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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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If you want to try alternative markets, I recommend Sweden's OMXS30 index. It's very liquid, you can get fills close to mid. Accessible via IBKR. Regarding margin, I'm not sure what kind of margin requirements IBKR imposes on them. But my Swedish broker's requirements are generally around 10-15% of the national value, and of course you can offset options risk with underlying holdings.
IBKR trades SPX, VIX, RUT options 23/5, bro.
I'm in the UK and I use Trading 212 (ISA doesn't have SK but it does have Samsung). I've tried revolut and xtb before neither of them have Korean nor Hong Kong stocks. I'm also eyeing a HK stock so probably will setup IBKR account tonight). Sorry I only know European platforms:(
Anyone have a good rec for a brokerage allowing Korean/HK/Europe markets for US investors? IBKR?
*laughs in IBKR who allows it but makes it the most painful process humanly imaginable if you have used one of the ones that makes it easy.* Heugh heugh heugh
New small port challenge. Started with just 30,000. Futures only. IBKR this time. TARGET: $3.50 kidding. target 100,000 or 3.33x
Ahh, I get you now. Not sure tbh - I'm just showing what IBKR shows me
Portfolio margin on IBKR. Can be useful but very dangerous hehe
Yeah I use IBKR. But I first need to ask AI to explain your project to me. I wanted to actually work on something similar, but I'm working on smaller tasks first like building agents and websites. It's a lot of manual work and iterations
My IBKR email notifications look like that too..
Get real. The OP is paying about $10k more in margin interest than he would at IBKR. IBKR's fees are chump change compared to that.
WOW! In that case, RH or IBKR would be more reasonable.
The issue is wrong or nonsensical numbers at times given by IBKR. Theta is extrinsic value bleed per day.You can't bleed more than you have. If you are managing portfolio risk thinking you are losing 1000$ per day due to underlying change but you are balancing that out by making $1000 per day in theta - and thus you are Ok - then you will find you are grossly mismanaging your risk of your actual theta value is 60 pct less.
depends on how active u are, IBKR is cheap for borrowing, but the transaction fees stack up
IBKR charges for *everything* though….
The annual difference between 11% pa and a 4% pa box spread on 200k is like $14k. So I'm wondering if this is a troll post. Even on IBKR or RH gold you're going to pay market rate plus 150bps best case scenario. So just pick the broker with the right features, products, service, etc. And then learn how to fund your account because all of them will overcharge you substantially. Also Fidelity has good cash management and SPX fees but has garbage platforms, bad product selection, questionable service at best, etc. You can try most brokers with a small deposit. Get a good broker, and learn how to fund your account regardless.
The way to do it is to get portfolio margin and then sell box spreads. You'll want to switch to Schwab or IBKR (possibly Tasty) for that because Fidelity's PM isn't real PM.
You need to join the pros over at IBKR. The rest are for retail players.
IBKR has the lowest margin rates with a Pro account. In the 6% range. The rest are all double digits. GL.
Get IBKR so it's easier to see your Ls
The rules are designed to make you fail. Their business model is collecting fees from marks, not helping independent traders make a living. I suggest self funding from employment, and using a real broker, like IBKR.
I’ve checked the autopilot app, unfortunately, the brokerage in the app is not supported in the Philippines. Any suggestion or alternative for autopilot or IBKR broker?
Is this IBKR iOS on iPad?
That 4-year-old thread is still solid, but the landscape has definitely evolved. If you're leaning toward Barchart or Market Chameleon, here’s my take: Barchart ✅ Good free screeners ✅ Easy to navigate ❌ Can feel surface-level for more advanced volatility / skew work Market Chameleon ✅ Extremely feature-rich (earnings stats, IV rank, skew, dividends, etc.) ✅ Great data depth ❌ Expensive ❌ UI can feel overwhelming Other ones people don’t always mention: • OptionStrat (great visual strategy builder) • Predicting Alpha (cleaner, strategy-focused) • Your broker’s platform (TOS / IBKR still underrated for raw power) One thing I’ve noticed over the years: Most “strategy websites” are great at generating ideas… but they don’t connect well to your actual portfolio risk. That’s partly why I built Optioneer.io — it combines screening + portfolio-level Greeks + real P&L tracking (multi-leg included). It’s more retail-focused and doesn’t try to be an institutional data terminal. Curious what your style is — income (credit spreads / wheel), directional plays, or event-driven like earnings?
