Interactive Brokers

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 4 register lines are on this file, spread across 4 legal entities in 4 jurisdictions, 4 of them with a top-tier regulator.

Filed by the desk · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · established 1978 · sourcing confidence: high

On the wire

4 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

01
register entry
SEC/CFTC/NFA entry NFA ID 0258600 for Interactive Brokers LLC
Source: nfa.futures.org
02
register entry
FCA entry 208159 for Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited
Source: interactivebrokers.com
03
register entry
Central Bank of Ireland entry C423427 for Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited
Source: registers.centralbank.ie
04
register entry
ASIC entry AFSL 453554 for Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd
Source: interactivebrokers.com

Entity by entity

4 lines

Register lines on file for Interactive Brokers. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Entity as registered	Number	Tier	Source
SEC/CFTC/NFA	USA	Interactive Brokers LLC	NFA ID 0258600	T1	nfa.futures.org
FCA	UK	Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited	208159	T1	interactivebrokers.com
Central Bank of Ireland	Ireland	Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited	C423427	T1	registers.centralbank.ie
ASIC	Australia	Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd	AFSL 453554	T1	interactivebrokers.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open	$0
EUR/USD spread as published	not verified
Leverage as advertised	1:30 (UK/EU retail); 1:50 (US majors)
Platforms	Trader Workstation (TWS) · IBKR Desktop · Client Portal · IBKR Mobile · API/FIX
Account books	IBKR Lite (US) · IBKR Pro · Institutional

What the record says

Noted: interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker IBKR and is a component of the S&P 500.

Recorded by the desk: interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited is authorised by the FCA with register entry number 208159.

Not verified

2 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.

The desk could not confirm a typical EUR/USD spread IBKR charges commission on raw interbank quotes, so no comparable single spread figure is published before filing.
The desk could not confirm negative balance protection applies to UK/EU retail entities under regulatory rules; not verified for all entities before filing.