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Interactive Brokers

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Interactive Brokers is an online brokerage that provides direct access to global markets, covering stocks, ETFs, options, futures and futures options, spot currencies, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds and prediction markets. It offers fixed, tiered and $0 commission structures, along with margin rates, interest on cash balances, short sale costs and market data.

Trading is available through several platforms: Client Portal, IBKR Desktop, IBKR Mobile, Trader Workstation (TWS), IBKR GlobalTrader, IBKR Prediction Markets and IMPACT. Supporting tools include IBKR APIs, AI Integration, Research and News, Order Types, Risk Navigator, Options Trading Tools, PortfolioAnalyst, Reporting, Interactive Advisors, Global Analyst, Third Party Integration and Paper Trading with simulated funds. Cash Management and Investors' Marketplace round out the account services.

Account types cover individuals (personal, joint, trust and retirement accounts), non-professional advisors, financial advisors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, introducing brokers and other institutions. Pricing is structured around fixed, tiered and $0 commissions, with IBKR Lite offering $0 commissions on US stocks and ETFs, plus a no-transaction-fee ETF program. Institutional accounts carry minimums and client billing.

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