IBKR

mneymaker

Jokes on you Mr IBKR!!! Where is your margin level warning above 10% now????? Shut your mouth, didn’t you???

SneakyPolyester

Good IBKR

Ok_Ground9015

I would guess IBKR, WeBull, or MooMoo. I've probably only ever bought 1 China stock anyway. I have Fidelity and Schwab, so I'm just guessing.

theSherlockView

any platform that has access to USA otc or canada markets. seems like you are UK based so would need IBKR i think

therealsylvos

Analysts don’t set stock price, they publish earnings expectations. The market sets the price. Robinhoods stock price corresponded to a valuation of ~115 billion, roughly equal to one of its peers/competitors in IBKR. The difference is IBKR has more than twice the revenue and profit of Robinhood. The only way this would be rational is if you believed that in the future Robin Hood would make a lot more than IBKR (because money in the future isn’t as valuable as money today). So even if the stock beats analyst estimates, if it’s not showing enough growth to justify its huge evaluation the stock should dip.

CMDR_Shepard96

Yeah, just cheapies on IBKR. $0.12ea = $12 for one option.

xsairon

ey man heads up, dont use derigo rookie mistake I made too, absolute fucking dogwater broker in terms of the info they provide to you let that sit there and get on IBKR

GabFromMars

IBKR for small cap etf with low-cost volume Trade Republic for ETF bonds private equity Revolut for us equity and index commodities CFD based ………

Alert-Mirror-9334

I know DPRO has a price target in the range between $15-$20. But DFLI also got price target of $19 by IBKR (Interective brokers) yesterday. You can check that if you have access to IBKR.

Zombyte_12

Morning all I’m new to investing and plan to deposit $100 each month into my IBKR account. I’m a non-US resident so my question is: Should I just put all $100 into VOO, or split it like • $60 VOO • $20 VGT • $20 SCHD Or maybe something else ? My goal is long-term growth and I’ll gradually increase the monthly amount whenever possible.

Mug_of_coffee

Yup - just so others know, I've been using it to help me understand the IBKR platform better, and it can even tailor it's advice to IBKR Canada. I am really impressed with it, and use it regularly. Well done OP and thank you.

Mug_of_coffee

Hah - as I was reading this post, I was thinking "Dude - Rallies.ai already does this." Well done. I enjoy it. If you integrate with IBKR, I might subscribe.

SqurrrlMarch

so LMFA?!? strange dump right? well I just saw it tagged in my portfolio with the Up Tick rule. Then I started looking at the short history 51% shorting demand currently the stock was apparently even more heavily shorted last week, with almost no shares available on IBKR the stock is now under the up tick rule as of this a afternoon, from the 6th to the 8th due to the short selling so I'm guessing that's why it fuckin tanked so hard on market open, because it wasn't really pumped anywhere other than a couple comments in here no? anyways, also explains why volume went to shit since it has selling restrictions and the market is bearish AF since META ran out if money anyone else have thoughts on this?

Galaxy_AI

Port: -63%. Where can I apply for a refund in IBKR?

Fine_Glass_4938

Now try to comapare it to IBKR

IamyourfantasyX

Honestly the IBKR app hasn't updated my excess liquidity so not sure 🤣

alone-in-the-chat

why NVO stopped in IBKR?

senrim

I am not in the mood to do the calculation, But lets say you buy 10 shares for 160 and then you buy 10 for 250 and sell them the for 250 immedietly. You actually god rid of the first 10 shares. So you made profit 900 dollars and your new average price is 250 for unrealized gains basically zero. Its first in first out. You can view the lots in IBKR and find it yourself. But the way IBKR calculates it is irrelevant for taxes to some extend, depending which country you are from, you can add that up manually just with trades and do it yourself. IBKR just tracks it for you.

QuarkOfTheMatter

>I have my company stock plan, savings, ira, trading all under one roof. Thats interesting, because thats in part of why i moved other accounts around. I wanted to diversify so that way if one of the brokers had an issue i could still work with another account somewhere else, im more talking IRA account vs taxable accounts, those are both in separate brokers. And my move was from Schwab to IBKR. Still have Schwab but its basically a shell of an account, just use it for research and data feeds for other charting software.

