of self high net worth clients. Fidelity also has a large client base.
5 years ago you'd only hear the same 3-4 names here (and they are still dominating the wallet share of older HNW folks), but the gap between legacy brokers and newer platforms is much smaller than it used to be. A lot of HNW DIY investors are rethinking what they actually need and are increasingly turning toward newer all-in-one players (Public, Robinhood, WeBull) because they offer modern UIs, smoother workflows, and often lower or more transparent fees - plus increasingly robust product access (not just basic stock/ETF investing anymore). IBKR / Fidelity / Schwab are still common, especially for certain cases (global access, specialty products/funds, etc.), but it’s no longer “legacy or bust.”
IBKR. Mainly because margin rates are low, but the platform has some nice features for portfolio trading and trading algos.
Can you share your strategy? I’ve tried options on IBKR once and lost every penny of it!
Si tu veux une interface plu simple avec IBKR, tu peux DL leur app « Global Trader ». C’est les même identifiants que pour ton compte classique et l’interface c’est la version Robinhood de IB, si tu vois ce que je veux dire. L’avantage c’est que tu peux utiliser les 2 apps de manière interchangeable.
Bro, comment tu as fait de telle perf juste avec des call ? oO J'hésite à aller chez IBKR car c'est une galère pour déclarer fiscalement.
Beau resultat ! C’était facile de passer de Degiro à IBKR? J’ai les deux, avec un plus gros portefeuille Degiro qui a selon moi une interface plus claire et lisible mais qui n’a pas les options…
I transferred my positions from an other broker, DEGIRO (I’m French we’re not big finance nerds here) to IBKR 1 year in I think At this point I was up from $81.5K€ to \~120K€. So the all the positions that arrived to IBKR were around this number After that I obliterated my account to a low of 14K€ lmao (I’ll screenshot the closest I can find on the graph) And from these 14K€ I’m here now But again, for some reason check out this screenshot, it doesn’t make any sense https://preview.redd.it/wglif1n1n19g1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eba2771e26c42b144878ad8bebdc64c0ffb74882
Now let’s see the performance all time metric? Lol in IBKR you could literally just deposit an extra million and it would still be reflected in the value percentage even if you were net negative on your returns.
I didn’t start at 5K€, IBKR got it all mixed up, I started at 81.5K€ in 2020
IBKR UK supports Wise transfers. Did you look into that?
Maybe I should do that. Is it possible with IBKR? Probably just need to ensure I have anough liquidity by the time the recurring buy is set
I suggest IBKR, maybe message their support chat and get it put on there.
Not sure how helpful this is. I'm Australian and have used both Superhero and Betashares before (both Australian stock apps) we also have Stake (maybe I'm misremembering that name it sounds like a gamba app) You might need Australian ID for them. BTW have you tried using a Wise bank account ? Transfer from EURO -> AUD -> IBKR APP I'm not sure if it will work just a thought
The convention is SPX for AM settled and SPXW for PM settled - but IBKR may not be following it.
i’m in Canada and can basically touch all international markets with IBKR. I’ve used about 3 or 4 different brokers in the past IBKR is by far the best
No, actually sounds good. Let's see how it goes. I'm a big fan of blockchain tech anyway. Although I must say I already have full access to world markets with my IBKR account as a European citizen. Almost my entire portfolio is American stocks.
I’m 25F and I am about 2.5x levered in my net worth in SPY. I do this through buying VOO shares on margin. The interest rate on my loan is currently 4.6% through IBKR, and I deduct this from capital gains on my tax returns. I don’t hold levered ETFs for the reasons you mentioned, namely vol decay and high expense ratios.
