News at IB


IB Communiqués 2010

June 18, 2010

  • IBLLC Receives S&P A- Rating
  • US Corporate Bonds
  • IRA Conversions & Recharacterizations
  • TWS Integrates the Wall Street Horizon Events Calendar
  • Newly Designed IB WebTrader
  • Single Username to Access Multiple Accounts
  • PortfolioAnalyst Offers Detailed Report
  • New ETFs Daily Brief
  • IB Shakes Up Wall Street's Margin Lending Business
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • Technology Updates
    • TWS
    • TWS for BlackBerry®
    • API Beta
  • The Traders' Edge
    • Choose from useful scan parameters
    • Save your favorites
    • Run scans after market hours

April 9, 2010

  • IB Lowers US Futures Pricing
  • IB Lends at Just 1.25%
  • Coming Soon: Support for Municipal Bonds Trading
  • IB Execution Quality for US Stocks and Options Continues to Top Industry
  • PortfolioAnalyst Offers Daily Reports
  • Bond Data Tables in Daily Interest Rate Brief
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • Technology Updates
    • TWS
    • IB API
    • Mobile Solutions
  • Examine Our Institutional Offerings
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tools
  • The Traders' Edge
    • Margin Web Pages
    • Understanding IB Margin Webinar
    • Understanding Margin Interactive Tour
IB Communiqués 2009

December 21, 2009

  • TWS for BlackBerry®
  • iTWS 3.0 for the iPhoneTM
  • Daily Interest Rate Monitor
  • The Mechanics of a Futures Market
  • Free Delayed Market Data
  • TWS Now Available 24/7
  • Expanded News Access in TWS
  • New Lower Commissions for European Products
  • Technology Updates
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
  • New 2010 Traders' Calendar
  • The Traders' Edge
    • Accumulate/Distribute

November 6, 2009

  • iTWS Version 2 for the iPhoneTM
  • IB Has Lowest* Margin Rates of Surveyed Online Brokers
  • PortfolioAnalyst
  • Multi-Currency Cash Accounts
  • Stock Borrow/Loan Trading via AQS®
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • Study Finds Superior Returns for Active versus Passive Collars
  • Statement Enhancements
  • Technology Enhancements
  • Re-Launch of the IB Discussion Forum
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
  • The Traders' Edge
    • ChartTrader

September 11, 2009

  • iTWS for the iPhoneTM
  • IB Execution Quality for US Stocks and Options Continues to Top Industry
  • Lower Commissions
  • PortfolioAnalyst
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • New Interactive Tours
  • Introducing the IB Student Trading Lab
  • Statement Enhancements
  • Improved TWS Charts
  • Technology Enhancements
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
  • The Traders' Edge
    • OptionTrader

June 30, 2009

  • Trading for Non-Resident Indians
  • IB PortfolioAnalyst
  • Account Management Users' Guide
  • New Products Page
  • Technology Enhancements
    • TWS
    • API (Application Program Interface)
  • Margin Explained
  • Traders' University
  • Statement Enhancements
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
  • Traders' Edge
    • BookTrader

March 6, 2009

  • Option Portfolio Algorithm
  • 2009 Readers' Choice Awards
  • IB for Institutions
  • Ultra Low Margin Rates
  • New Products and Exchanges
  • TurboTax Download
  • Technology Enhancements
    • TWS
    • API (Application Program Interface)
    • IB WebTraderSM
    • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
  • Traders' Edge
    • FXTrader

January 23, 2009

  • IBG Announces Record Earnings for 2008
  • New Products and Services
  • TWS Enhancements
  • IB Execution Quality for US Stocks and Options Tops Industry
  • 2008 Taxes
  • Statement Developments
  • New Interactive Tours
  • FX View
  • 2009 Trader's Calendar
  • New Third-Party Commercial Tool Providers
IB Communiqués 2008

October 20, 2008

  • New Offerings
  • Accumulate/Distribute Algo
  • Model Navigator for Option Model Pricing
  • IB Price Improvement Tops Industry
  • 2009 Trading Olympiad
  • Traders’ University
  • Updates to TWS
  • TWS API Updates
  • Disclosure Supplement from OCC

September 17, 2008

  • A Message From Interactive Brokers Chairman

April 25, 2008

  • Thomson Reuters Worldwide Fundamentals
  • Trading Olympiad
  • Commissions Changes
  • The Traders' Edge
  • TWS BasketTrader
  • Pegged to Stock Orders

March 7, 2008

  • New Product Introductions
  • The IB Risk NavigatorSM
  • TWS Enhancements
  • IB Block Desk Launches
  • The Traders' Edge
  • Relative Orders
  • ScaleTrader

January 25, 2008

  • IB Risk NavigatorSM
  • 2007 Taxes
  • Statement Developments
  • OCC Rule Change
  • New Software Partners
  • API Enhancements
  • TWS Enhancements
  • Short Sale Database
  • Margin Policy Reminder
IB Communiqués 2007