GneissFrog

Well, seeing how you asked the question, it means you haven't yet tried despite how ridiculous it is to think it would be allowed. Here is what is going to happen: IBKR will ask for proof of liquid net worth. In my case, I had to show a statement with $100k in cash or cash equivalent. If you haven't yet received this request for proof, it is because you haven't deposited funds and made trades yet.

Silent_Win116

Anyone approved for level 4 on IBKR am i able to sell options without having any money in my account?

Aware-Celebration873

I transfer to IBKR and it takes matter of hours, something definitely up there.

SqurrrlMarch

IBKR news for the ticker

Reasonable-Owl-232

Ibkr operates on a first in first out basis. So your average price in the app is 4x(250-160) (I.e the 2 you bought minus the 8 you sold) =$640 + (12*250) =$3640. $3640 ÷ 16 shares is $227.5, which is what IBKR is listing as your average price. The unrealized number flows on from this maths. To answer your question, it doesn't matter what IBKR lists as I realized or average price. Focus on your trades and don't watch some fantasy number on the screen.

Nabz23

Do you pay for real time data on IBKR?

Big-Mirror-125

Are you sure you downloaded it from IBKR website?

Mug_of_coffee

I've used Questrade, WealthSimple and IBKR. IBKR is without a doubt the best.

shanzid01

Thanks 🙏 it’s IBKR, their margin rates are much better than Wealthsimple

Scannerguy3000

I’ve used Fidelity, IBKR, TastyTrade, and Schwab. 1. Schwab has better fills than the other three. 2. Schwab treats me like an adult and gave me the options level I asked for. 3. Schwab has a free API (actually 2, one for personal transactions and one for market data). I don’t know anything about Public. But I’m closing all my other accounts with other brokers and moving everything to Schwab for these reasons.

newtoeso

Bought HOOD calls in IBKR. So do what you want with this information. I just hope I didn’t fuck ever call holder with this move

dominicusbenacus

IBKR

Own_Earth6868

Hoping there is someone who has “been there done that” can also offer some comments. I don’t think IBKR would be cheaper for the volume I trade. Have no complaints with TOS and I don’t plan to abandon Schwab but just looking to day trade my plan for less than I am paying.

HVVHdotAGENCY

Because Public sucks? Schwab is incredible. The tooling, the service, the whole enchilada. It’s by far my favorite platform I’ve used. You couldn’t pay me to get off of it at this point. If you’re that concerned about fees, there’s plenty of superior platforms to public. IBKR is what I use for api based and automated trading and it’s cheaper than Schwab on a per transaction basis as well

greatfool667

Me when I'm up more than 1% - I should probably start reading Soros books, there's not much else on my level. On a down day furiously googling IBKR margin call policies.

pepe_____-

Ok real question, trade republic or interactive brokers? I feel like TR is super easy to use, but sometime it’s TOO easy and basic While IBKR seems lowkey old school but way more complete, idk about fees tho What y’all europoors think?

rupert1920

Looks like they don't support anything more advanced than long options though: https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/self-directed-investing/options > Coming soon: Take control of your market outlook with secured puts and multi-leg option strategies like vertical spreads, calendar spreads, and more. For that reason I think IBKR is still the best right now, with better analytic tools, even though they're $0.65/contract (not counting ECN fees/rebates).

lufisraccoon

I've never done it with Fidelity, but with IBKR the tax credit isn't imported automatically - however, I just need to look up one number from the IBKR tax forms and add it to TurboTax.

sarhama072

1000%. Tell them that you used to use IBKR, and that the rest of your funds are there. You like the Schwab platform better and will move all your funds over if you can match IBKR rate

Leslie_Manning

I also use IBKR, but I combo it with Capex.com since IBKR is slow, if you have a pending trade.

