Trading and Market Data

Configuring Your Account

CONFIGURING YOUR ACCOUNT

Trading and Market Data

Trading Permissions and Market Data


Trading permissions are required in order to provide clients with all the proper regulatory disclosures and provide clients with the ability to trade. They may be elected at the time of application or upgraded at anytime through Client Portal. Upgraded permissions are subject to regulatory review, and any upgrade request received by 11:00 ET on a business day will be reviewed by the next business day under normal circumstances.


Trading permissions are broken down by asset class and country as shown below.

Stocks

  • Austria
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Russia
  • Singapore5
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Fixed Income

  • United States
  • Europe
  • Hong Kong


Stock & Cash Index Options 1

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Futures

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Futures Options

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Mutual Funds

  • United States
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • UK


Single Stock Futures

  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Spot Currencies 2

  • Australian Dollar
  • British Pound
  • Canadian Dollar
  • Euro
  • Hong Kong Dollar
  • Japanese Yen
  • Mexican Peso
  • New Zealand Dollar
  • Swedish Krona
  • Singapore Dollar
  • Swiss Franc
  • United States Dollar


ETFs3

  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States


Warrants

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Hong Kong


CFDs

  • Global


Metals

  • Global


Penny Stocks 4

  • United States



Market Data and Research Subscriptions


We directly pass real-time market data fees through to the client. Exchanges generally have a two tier pricing structure for non-professionals and professionals, with professionals paying higher rates.

For specific information and schedules for market data and research subscriptions, including real-time Reuters Fundamental Analysis and Newsfeed subscription fees, see our Market Data Pricing Overview.



Notes:

  1. Because of SEC restrictions, US legal resident clients are not allowed to trade non-US stock and cash index options.
  2. There are two currency permissions: Currency Conversion and Spot Currency. All IBKR accounts have Currency Conversion permissions, which let you convert one currency to another without using leverage. Spot currency, which is optional and requires additional trading permissions, lets you trade spot currencies on a leveraged basis.

  3. If you plan to trade any Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), including ETFs, with the following characteristics, you may wish to request Complex Leveraged Products (CLP) permissions:

    1. Any leveraged ETPs;
    2. Any inverse ETP;
    3. Any Volatility ETPs;
    4. ETPs that have an exotic underlying (Asset-backed Securities, Collateralized Loan Obligations, Collateralized Debt Obligations);
    5. All ETNs of any kind; and
    6. Other complex ETPs, particularly if they have embedded leverage or use derivatives.
  4. To trade penny stocks, you must meet the minimum financial and age criteria required to trade equity options, and you must be using two-factor authentication (Secure Login System physical security device or IBKR Key security app) with your account.
  5. Due to regulatory considerations, Singapore residents with existing accounts under Interactive Brokers LLC (U.S.) are currently unable to trade Singapore stocks through that entity. However, these clients may open an account with Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. Ltd. specifically to trade Singapore stocks. Clients who are not residents of Singapore may trade Singapore stocks through Interactive Brokers LLC, subject to the applicable local regulations in their country of residence.