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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. reports developments for an automated global broker whose affiliates provide trade execution and custody across securities, commodities, foreign exchange, forecast contracts and digital assets. Company updates commonly cover quarterly operating results, commission revenue, net interest income, customer trading volumes, Daily Average Revenue Trades, margin loans, customer credit balances and execution statistics for Reg NMS stock orders.
IBKR news also covers product and market-access expansion on its unified platform. Recurring themes include access to global exchanges such as the Korea Exchange, crypto-asset trading and transfers through supported crypto-service arrangements, and account features for regional structures such as Swedish ISK accounts. The focus is Interactive Brokers' electronic brokerage platform, global market connectivity, pricing, risk tools and custody services for individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced that eligible clients outside Brazil can now trade Brazilian futures, in addition to equities, through Brazil’s B3 exchange. This expands access to one of Latin America’s most active and liquid markets via IBKR’s unified platform, which already offers products across more than 170 markets worldwide.
Access through Interactive Brokers to B3 is not available to residents of Brazil, and product availability depends on the client’s country of residence and IBKR affiliate.
Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported July 2026 electronic brokerage metrics, highlighting 4.426 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs), 27% higher year over year and 16% lower than June. Ending client equity was $906.7 billion, up 32% from a year ago and down 3% month over month, while client margin loan balances were $100.7 billion, 49% higher year over year and 7% lower sequentially.
Client credit balances totaled $180.5 billion, including $6.3 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps, up 25% from July 2025 and down 1% from June 2026. Client accounts reached 5.317 million, 34% higher year over year and 3% higher month over month. Average commission per cleared commissionable order was $2.56. In July, the value of the company’s GLOBAL currency basket increased 0.26%. According to the company, IBKR PRO clients’ all-in cost of executing and clearing U.S. Reg.-NMS stocks averaged about 4.0 basis points of trade money in July and 2.5 basis points over the rolling twelve months.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced that clients can now connect their brokerage accounts to nearly any AI tool that supports the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), extending access beyond certified marketplaces for ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok to tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Perplexity, and Windsurf.
The AI Integration lets clients securely analyze portfolios, research investments, monitor risk, and draft trade instructions in natural language, with clients retaining control over data access and final order submission. The expanded MCP-based AI connectivity is available now across all major IBKR platforms.
Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported 2Q2026 diluted EPS of $0.69, up from $0.51 a year earlier, on GAAP net revenues of $1.90 billion versus $1.48 billion. Adjusted EPS was also $0.69 and adjusted net revenues were $1.88 billion. Pretax income reached $1.46 billion with a 77% pretax margin, compared with $1.10 billion and a 75% margin in 2Q2025.
Commission revenue rose 30% to $673 million and net interest income grew 23% to $1.06 billion. Customer accounts increased 34% to 5.19 million, customer equity grew 40% to $930.3 billion, and DARTs climbed 36% to 4.82 million. Customer margin loans expanded 67% to $108.5 billion and customer credits rose 27% to $182.4 billion. Total equity was $22.3 billion. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0875 per share, payable September 14, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2026.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) expanded its cryptocurrency offering, adding nine new tokens via zerohash and three via Paxos, and enabling USD withdrawals to external wallets through automatic conversion into USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD. These features complement existing stablecoin deposit options.
According to Interactive Brokers, crypto commissions start at 0.12%–0.18% of trade value with a $1.75 minimum and no added spreads, markups, or custody fees, which it says can be up to 85% lower than some competitors that charge 0.75%–1.20%+. Clients can fund and transfer via stablecoins near-instantly, 24/7, and trade crypto alongside stocks, options, futures, bonds, funds and prediction markets on a unified multi-asset platform covering 170 global markets.
Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported June 2026 brokerage metrics. Daily Average Revenue Trades reached 5.269 million, up 53% year over year and 6% month over month. Client equity was $930.3 billion (+40% YoY, -1% MoM) with 5.185 million accounts (+34% YoY, +4% MoM).
Client margin loans were $108.5 billion (+67% YoY, +8% MoM) and credit balances $182.4 billion (+27% YoY, +1% MoM). IBKR PRO clients’ June U.S. Reg‑NMS stock execution and clearing cost averaged about 3.2 basis points, and the rolling 12‑month average was 2.3 basis points.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) has expanded access to Korean equities by enabling trading on Nextrade, South Korea's first Alternative Trading System, alongside the Korea Exchange (KRX).
Clients gain IB SmartRouting℠ between KRX and Nextrade, extended 12-hour trading, additional liquidity, and access to about 650 KOSPI and KOSDAQ securities, excluding Korean residents.
Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) will announce its second quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 4:00 pm ET. The release will be available on the company’s investor relations website.
A related earnings conference call will be held the same day at 4:30 pm ET, with access via pre-registration for dial-in details and an audio webcast through the Interactive Brokers earnings webpage.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) expanded its AI trading integrations by adding ChatGPT and Grok, alongside Claude, through certified AI connector marketplaces. Clients can research, analyze markets, and generate order instructions across equities, ETFs, options, futures and futures options using natural language.
Clients link existing IBKR accounts in minutes at no extra cost, without sharing passwords or API keys with AI providers. Each AI-generated instruction appears in a dedicated AI Instructions tab and must be reviewed and approved before orders reach the market. The integrations complement IBKR’s in-platform AI tools, including AI Screeners, Investment Themes, Connections, Ask IBKR, and AI News Summaries.
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) launched commission-free access to more than 500 iShares UCITS ETFs from BlackRock through its Recurring Investment feature for eligible individual investors across the European Economic Area.
Clients can automate ETF purchases from €10, select single ETFs or portfolios, and invest without trading commissions, though availability depends on affiliate and client residence.