Jerikolol

Im dressed in my dirty rags, my QQQ-chan lewd fan art poster ripped to pieces scattered on the ground. Around me, my Jensen "Bigdik' Huang plushie has been thrown in the bin, my META collectible Zuck cards are burnt to a crisp in my ash tray. I havent showered in 3 weeks, covered in my own feces and puke. Desperate, I keep refreshing IBKR. Red. Again more red. Always red. I want to cry, but no tears run out. My head is pounding, my inner voice screaming "why didnt u take profit, AI is a FAD and u are a F\*\*G". *I sigh*. Ok, RSI is flashing oversold, shutdown will end next week, and fed rate cut chance is still 70%. We can salvage this. I fresh once again, another-0.10% tick. *Fuuuuuuuuuuuck* *-Diary of a Bol, day 531, November 2025*

GneissFrog

IBKR might be the only brokerage for US retail that has global trading hours for index options, at least that was the case for awhile. Execution wise, I have no complaints. TWS isn't everyone's favorite, but the new desktop app has come a long ways and is much improved over the past year. I use both ToS with Schwab and TWS with IBKR

Able-Cauliflower-712

Congrats! May i ask you about your settings in IBKR for this specific strategy?

PsychologicalTap2459

This stick has plummeted. Insider project on IBKR says it will go to .56 cents.

yxing

Oh shit I didn't realize SPX even had global trading hours. How's IBKR's platform?

GneissFrog

SPX/NDX options, global trading hours on IBKR

SexyMalasada

Available to buy & Sell for me (IBKR) 🤷‍♂️ Probably not available on your broker

Minimum_Ice_4370

I'm holding some HOOD cause I think it is the most innovative and fastest growing broker. I am using IBKR myself but I'm considering to switch to RH

ljalja_

Oh, and for anyone who thought of jumping on the PTLE train - not tradeable on IBKR, because of too high risk 😂 guess similar for many other brokers.

Prudent_Newspaper723

Okay. It doesn't have to be binary. You can debate, balance and draw a line within which you're willing to invest. This goes everywhere, not just investing. And in this sliding scale of eth ics and your personal tolerance you can invest within your comfort level. Both schwab and IBKR now have portfolio tools/scoring to align with your values and ethics. People like the moron I replied to shame people who try to negotiate this territory because it matters to them. And clearly not all billionaires invest blind to ethics and values. Expecting retail to do that is naive.

Desperate-Trash-3268

It looks like IBKR is the only one that pays interest on collateral

matecitogalactico

Nobody answered your questions: The acronym you're looking for is "dte", which means "days to expiration". You want to buy "3dte" puts. Options have a lot of measurements, called the "greeks". One of the most important ones is the "theta": That's how much you lose every day, just because a day has passed. You can look it up online (google "theta decay options"), but basically any option that expires in the next 60 days loses a considerable amount every day, and they are a hard bet because you're betting not only against the movement of the underlying (Amazon's stock) but against decay as well. Whenever you see the price of an option, you see the price of a single one. But you always buy and sell by a "lot" or "contract" of 100 options. Yes, there are put options around the $2.92 mark you could buy, so you'd be paying $292 for a single (1) contract of options. IBKR offers a free, demo account you can use to test operating the market. I highly recommend you try it out before you use real money. If for any reason you still want to use real money, find some smaller stock you can try a contract on for 50 bucks or less.

DonDiabloTheGreat

You have no gainers today - IBKR Yeah thanks, asshole. I know.

tachyonvelocity

I will say that IBKR is mostly "professional" retail, they are better informed than the masses, IBKR has also grown a lot of accounts as you said, so margin per account is not like extremely high. End of March was also not the market highs, the S&P already dumped 10% due to Canadian tariffs. So, growth of 10% margin, from a market trough of 10% to market highs now, is not really a huge issue.

MitchCurry

IBKR monthly client margin loan balances. |Month|**Ending client margin loan balances**| |:-|:-| |March|$63.7B (+24% y/y, flat m/m)| |April|$58.2B (+15% y/y, -9% m/m)| |May|$61.2B (+15% y/y, +5% m/m)| |June|$65.1B (+18% y/y, +6% m/m)| |July|$67.6B (+20% y/y, +4% m/m)| |August|$71.8B (+31% y/y, +6% m/m)| |September|$77.3B (+39% y/y, +8% m/m)| |October|$81.6B (+39% y/y, +6% m/m)| They had 3.62MM accounts at the end of March so a mathematical average of $17,600 margin balance per account. For October, they had 4.23MM accounts for an average of $19,300 margin balance per account so a 9.6% increase in the average margin balance per account.

