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Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
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Overview
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is the world's largest electronic broker by daily average revenue trades (DARTs) + post-Aug 28 2025 S&P 500 inclusion [1, 2, us-cro]. 2Q2025 baseline: 4,368,000 trades/day (DARTs); GAAP diluted EPS $0.51; adjusted net revenues $1,480M; 170+ markets worldwide trading access; 200+ countries client servicing; multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading; 1978 founding by Thomas Peterffy (Hungarian-American billionaire trader); 2025 Fortune 500 rank #432.
Distinctive Interactive Brokers positioning [1, 2, 3]:
- World's largest electronic broker by daily average revenue trades (DARTs) (4,368,000 trades/day)
- Aug 28 2025 — Interactive Brokers joins S&P 500 — distinctive Interactive Brokers index inclusion
- 170+ markets worldwide trading access + 200+ countries client servicing
- 2Q2025: GAAP diluted EPS $0.51 + adjusted net revenues $1,480M
- 2025 Fortune 500 rank #432
- 1978 founding by Thomas Peterffy (Hungarian-American billionaire trader; electronic trading pioneer)
- Multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading — distinctive Interactive Brokers global retail brokerage
History
1978 — Thomas Peterffy founds Interactive Brokers (initially as T.P. & Co.) — distinctive electronic trading pioneer.
1982 — Peterffy creates first electronic trading platform for American Stock Exchange.
1987 — Interactive Brokers Inc formal incorporation.
1993 — Interactive Brokers Group founded.
2007 — Interactive Brokers Group IPO on NASDAQ (IBKR).
2014 — IBKR Mobile app launches.
Aug 28 2025 — Interactive Brokers joins S&P 500 — distinctive Interactive Brokers index inclusion [1, 3].
2Q2025: 4,368,000 trades/day (DARTs); GAAP diluted EPS $0.51; adjusted net revenues $1,480M; 2025 Fortune 500 rank #432 [2, 3].
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR; S&P 500 since Aug 28 2025).
Major shareholders: Thomas Peterffy (founder + Chairman; Hungarian-American billionaire trader) ~74% controlling + public float (post-2007 IPO).
Regulators: SEC + FINRA + state-level securities regulators (US) + UK FCA (Interactive Brokers UK Ltd) + Hong Kong SFC (Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited) + Singapore MAS (Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte Ltd) + Australia ASIC (Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd) + Canada IIROC (Interactive Brokers Canada Inc) + India SEBI (Interactive Brokers India Pvt Ltd) + Ireland CBI (Interactive Brokers Ireland Ltd) + EU CSSF Luxembourg (Interactive Brokers (UK) Limited Luxembourg branch) + 200+ jurisdictions client servicing.
Technical integration
IBKR Mobile app (iOS + Android) + Trader Workstation (TWS) desktop platform + IBKR GlobalTrader app + IBKR Lite (commission-free US stocks) + IBKR Pro (multi-currency professional) + Client Portal web + IBKR API (FIX + REST + WebSocket); 170+ markets worldwide trading access (stocks + options + futures + currencies + bonds + funds + cryptocurrencies); multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading; ACH + SEPA + Faster Payments + SWIFT funding.
Users & growth
2Q2025: 4,368,000 trades/day (DARTs); GAAP diluted EPS $0.51; adjusted net revenues $1,480M; 200+ countries client servicing; 170+ markets worldwide trading access; 2025 Fortune 500 rank #432; Aug 28 2025 S&P 500 inclusion.
Use cases
Global retail + professional + institutional electronic trading via IBKR Mobile + Trader Workstation (TWS) + IBKR GlobalTrader + IBKR API; 170+ markets worldwide (stocks + options + futures + currencies + bonds + funds + cryptocurrencies); multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading (distinctive Interactive Brokers global retail brokerage); distinctive professional trader market access at retail brokerage prices.
Implementations & partners
Operator: Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR; S&P 500 since Aug 28 2025); Thomas Peterffy founder + Chairman + ~74% controlling.
Subsidiaries: Interactive Brokers LLC (US broker-dealer) + Interactive Brokers (UK) Limited + Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited + Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte Ltd + Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd + Interactive Brokers Canada Inc + Interactive Brokers India Pvt Ltd + Interactive Brokers Ireland Ltd + Timber Hill (proprietary market making) + IBKR Securities Services.
