Interactive Brokers

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Interactive Brokers

Last verified: 23 September 2026 · Source: Official regulator registers and broker regulation pages, checked 20-22 September 2026

Risk warning: 57.9% of retail CFD accounts lose money when trading with this broker. · Source of the figure

Minimum deposit

No minimum

EUR/USD spread from

Not disclosed

Islamic account

Not disclosed

Legal entities and regulators

Interactive Brokers — ASIC regulated entity
Regulator: ASIC · Jurisdiction: Australia
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — CIRO regulated entity
Regulator: CIRO · Jurisdiction: Canada
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — Central Bank of Ireland regulated entity
Regulator: Central Bank of Ireland · Jurisdiction: Ireland
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — FCA regulated entity
Regulator: FCA · Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — FINRA regulated entity
Regulator: FINRA · Jurisdiction: United States
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — MAS regulated entity
Regulator: MAS · Jurisdiction: Singapore
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — SEC regulated entity
Regulator: SEC · Jurisdiction: United States
Tier-1 regulated
Interactive Brokers — SFC regulated entity
Regulator: SFC · Jurisdiction: Hong Kong
Tier-1 regulated

Regulation text as published in the sources

IBKR entities under SEC/FINRA (US), FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), CIRO (Canada), Central Bank of Ireland, SFC (Hong Kong), MAS (Singapore). Publicly listed (NASDAQ: IBKR). Tier-1 heavy. UK FCA entity is an FSCS member; BrokerChooser cites the current FSCS investor protection limit as £120,000, though IBUK's own disclosures still reference £85,000 for the UK segment — **figure contested, flag for verification.**

Costs

Low commissions (tiered/fixed); low FX conversion; no inactivity fee (removed).

Accounts

No minimum (retail); demo yes; professional/institutional; Islamic — not a focus, verify.

Demo account: Yes

Platforms

MT4, MT5, TWS

Markets

Bonds, Forex, Futures, Options, Stocks

Funding

Bank transfer primary; limited cards.

Support

Multilingual; Arabic — limited, verify. No dedicated GCC retail office focus.

Arabic support: Not disclosed

Education

Yes — IBKR Campus.

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