IBKR and nothing else comes close
AI Brief (not double checked); No, you will **not** have to physically take delivery of barrels of oil at a storage facility in Cushing, Oklahoma. Interactive Brokers (**IBKR**) has a strict policy against customers making or taking physical delivery for most commodities, including the CL (Light Sweet Crude Oil) futures contract. IBKR has automatically: * **Liquidated your futures position**: The broker is in the process of, or has already, closed out the resulting long or short futures position on the open market to prevent delivery obligations and cover the margin shortfall. * **Charged your account for losses/fees**: You are responsible for any losses from the spread, the forced liquidation, and potential additional fees. The goal of this policy is to protect retail traders from the logistical and financial burden of dealing with the physical commodity, which involves arranging storage, insurance, and transport. Your total potential financial loss at this moment is approximately **$8,500 per contract**, plus any applicable fees. This is calculated based on the maximum possible loss for a bull put spread. Loss Calculation The maximum potential loss for a bull put spread occurs when the price of the underlying futures contract is at or below the lower strike price at expiration. * **Your Spread:** 57/65.50 bull put spread * **Lower Strike Price:** **$57.00** * **Higher Strike Price:** **$65.50** * **Crude Oil Futures Price (at settlement on December 19, 2025):** Approximately **$56.66** Since the underlying crude oil price is below your lower strike of $57.00, the maximum loss scenario is triggered. **Maximum Loss Formula:** (Difference between strike prices - Net premium received) \* Contract size Assuming you opened the spread for a **net credit**, your maximum loss is the difference between the strikes minus that credit. * **Difference in Strikes:** **$65.50** \- **$57.00** = **$8.50** per barrel. * **Contract Size:** Each CL contract represents **1,000 barrels**. * **Total Loss (before premium and fees):** **$8.50** \* **1,000** = **$8,500** per contract. The actual final loss will be reduced by whatever net premium you originally received when you opened the spread.
Call IBKR and they can walk you through what is going to happen (or already happened). You have bigger balls than me playing with options on oil futures and letting them ride to expiration. This one is probably gonna sting a little.
AMZN, PM, PWR and IBKR Maybe not my top picks, these are just odd the top of my head, but what I’d be looking for are companies with a large moat, sticky customer base, long history, and good free cash flow.
No one mentioned it… Tradier has a friendlier API than IBKR.
IBKR is one of my trading platforms. It has a vol lab tab that answers all your questions in graphical form.
I planned on IBKR API but honestly, as a swing trader, i find their cost and API limits to be silly. Instead I went with a provider for tick data and process everything myself. Its easier for me to find plays, and then time when I want to enter and how much. I can also adjust and process the data on the fly vs having to rely on them.
ORCL up more than 7% today and my calls are still not green. IBKR is fucking rigged bullshit
Your alternative approach and the IBKR+Python approach are the same thing. Your Python code needs to connect to a broker’s API, like IBKR’s, in order to execute trades. And the broker will provide a data feed. The only reasons you would want a 3rd party data feed is if the broker’s feed is too expensive or too slow. For instance, IBKR’s TWS API updated option quotes every 250 milliseconds and has limitations on simultaneous streaming symbols requiring paying more to exceed the limit: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/market-data-subscriptions/#market-data-lines There’s quite a few broker/data feed APIs: IBKR, Lightspeed, TradeStation, Public, Tradier, Tastytrade, etc. I prefer IBKR because they have great order execution personally.
Thanks for your response. IBKR is definitely the most recommended way to automate the strategies. Just a question: Are there any specific issues or lack of feature which you faced with IBKR for which you think you might want to go to another platform or build your own engine/system ?
I have used IBKR for (testing) automation. I am not an engineer but have some basic programming background and was able to pull it off. It's definitely doable
Paper account on IBKR and link that with [Portseido](https://portseido.com) for analytics.
I don';t known about your broker, but in IBKR yout still can excercise options on frobidden ETFs, that's the way many europeans buy us based based etfs here. I ams sure you can do that too. What you can't do is to increase your position later, only decrease it
Commission and spreads really eat into profits on the smaller tickers, at least on IBKR, from what I’ve seen.
I trade them at Schwab and Tasty. Schwab is cheaper. Both execute fills easily and without a lot of slippage. I've never tried Robinhood or IBKR, but they have their fans.
I hadn’t checked my IBKR account for ages and I see that this one is doing nicely. I’m up 18%!
Stop wasting your time and move to IBKR
Hey, I am in same spot as you, IBKR is not allowing to trade options. any luck so far?
I could see the algos reading the news of the BoJ rate announcement and we see a drop in futes at that time. Even though it's already a *fait accompli*. My IBKR account is locked and loaded, ready to make some tendies.
Never looked into IBKR, but WS was cheap and simple to use. While I'm not interested in trading options anymore, I'm interested to know why you prefer that platform.
I am on IBKR. They are rock solid.
its like Robin Hood or IBKR. They get an insignificant percent of daily trading. I cant see volume, but probably 1% of trading hours
why are so many of you using fucking Wealthsimple instead of IBKR for options? don't trade options with WS