Major global retail + professional brokerage competitors: [[fidelity]] (US #1 by AUM) + [[charles-schwab]] (US #2 post-TD Ameritrade $26B acquisition) + [[etrade]] (Morgan Stanley subsidiary) + [[robinhood]] (US #1 by app users; commission-free pioneer + crypto + Bitstamp) + [[etoro]] (global social trading + 40M+ users + May 14 2025 NASDAQ IPO) + [[webull]] (US commission-free + Chinese fintech US brokerage + 25.9M registered users Q3 2025) + [[saxo-bank]] (Danish global broker) + [[degiro]] (Dutch broker; flatexDEGIRO subsidiary).
Regulators: SEC + FINRA + 200+ jurisdictions.
Fun facts
- World's largest electronic broker by daily average revenue trades (DARTs) (4,368,000 trades/day).
- Aug 28 2025 — Interactive Brokers joins S&P 500 — distinctive Interactive Brokers index inclusion.
- 170+ markets worldwide trading access + 200+ countries client servicing.
- 2Q2025: GAAP diluted EPS $0.51 + adjusted net revenues $1,480M.
- 2025 Fortune 500 rank #432.
- 1978 founding by Thomas Peterffy (Hungarian-American billionaire trader; electronic trading pioneer; Hungarian-born refugee from communism).
- Multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading — distinctive Interactive Brokers global retail brokerage.
Comparison
| Feature | Interactive Brokers (IBKR) | [[fidelity]] (US #1 by AUM rival) | [[charles-schwab]] (US #2 post-TD Ameritrade rival) | [[robinhood]] (US #1 by app users rival) | [[saxo-bank]] (Danish global broker rival) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR; S&P 500 since Aug 28 2025) | Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC; Johnson family-owned private) | The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) | Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) | Saxo Bank A/S (Danish private; Geely Holdings + Mandatum Life major shareholders) |
| Type | World's largest electronic broker by DARTs (4,368,000 trades/day) + 170+ markets + 200+ countries client servicing + Aug 28 2025 S&P 500 inclusion + 2Q2025 $1,480M adjusted net revenues | US #1 by AUM ($15+ trillion) + Fidelity Brokerage + Fidelity Crypto | US #2 post-2020 TD Ameritrade $26B acquisition + thinkorswim platform | Most-used US stock trading app + 10.8M users + crypto + Bitstamp + UK + EU expansion | Danish global broker + 40+ countries + SaxoTraderGO + SaxoTraderPRO |
| Country | US + 200+ countries client servicing + 170+ markets | US | US + GB + HK + SG + AU | US + GB + AU | DK + 40+ countries |
| Distinctive | 1978 founding by Thomas Peterffy (Hungarian-American billionaire trader; electronic trading pioneer); 1982 first electronic trading platform for American Stock Exchange; 2007 NASDAQ IPO; Aug 28 2025 S&P 500 inclusion; Timber Hill proprietary market making subsidiary; multi-currency funding + multi-currency asset trading; professional trader market access at retail brokerage prices | 1946 founding by Edward C. Johnson II; Johnson family-owned private | 1971 founding by Charles Schwab; 1975 commission-free trade pioneer | 2013 founding by Vlad Tenev + Baiju Bhatt | 1992 founding by Lars Seier Christensen + Kim Fournais (then as Midas Fondsmæglerselskab); 2001 renamed Saxo Bank |
Status
Active, world's largest electronic broker by DARTs + Aug 28 2025 S&P 500 inclusion [1, 2, 3]:
- Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR; S&P 500 since Aug 28 2025) since 1978 founding by Thomas Peterffy + 2007 NASDAQ IPO.
- 2Q2025: 4,368,000 trades/day (DARTs) + GAAP diluted EPS $0.51 + adjusted net revenues $1,480M.
- 170+ markets worldwide trading access + 200+ countries client servicing.
- SEC + FINRA + 200+ jurisdictions regulated.
Sources
- 1 Why Trade Globally with IBKR? — Interactive Brokers
- 2 Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. — Form 8-K — FY2025
- 3 IBKR Fact Sheet — Interactive Brokers
- us-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/US-united-states.md
Source
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