IBKR. It's more expensive than something like Robinhood, but it's an actual broker.
Interactive Brokers is the standard for expats. They handle multiple currencies and countries. IBKR lets you access everything from anywhere. Check their tax residency rules based on where youre moving. That matters more than the broker itself.
For reputable apps with low fees and fast withdrawals, I use IBKR for execution the fees are sensible, the platform is reliable, and withdrawals are straightforward. For tracking, analyzing, and staying organized across accounts, I pair it with Tradevision, which makes monitoring performance and setups much clearer without clutter or confusing menus. That combo has worked well for me overall.
I'm unfamiliar with TOS - do you have to manually declare open or closing orders? Or just a simple buy or sell - like how IBKR would handle it, for example - and the brokerage will handle whether it's open or close on the backend.
Tried to use IBKR API and got frustrated after getting only the free market data after 2 days of playing with the code. Wasn’t a fan of how complex it was—signed up for a brokerage with Tradier and after 2 weeks or so got approved and the options fetching is significantly more straightforward and universal. Would HIGHLY recommend checking it out, thought there are some account minimums ($2000 and 2 trades minimum per year) you need to meet so they don’t charge you inactivity fees
Thank you! I've been thinking about switching from Vanguard to IBKR.
Anything that isn’t RH or Fidelity. Personally I like IBKR, but it’s not pretty interfaces
I'm in Australia so I use IBKR. My mate uses Tiger and seems to prefer it but I've never had any issues personally so happy to stay atm.
IBKR are pretty smart folks
Prior to Robinhood allowing you to have multiple accounts back in November, yes… I had a IBKR account for my dividends investments, Webull for my buy and hold, NinjaTrade for futures, and Robinhood for options. Now I have a LEAPS account in Robinhood that I check once a week ish, and an options account I do all my gambling with :) It has changed my mindset quite a bit knowing that one is very stable, very little devastating moves, while the other was meant to be volatile. I take my profits from the options account and move them into the LEAPS account every time I pull enough profit to buy one long term contract.
I actually use think of swim to analyze my trade and I actually trade on IBKR Sounds messed up!
What about IBKR Like real traders use that, not retail traders
Not gonna lie, I had a similar experience with IBKR. Powerful platform, but the API setup feels way more complicated than it needs to be. If you’re not running full-on quant infrastructure and just want to build some tools around scanning and tracking, moomoo’s API and data access felt a lot more straightforward to me. The documentation is cleaner, and you don’t have to deal with as many weird session or local gateway quirks.
I use IBKR but only trade stocks instead of options. I think options are great if you are already holding the stock and want to sell puts. Just purely betting on the price seems quite high risk.
IBKR is terrible, if I am not profitable on that platform I probably would have left. Trying to get pass the “learning curve”. I will give it a few months.
IBKR rode their success on the same platform and backend for too long. Yes they were ahead of the game in 2009 but every other major platform has lapped them with almost every feature. It's a tale as old as time...they went from being the best for fills to ranking alongside or below brokers that offer lower or free trades. Just remember we had ThinkOrSwim with TDA back in what, 2010? IBKR was pretty good for futures and accessing non US markets though.
Maybe the Python API Toolkit is easier to use. IBKR’s main API is asynchronous Event-Driven.
IBKR API is a pain to work with but it's worth it once you get it running. Massive and Polygon are solid alternatives if you just need market data. For actual trading automation look at Alpaca or Interactive Brokers direct. The learning curve sucks but the power is there.
I have a software i use that journals trades for me and IBKR API isn’t great, nor IBKR itself. Fidelity API connects better so yeah if you plan on combining software with your account fidelity is better imo. Dont get me wrong IBKR gets the job done but sometimes its a bit slower - for journaling purposes thats irrelevant but in any other case.. you get the idea
Ah I see, I learned the greeks before getting into options but as time went on I forgot most except Theta, got used to the broker’s UI. For example, IBKR tells you how much p/l if price of the underlying reaches X and gives you the decay per day.
