Multi-asset broker

Interactive Brokers

Multi-asset broker offering stocks, ETFs, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds from one account through licensed affiliates in several countries. Its US entity, Interactive Brokers LLC, is regulated by the SEC and CFTC, and it has a DFSA-licensed branch in the DIFC.

Last reviewed: 19 October 202613 sourcesinteractivebrokers.com

Entity for international clients: Not stated on the broker's site
Licensed entities: SEC / CFTCFCADFSACBICIROASICSFCMASKanto LFBSEBI
Minimum deposit: No account minimum
Lowest published cost: US stocks: from USD 0.0035 per share

Regulation

Each licence covers only the entity named. Check which entity will hold your account before you register.

SEC / CFTCChecked on the register

Interactive Brokers LLC

Regulator: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC)
Country: United States
Licence no.: SEC 8-47257; FINRA CRD 36418
Authorisation: FINRA BrokerCheck: status Active (FINRA approval 1995-01-06)

Open register · brokercheck.finra.org

FCAChecked on the register

Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited

Regulator: Financial Conduct Authority
Country: United Kingdom
Licence no.: 208159
Authorisation: Authorised since 06/02/2002 per the FCA Register

Open register · register.fca.org.uk

DFSAChecked on the register

Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited (DIFC Branch)

Regulator: Dubai Financial Services Authority
Country: United Arab Emirates (DIFC)
Licence no.: F008423
Authorisation: Branch licensed 28-Aug-2024 only to arrange deals in investments and arrange custody, with a retail-client endorsement. Brokerage and custody are delivered by or through Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited.
Serves: Clients in and from the DIFC; some products and account types may not be available to them

Open register · dfsa.ae

CBIChecked on the register

Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited

Regulator: Central Bank of Ireland
Country: Ireland (EU)
Licence no.: C423427
Authorisation: MiFID investment firm; also a MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP)

Open register · registers.centralbank.ie

CIROFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers Canada Inc.

Regulator: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (member Canadian Investor Protection Fund)
Country: Canada
Licence no.: Not available

ASICFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers Australia Pty. Ltd.

Regulator: Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Country: Australia
Licence no.: AFSL 453554

SFCFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited

Regulator: Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (member SEHK and HKFE)
Country: Hong Kong SAR
Licence no.: Not available

MASFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Regulator: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Country: Singapore
Licence no.: CMS100917

Kanto LFBFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.

Regulator: Kanto Local Finance Bureau (member JSDA and The Commodity Futures Association of Japan)
Country: Japan
Licence no.: 187
Authorisation: Registration number

SEBIFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Interactive Brokers India Pvt. Ltd.

Regulator: Securities and Exchange Board of India (trading member NSE and BSE; depository participant NSDL)
Country: India
Licence no.: INZ000217730

IBKR says the account-carrying entity generally depends on the country of legal residence, and does not state which entity holds accounts for Gulf residents outside the DIFC. The DIFC branch only arranges deals and custody; brokerage is delivered through Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited.

Markets & platforms

Markets

Stocks
ETFs
Options
Futures
Forex
Metals
Bonds
Investment funds

Platforms

Trader Workstation (TWS)
IBKR Desktop
IBKR Mobile
Client Portal
IBKR GlobalTrader
IMPACT app
IBKR Prediction Markets
API

Account types

IBKR Pro (Fixed or Tiered)
IBKR Lite
Advisor / Trading Group / Broker accounts

Fees & costs

Values as the broker publishes them; "from" is the lowest advertised value, and actual costs vary by instrument, account and market conditions.

Costs

US stocks on IBKR Pro: Fixed USD 0.005 per share (min USD 1) or Tiered from USD 0.0035 per share (min USD 0.35), plus third-party fees. Rates vary by product and market; commission-free IBKR Lite is for US residents only.

IBKR Pro (Fixed or Tiered)

Minimum deposit: USD 0
Spreads: Not published
Commission: US stocks and ETFs: Fixed USD 0.005 per share (min USD 1, max 1% of trade value), or Tiered from USD 0.0035 per share (min USD 0.35) by monthly volume, plus exchange, clearing and regulatory fees
Notes: Available to all eligible clients; no inactivity fee.

IBKR Lite

Minimum deposit: USD 0
Spreads: Not published
Commission: USD 0 on US exchange-listed stocks and ETFs; Fixed pricing applies to non-qualifying products
Notes: US residents only, so not available to Middle-East residents.

Advisor / Trading Group / Broker accounts

Minimum deposit: Not published
Spreads: Not published
Commission: Broker accounts: USD 10,000 minimum commissions in the first 8 months, then USD 2,000 per month
Notes: Institutional account structures. Broker master accounts need a USD 10,000 upfront deposit; Trading Group masters: USD 0.

Deposits & withdrawals

Deposit & withdrawal methods: Bank wire/transfer, checks (some currencies), ACH, EFT, SEPA, BACS and GIRO (some currencies), plus other methods on the Funding Reference page. IBKR says deposits and trading in up to 29 currencies, including AED.
Account currencies: Not available
Withdrawal fees & terms: Two free withdrawal requests per calendar month, then a fee per withdrawal, e.g. USD 10 by wire, USD 1 by ACH, AED 18, EUR 8 or GBP 7 by bank transfer. Correspondent bank fees are extra; cash deposits are not accepted.
Country restrictions: Not on IBKR's list of available countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, North Korea, Cuba, Belarus, Myanmar and Venezuela. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco are on it. Crypto is offered only to eligible IB LLC clients.

Strengths & limits

Strengths

No account minimum and no inactivity fee for individual IBKR Pro and Lite accounts.
Source: interactivebrokers.com
US stock commissions are published for IBKR Pro: Fixed USD 0.005 per share (min USD 1), or Tiered from USD 0.0035 per share.
Source: interactivebrokers.com
Regional presence: a DFSA-regulated DIFC branch of IBUK, plus UAE equities (ADX, DFM) and AED funding added in December 2025.
Source: interactivebrokers.com
Access to over 175 markets in about 40 countries from one account, per IBKR.
Source: interactivebrokers.com

Limits

IBKR Lite (USD 0 US stock commissions) is for US residents only; other clients pay IBKR Pro Fixed or Tiered rates.
Source: interactivebrokers.com
The DIFC branch is licensed only to arrange deals and custody; brokerage and custody run through IBUK, and some products and account types may not be available to its clients.
Source: interactivebrokers.co.uk
Only two free withdrawals per calendar month; later withdrawals are charged (e.g. AED 18, or USD 10 by wire).
Source: interactivebrokers.com
Several MENA countries (e.g. Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Iran) are not on IBKR's list of available countries.
Source: interactivebrokers.com

What we could not verify

The CySEC licence previously shown on ZeroSpread has no matching IBKR entity on CySEC's register; EU clients go to Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (Central Bank of Ireland).
Which entity carries accounts for Gulf residents outside the DIFC is not stated on the pages reviewed.
Interactive Brokers LLC's NFA/CFTC registration was not checked on NFA BASIC.
Register entries for the Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and India entities were not opened; numbers are as stated by IBKR.
Currency count differs between pages: 29 on the site vs 28 in the December 2025 press release.

Sources

13 official sources · last reviewed 19 October 2026

Interactive Brokers

Last reviewed: 19 October 202613 sourcesinteractivebrokers.com