Interactive Brokers review
Regulation, trading conditions, fees, platforms and user experiences
Also known as IBKR
Editorial review updated 26 August 2026 · Broker data checked 26 August 2026
- Editorial score
- 8.0/10How we scored Interactive Brokers
- User rating
- No user ratings yet
- Regulatory status
- SFC (Hong Kong)
- Country
- United States
- Established
- Established 1978
- Website
- interactivebrokers.com
Interactive Brokers may have a commercial relationship with 88 Forex Brokers. Paid placement is labelled separately and does not allow payment alone to determine the editorial score.
Interactive Brokers is a forex and CFD broker associated with United States. This profile reviews its regulatory records, trading conditions, platforms, fees and available user reports.
Interactive Brokers sits below the standard we would recommend without reservation. Regulated by SEC, FINRA, CFTC/NFA, FCA, ASIC, Central Bank of Ireland, CIRO, MAS, SFC and others, offering Trader Workstation, IBKR Desktop, IBKR GlobalTrader, IBKR Mobile, Client Portal. What follows is drawn from the broker's own published material and covers the things that decide the account you end up with: who oversees them, what trading actually costs, and where the compromises sit.
Interactive Brokers at a glance
- Broker name
- Interactive Brokers
- Established
- 1978
- Headquarters
- Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Legal entities
- Interactive Brokers LLC
- Regulatory status
- Regulated
- Minimum deposit
- $0
- Maximum leverage
- 1:50 (varies by entity or country)
- Trading platforms
- Proprietary platform
- Markets offered
- Forex, Metals, Shares, ETFs, Bonds, Futures
- Account types
- Individual, Joint, Trust, IRA, Family, Advisor, Broker, Proprietary Trading Group, Institutional
- Demo account
- Available
- Islamic account
- Not available
- Customer support
- Live chat, secure message, phone, Help Centre, 24 hours on business days
- Official website
- interactivebrokers.com
Our view of Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers stands out for an SFC (Hong Kong) licence, 48 years of operating history, raw spreads from 0.1 pip and a low minimum deposit of $0. Its suitability depends on the legal entity available in your country, the protection attached to that entity and whether its pricing and platform range match how you intend to trade.
No specific limitation has been recorded, but this does not remove the need to verify the account entity and terms.
Who Interactive Brokers may suit
Interactive Brokers may suit traders looking for a tier-one licence behind the account, raw spreads with a commission, a small first deposit and automated strategies.
Who should consider alternatives
Consider alternatives if you require an Islamic account, copy trading and MetaTrader, stronger regulatory protection or account terms that are not available through your local entity.
What stands out
- Extensive range of tradable instruments, advanced trading platforms, strong regulatory oversight, competitive pricing
What to consider
- Complex platform may be challenging for beginners, no MetaTrader support, inactivity fees may apply
What traders report about Interactive Brokers
There are not enough eligible ratings to publish an aggregate user rating for Interactive Brokers.
- Open cases
- 0
- Broker responded
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
Community metrics describe the published dataset and do not establish that every client will have the same experience.
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How Interactive Brokers scored
The editorial score is calculated from the broker information and assessment criteria described in our scoring methodology. It is separate from user ratings and sponsored placement.
Category scores may be unavailable where there is not enough reliable information. The overall score should not be treated as a guarantee of safety, performance or suitability.
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