IBKR in general is buggy compared to fidelity which is smooth af
IBKR is just dogshit in general. I only ever opened an account there to get access to some markets I can't get through via Etrade. I closed my IBKR account recently because it was just so unusable. Slow, cryptic 1990's interface, constant spamming and messaging, and then their recent requirement to put an app on your phone to login. Fuck them.
I've been using Etrade to get transaction history, pricing and option chains. I've also used it to place options orders but I've held off on going deep on that. I'm in the process of switching to Mark to Market and a business brokerage account and planning to use IBKR. What is the single session requirement? I'm pretty experienced as a coder so I can probably work my way through it all but if there are some hard inconvenient limitations, I'd love to know.
Yeah, their API documentation feels like it was written by engineers for engineers - zero consideration for actual usability. I've spent more time debugging their connection issues than actually building anything useful with it. [$IBKR](https://aimytrade.io/ticker/IBKR?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=options) might be solid for institutional flows, but their retail developer experience is honestly trash compared to what you get from TD or even Schwab.
Schwab doesn't let you trade only let's you see the prices. IBKR does let you actually trade SPX on say a Sunday.
IBKR and Schwab both offer extended hours SPX trading, though liquidity gets pretty thin after 4:15pm EST. The spreads widen out significantly in the evening session, so you'll pay more for the privilege of trading when most institutional flow has dried up. I'd check the actual bid/ask spreads during extended hours before committing to any broker - sometimes the "access" isn't worth the execution quality you get.
Funny you ask, my cellphone had to much water today and I had to reboot it. The thing is IBKR app uses two factor authentication - so basically I had read only access to my account, waiting for my wife to get back and using her phone contacting support. So that… if I had the balls to hold I’d have $30K+ and enormous sack
I would consider IBKR instead of HOOD. Do a deep dive on IBKR and you’ll know why… lowest cost broker that offers the widest market access… institutional client base (prime brokerage) is of higher quality than serving mostly retail investors with pennies to play around imo.
Try IBKR it’s American broker but I believe it has European markets access among many others (Korea, Japan)
great. my fuckin IBKR thought it would be clever to keep me from any margin whatsoever and just sold me 50 today. ffs really, rather do call me margin REALLY but this is unbearable shite. overall im not even leveraged 1.5 and IBKR fuckers sell my best stonks because market volatile as fuck.....
IBKR won’t show me my port anymore. Probably doing me a solid tbf
Adding IBKR to the list of recommended alternatives. They are fantastic, but parts of their UI isn’t as fun and is a bit dated. Functionally, though, amazing. Super cheap, fast options trades, often paying less than a dollar each side, zero commission stocks, FX fees are so low they make Norbert’s gambit useless, etc etc.
Thanks. I am with IBKR as well. How about Samsung?
Not in the US but you can still get it via HY9H (its GDR) on the Frankfurt exchange. I use IBKR.
okay thanks for the info! which would you recommend? only have schwab and IBKR in my app store.
Did IBKR change their color scheme on mobile? It feels wrong.
I use both IBKR and DEGIRO. Has to be said, IBKR is better in every single way apart from their support.
Trading SPX options on IBKR 23/5 makes it very real.
Just estimated my taxes for last year waiting for my IBKR report. I may have miscalculated heh. Time to make some millies this month or I’m gonna have to sell a house
According to IBKR, that option currently costs $2400, and if HON does go up 40% your profit will be about $4600. A $1M portfolio will shrug at losing $2k, but it will also shrug at gaining $4k. If you *really* think your valuation of that option is closer to its true value than the market’s opinion, $100k is a sufficient portfolio size to profit from that belief, assuming it’s true.
Yah kinda crazy really. IBKR also doesn’t black out your sell button when you need it most
IBKR blows HOOD out of the water, just doesn’t give regards the same dopamine hit via the UI.