ChristianRauchenwald

>What are your thoughts on UUUU? I'm having issues getting the chart to load for that one for some reason (using MotiveWave with IBKR as my data source) but from what I could see from the portion of the chart that loaded I'd also on first glance expect a retracement to roughly $12.00 - $13.50. But since I can't even load a daily chart and the only thing that loads for me right now is the 4h chart that is a guess at best.

Disastrous-Muffin743

Sorry IBKR, I won't open your app for a bit, just going out to touch grass after turning from permabear to permabull

Decent-Mechanic2729

IBKR has it. Couple of apps need to board this ticker

Available_Force_2807

What are you talking about? Selling calls against your LEAPs is absolutely allowed and I do it all the time in IBKR. I think what you meant was you can do this specific transaction in a TFSA but you can sure as heck do it in an non registered/investing account.

WarmCalligrapher3006

yeah, problem is i'm broke and IBKR is more like "I'm broke (you) know right?"

lamachejo

I wanted to use it but there is a bug in my account where I cant verify my tax information and I get hit with "unsuported user origin", contacted support and they told me they cant fix the bug lol. Will keep using IBKR for options trades....

Commercial-Bad-3708

In IBKR you can change the method in lots for taxes I believe.

AdeptnessPlus6860

IBKR

AquaticMonk

I was at IBKR and Fidelity but just transferred to Webull because of the 4% promo they were running. Been happy with their desktop/browser/mobile app functionality so far. Super customizable too. Once my lock in period ends, I'll see who else is running a generous transfer in promo.

orangeyougladiator

IBKR gives you 3.5% on your cash not in the market. Imagine using anything else lol

Riskismyapellido

Remember to think before u click. IBKR to 72$ EoY 

Sex_Panther_60

IBKR.

Rare-Energy-4357

in my opinion the solution for a U.S. citizen seeking a liquid, "doom's day" contingency outside the U.S. is not a foreign country, but a highly-regulated offshore financial institution, like the Expat divisions of global banks in British Crown Dependencies, or a sophisticated broker like Interactive Brokers (IBKR)

InvestingMonkeys

Anyone/anything "promising above market returns" IS a scam. Even the most experienced Wall Street traders miss. Even if they say capital stays in your account the whole time, how do you know they'll hold up to that. Scammers aren't really known for telling the truth, just what you want to hear to part with your money. That being said, and as others have pointed out, stick to the known companies that have a proven record of being legit whether it being a bank or a trading/fintech platform like SoFi, Robinhood and IBKR etc.

Disastrous_Rent_6500

Wealthsimple is the best financial app in Canada, but it is just simply bad for foreign equities. IBKR is fixes the FX fees issue completely. Just another goated App

FOMO_ME_TO_LAMBOS

Fidelity is absolute trash for options. IBKR or tradestation are probably the best professional setups. Webull isn’t bad trading off the price ladder if you want cheap fees don’t mind sub par routing.

smith-zou

I’m an Australian too,my suggestion is IBKR.

BusinessLetterhead74

I like Webull but will prob go to IBKR or tasty trade for leverage on CSPs

mooglecharm14

Second that. IBKR.

Possible_Law8357

If you can read then head to IBKR website, everything is written there.

PokemonAnimar

I've heard good things about IBKR. I use robinhood only because thats what I originally downloaded. If I was just starting nowadays I would go with fidelity because they're one of the most reputable 

Appropriate-Past-537

Just grabbed a position through Interactive Brokers. $INVRD on the OTC market. Robinhood doesn’t list it yet, but most full-access brokers like IBKR, Fidelity, or TD Ameritrade will let you trade it.

