Interactive Brokers (institutional prime services)
Interactive Brokers LLC offers multi-asset clearing and introducing-broker services globally.
Interactive Brokers LLC · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · last re-checked 2026-09 · evidence score 79/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC/FINRA | CRD 36418 (SEC 8-47257) | USA | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| FCA | not verified | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| Central Bank of Ireland | C423427 | Ireland | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| ASIC | 453554 | Australia | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| SFC (HK) | not verified | Hong Kong | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| MAS (Singapore) | CMS100917 | Singapore | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| CIRO (Canada) | not verified | Canada | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
Tier classification follows the same scale as the retail register: tier-2 means real supervision and client-money segregation, without an investor compensation scheme. Rows without a tier are recorded without classification rather than guessed.
Where the published model fits
- Hedge fund trading environments
- Family office investment strategies
- Proprietary trading group operations
Watch for
- Self-measured claims verification
- Age and stability of the firm
Interactive Brokers LLC operates as a global self-directed broker-dealer with multiple tier 1 licenses across various jurisdictions. It serves a range of institutional clients, including hedge funds and family offices, through its multi-asset clearing services. The firm's self-measured claims regarding financial strength and execution quality require independent verification.
Testable claims
- Footer register statements: Interactive Brokers LLC is a member NYSE-FINRA-SIPC, regulated by the US SEC and the CFTC; Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. is a CIRO/CIPF member; Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited is authorised and regulated by the FCA
- Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI reference C423427, CRO 657406, ICS member); IB Australia AFSL 453554 (ABN 98 166 929 568); IB Hong Kong regulated by the SFC; IB Securities Japan regulated by Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Registration No. 187); IB Singapore licensed by MAS (Licence No. CMS100917)
- BrokerCheck register: Interactive Brokers LLC CRD 36418, SEC 8-47257, status ACTIVE
- Institutional account minimum and client billing are published fee items; introducing-broker programme offered on the main site
Claims that remain the venue's own measurement
- Financial-strength and execution-quality marketing statements on the homepage are the firm's own characterisations