I wonder what the diff would be on average annual returns for IBKR+Fidelity users vs Robinhood users
IBKR has way more tickers and is just better, it's just that the interface is straight from Win95
Dang....that's fast. IBKR also selling, but not as much. HOOD flat.
don't IBKR also liquidate 0dte before close / doesn't allow you to buy 0dtes because of potential margin deficit?
fuck IBKR, they won't stand behind you if you are an advisor
# can you log in into IBKR mobile or web??? mine says no connection to trade system... WTF?
IBKR down, surely they won’t rug my ass
# can you log in into IBKR mobile or web?? mine says to connection to server...
Can’t find it on Robinhood or IBKR
$IBKR - the stock only goes up 🚀
For high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) who prefer a DIY approach, platforms like Interactive Brokers (IBKR), Fidelity, and Charles Schwab are often the go-to choices. Here's why: * Interactive Brokers (IBKR): It’s a favorite among pros and HNWIs due to its low fees, extensive range of global assets, and powerful trading tools. However, the interface can feel overwhelming for beginners. * Fidelity & Charles Schwab: These are top choices thanks to their robust research tools, commission-free trading (on most stock/ETF trades), and excellent customer service. Both platforms also cater to more sophisticated needs, such as access to fixed income and derivatives, at reasonable costs. HNWIs often prioritize platforms offering advanced analytics, customization, and global market access. Additionally, the quality of service becomes a significant factor, issues like platform reliability, tax reporting, and access to professional tools weigh heavily.
I’ve done it, and I highly recommend transferring everything to Vanguard and never using Fidelity, Schwab, E*Trade, IBKR, TastyTrade, WeBull, and most of all Robinhood ever again.
I've been telling my family and friends to jump ships every few years. Last year I ported from IBKR to Webull and will get $170k in transfer bonus over 5 year's period. Roth IRA's transfer in bonus is paid out instantly.
I never had this kind of issue with IBKR, always got filled pretty much instantly But if you put a market order and didn't get filled in minutes, you should have checked whats going on? Maybe you accidently got something enabled like 'management algo' or 'buy at open' Maybe if you send a screenshot someone can tell you
I don’t know what IBKR is doing, with level 3 options I can sell puts and nothing else??
I’ve used them for single leg options and the fills were disappointing, I always end up buying near the ask, or at the ask. I’ve only had a mid fill on a rare occasion, the market was going down and I was buying the dip right before the reversal. I get the same fills with Webull, but without fees. I can actually get better prices with Webull using the trading ladder and Webull option fills with wide ask/bid spreads are not known to be good. If you want good fills outside of 0dte, Fidelity and Schwab are much better. IBKR is not on the same level as Schwab or Fidelity, and if you use IBKR for 0dte, good luck. Your fees can increase more than the .65c if you get charged for taking liquidity, the maker taker fees are on the website for each exchange they route your orders to. I don’t understand the hype around IBKR, even when option trading in bulk. You might get filled fast, but you’re being charged at an unknown rate that can increase dramatically with taking liquidity. The smart routing doesn’t prevent your orders from this. You are better off using Lightspeed for these big orders, they have a smart route that avoids taking liquidity and the option fees are cheaper.
When was the order actually filled and at what price? Maybe you just got confirmation of settlement? IBKR is normally excellent when it comes to filling orders, so liquidity must've been really low or maybe your price limit triggered the execution only today?
dollar not holding value isn't a protection against losing your job, getting a severe illness or your house needing urgent repairs. You don't keep an emergency fund for better return, but as insurance. I mean if you have 500K on a brokerage, it's true that even if the market drop 50%, you taking 20K from it, is bad (it cost you 40K) but doable... You can even borrow on margin if you have a decent brokerage for that like IBKR (but most are shitty). Now if you have little cash, and the brokerage is pocket money, an emmergency during a crisis mean you wipe the brokerage basically.
I don’t get IBKR I can sell puts but not buy them….
$IBKR- great stock. Only goes up 🚀
have you actually compared Webull to IBKR market maker variance? just curious because I like Webull but people say IBKR is better in fills and backend fees. I used them like 10 years ago for a few months and liked it but I think they had fees that pushed me away. Supposably they are better now but I don't know, I cant 100% remember if it was fee's that pushed me away?
Webull is the best for mobile and desktop, instant fills and one click entry and exit on both platforms. If you use bracket orders, you can also click and drag on both mobile and desktop. TradeStation and thinkorswim desktop are both pretty good, one click entry and exits with quick trade setups and ladder trading. IBKR desktop has a quick trade set up that can work fast, but if you want to use the ladder for trading you have to use their TWS desktop and adjust the many things for one click entry and exits. The mobile apps are trash for scalping 0dte on these three.