Disastrous_Rent_6500

Oh dude I’m Canadian too, you’re not supposed to use Wealthsimple for foreign companies. You’re supposed to use IBKR. They don’t charge exchange fees just super tiny commissions. I just saved you THOUSANDS of dollars in fees

rfra_

IBKR is quite good / Finary as well. Also using PortfolioPerformance software but a bit more complicated (you have to record your trades, create a security database..).

maqifrnswa

It might be a harder question than it appears, but it is a good exercise on thinking about calendars. The only definitive payoff line is at expiration; for early time points you need a model. If you choose to use BS, you'll need to either handle non-local volatility or ignore volatility smile. You can alternatively use jump diffusion (Merton) or stochastic volatility (Bates, Heston) instead of non-local IV. I know IBKR uses non-local volatility by fitting the IV curve to a surface, then use that non-local IV on their models for their pricing lines. So there's isn't a simple answer to whether there's a function to do that. Yes, there's a function and libraries (or just calculate BSM yourself), it's just that those results might not be meaningful. That said, payoff lines for calendar spreads aren't always that helpful because they are so vega dependent. If IV doesn't change, simple models' lines might be ok, but the whole point of a calendar is to take advantage of IV changes over time independent of changes to the underlying. You probably need a payoff surface instead of a line (payoff as a function of underlying and IV).

redhandman_mjsp

I don't know. I can't say I've tried. The fact that those tickers are set to close-only suggests the restriction was imposed by T212 themselves or their intermediary (IBKR) for risk purposes - in which case, I don't think calling them up would make a difference. If a ticker was not popping up on the platform's search function then it may be worthwhile to call.

Fr3ncis

etoro but now im definetly changing to IBKR !

mutinonpunn

IBKR you can change your order to pre-market.

holoqholoq97

I am using IBKR, it lets me to trade pre market!!

minisrikumar

Honestly most options platforms are shit as they dont pay interest, but IBKR pays interest on idle cash so you are always earning money, they also have a nice sign up bonus depending on the link, PM me if interested

GneissFrog

Ah, that's unfortunate. I would still strongly suggest you look into SPX or XSP options. Since they are cash-settled with no assignment risk, your broker will not auto-sell them for you at 3:30 and you can participate in the full session. IBKR even offers global trading hours so you can trade SPX options overnight, unlike SPY options (not every brokerage will offer global trading hours though). There's also the added benefit of better tax treatment.

Nabz23

those of you who use IBKR how do yall deal with the lag for option prices? Its so annoying even the ones in my portfolio the P/L is always so behind

SustainableStocks

It was easy. I just waiting until 9:30PM (Eastern time) and bought the shares. IBKR automatically did the conversion a few days later and pulled the correct amount of USD. Can walk anyone through the process if needed. I'm thinking in a few years this could be a winner. In the past I've let "jumping through a few hoops" deter me, only to regret it.

Jaded-Writer7712

where to buy this? even IBKR doesn’t let. https://preview.redd.it/6f5prdtztbyf1.png?width=1206&format=png&auto=webp&s=60ab62f9af1702f5a0c5ff86efce316b0d74e55b

GunterOasis

Many of us do not have idea why is pumping. I check IBKR and Stock titan for news . Often it is just pump and dump. However many stock today have great news catalysts

Nabz23

god i hate how laggy IBKR is with options

QuarkOfTheMatter

All of the major brokers are fine, Fidelity, Schwab, IBKR, (TastyTrade even though its not what i would consider a major broker). Big question with options is who gives you the best pricing, best data, best platform and who doesnt hold back on option permissions. Schwab for example is one of the hardest to get say spreads options permissions with, at least for me. Fidelity was fine there, and IBKR was easy. Other question is what type of options trading are you doing? Scalping 0Dte's? Likely Fidelity will be way too slow and cumbersome to use, where as Schwab and IBKR have nice platforms for this. Doing more long term trades that span at least a few days where a few seconds here and there doesnt matter, they are all fine.

Cabrim

KDK. Despite all the trading volume the last couple weeks, still no shares available to borrow on IBKR & Schwab. Commons up 30%~ over the last month. Borrow-rate just spiked to 50-60%. Several very positive analyst targets. Earnings coming up. If shorts are closing positions, it's not adding to available shares. Hmm. 🤔

kaapooj

isn't IBKR available in germany?

Scummerle

IBKR

Interesting_Sock9883

How do you sell fractional options? Is it there on IBKR?

Careless-Flamingo-67

IBKR

Nelvalhil

IBKR's market scanner in Trader Workstation

Cheap-Pie8478

Im so sad that I cant buy this on my IBKR ffs. Wanted to go in when it was 0.5 on Monday

Affectionate_Fly7659

Which broker ? I use IBKR from germany and you can only buy/sell potions during US market open hours

bizstarter

IBKR