September 21, 2007

  • New Options Pricing
  • TAG Options Price Improvement Statistics
  • Introduction of Australian Options
  • Forex Commission Changes
  • Options and Futures Intelligence Report
  • New TWS Features
  • Real-time Reuters News
  • Student Trading Olympiad
  • New Third-party Commercial Tool Providers

August 10, 2007

  • Credit Management System

July 20, 2007

  • New Trading Products
  • New Unbundled Commissions for Canadian Stocks
  • New Statements & Margin Reports
  • Get the Competitive Edge on Forex Trading at Interactive Brokers
  • Liquidnet Added as a Destination
  • New API Features
  • New Commercial Tools Partners
  • New Trader Workstation Enhancements
  • Revised Options Disclosure Document

June 22, 2007

  • What Are Single-Stock Futures?
  • What Is an EFP?
  • Why Would You Use Them?
  • Caveats

March 30, 2007

  • Portfolio Margin
  • Hong Kong Stocks and Warrants Now Available
  • Reg NMS Implemented
  • IBAlgos Available for Institutions
  • IB Announces Olympiad Winners
  • TWS Enhancements
  • New Third-party Solutions

January 26, 2007

  • Year-End Annual Statement and Tax Information
  • Trading to Be Available for Hong Kong Stocks and Warrants
  • Lower Commissions for VWAP and Forex Trades
  • Friends and Family Accounts
  • Trader Workstation Enhancements
  • TWS API (Application Program Interface)
  • New Market Data Fees
IB Communiqués 2006

December 15, 2006

  • Lower Exchange for Physicals (EFPs) Commissions
  • Penny Priced Option Enhancements
  • New Excel API Beginners Guide
  • New Lower Commissions for US Equity and Index Options
  • New Product Introductions and Lower Commissions
  • FXTrader
  • The IB Options and Futures Intelligence Report
  • Trader Workstation Enhancements
  • Options Symbol Poll
  • IB Third-Party Partners
  • New 2007 Traders' Calendar
  • Olympiad
  • Happy Holidays from Interactive Brokers

October 25, 2006

  • Penny-Priced Options Now Available in the U.S.

October 6, 2006

  • ISE Stock Exchange Midpoint Match
  • New Products
  • TWS Enhancements
  • TWS API (Application Program Interface)
  • New Third-Party Educator Program
  • New OCC and CDCC Threshold for Automatic Exercise
  • Options Intelligence Report and EFP Reminder
  • 2nd Annual IB Collegiate Trading Olympiad

August 18, 2006

  • Introduction of Exchange for Physicals, an Industry First
  • New Statements
  • Nominate and Vote on Your Favorite New TWS Features
  • Lower Commissions for Japanese Futures
  • New CBOT E-Agriculture Futures Contracts
  • Trader Workstation Enhancements
  • PaperTrader Enhancements
  • New WebTrader Interface
  • New Commercial Tool Partners

March 31, 2006

  • Options Volatility Trading
  • New & Enhanced Order Types
  • Combination Order Price Improvement
  • SpreadTrader for Futures
  • TWS Enhancements
  • Inquiry/Trouble Ticket for Faster Resolution of Issues
  • New Products
  • Daily Options Commentary
  • Real Time Reuters Streaming News
  • Account Management
  • Canadian EFT for USD

January 27, 2006

  • Real Time Reuters Streaming News
  • Paper Trading Now Available for All Customers
  • TWS Enhancements
  • Unbundled Stock Commissions Available for Advisors, Institutions, and Brokers
  • Tax Reporting
  • Webinars
  • New Nymex Energy Futures Contracts
  • New OCC Options Risk Disclosure
  • New Commercial Tools Partner

January 6, 2006

  • Daily Options Commentary
  • Lower Commissions
  • University of IB Webinars
  • Eurex US Forex Futures
  • TWS Enhancements
  • New Commercial Tool Partners
News at IB
Current Announcements
Web Page
Date Posted
ETFs Added to our Family of IB Market Briefs

We are pleased to add the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) brief to our family of daily market briefs including the Options brief, the FX brief and the Interest Rates brief. The ETFs table summarizes options activity on 11 major industries using the popular underlying SPDR Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The data table shows the price and daily change in price as well as a reading of options implied volatility used to measure the potential price movement in the underlying symbol. The table also provides overall options open interest in each fund and breaks it conveniently into call/put and put/call ratios to help gauge investors' bias via the options market. Investors can monitor activity in today's trading by referring to the current options volume broken out by ticker.
ETFs Brief August 24, 2010
Beta version of new mobileTWS for Java ME supports Nokia phones

The latest addition to our Mobile Platforms includes the beta version of the mobileTWS for Java ME, which supports most Nokia and non-touch Symbian devices.
mobileTWS for Java ME August 20, 2010
IB Price Execution for US Stocks and Options Tops Industry

Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG), a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers’ US stock and options price executions were significantly better than the industry during the first half of 2010.
SmartRouting July 24, 2010
IB Reduces Commissions for Mexican Stocks


Mexican stock bundled commission rate has been reduced from 0.2% of trade value to 0.1% of trade value.
Stock Commissions July 7, 2010
Support for Muni Bond Trading in TWS


Customers can now trade muni bonds, along with corporate and treasury bonds, in TWS. To upgrade your trading permissions, log into Account Management and use the Trading Configuration section. Municipal bonds are supported on multiple exchanges including TradeWebM, Knight BondPoint (formerly ValuBond) and The MuniCenter.
Bond Listings July 7, 2010
TWS Integrates Comprehensive Earnings and Events Calendars from Wall Street Horizon


TWS Company Fundamentals has recently added support for Wall Street Horizon's Events Calendars. This subscription-based service (only $1.50/month for non-professionals) significantly enhances the value of the TWS Company Fundamentals by providing comprehensive and accurate Events and Earnings calendars, which track dates for corporate earnings announcements, shareholder meetings, investor conferences and more, along with links to Seeking Alpha transcripts when available. See calendars for a single ticker, a group of tickers or your entire portfolio, and create trade alerts based on upcoming events.

To subscribe to Wall Street Horizon's Events Calendars, log into Account Management, and from the Trading Access menu select Market Data Subscriptions.
TWS Users' Guide May 19, 2010
Shaking up Wall Street's Margin Lending Business

Interactive Brokers is shaking up Wall Street's lucrative margin-lending business by offering much lower rates than conventional institutions.
Barron's "Living on the Margin, at a Discount" May 6, 2010
TWS Market Scanner Snapshots Available 24/7

In addition to our free delayed market data and 24/7 access to TWS, TWS beta release 905 includes access to TWS Market Scanners (with the exception of bond, penny option and EFP scanners) after trading has stopped, on evenings and weekends. After-hour scanners use data from the previous close to provide a static snapshot as of the market's close. Closing data provided in the after-hours Market Scanners includes the bid, ask, and change. Snapshot scanners are identified by a gray background in the Scanner display.

For more information on using Market Scanners, see the TWS Users' Guide.
TWS Users' Guide/
Market Scanners
April 30, 2010
IB Lowers US Futures Pricing

Interactive Brokers is lowering commissions on US Futures and Futures Options. Effective April 12, 2010, you will be able to choose from two simple, low cost pricing plans. For details, visit the Commissions page.
Futures and FOP Commissions April 9, 2010
Ability to Run the API through the IB Gateway

IB API customers can now choose to run their API through either the IB Gateway or TWS. For more information, visit the IB Gateway web page.
IB Gateway April 9, 2010
Unbundled Pricing Available for Hong Kong Stocks and Warrants

Stock Commissions February 17, 2010
TWS Offers Mobile Solutions to Trade On-The-Go

IB provides several mobile solutions that allow you to trade your IB account on the go from just about any mobile device.
Mobile Solutions January 25, 2010
IB Offers The Student Trading Lab to High Schools and Universities

IB invites college professors and their students to participate in the IB Student Trading Lab, our simulated trading program for colleges. IB’s market-maker designed online trading application, the Trader Workstation (TWS), optimizes trading speed, offering multi-product support, real-time streaming quotes and quick-click order entry all from a single spreadsheet interface. Professors can integrate the test version of TWS, the IB PaperTrader into their class curriculum, allowing students to use the full range of IB trading facilities in a simulated environment under real market conditions.
IB Student Trading Lab December 10, 2009
New Low Unbundled Pricing Structure Offered for European Stocks, Warrants and ETFs

Interactive Brokers introduces unbundled pricing for European stocks, warrants and ETFs. Unbundled commission will include IB unbundled fees, and exchange/ECN, clearing, and regulatory fees.
Stock Commissions November 16, 2009
2010 Traders' Holiday and Expiration Date Calendar Available

The 2010 IB Traders' Calendar can be downloaded in printable PDF format. The calendar marks exchange holidays and contract expiration dates for major exchanges and products around the world.

Traders' Calendar November 13, 2009


Archive
Web Page
Date Posted
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Labor Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar August 30, 2010
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Fourth of July Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar June 28, 2010
Due to Maintenance Some Systems May Be Unavailable to US Based Clients Throughout Saturday, June 26, 2010

Due to system maintenance scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2010, some systems (TWS, WebTrader, Mobile Applications, Account Management and Account Registration) may be unavailable throughout the day. For updates, please visit the System Status page.
System Status June 25, 2010
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Memorial Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar May 25, 2010
Reporting Dates for 2009 Tax Year Now Available

Tax Information and Reporting January 25, 2010
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Good Friday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar March 30, 2010
IB's Daily Interest Rate Brief Adds Real-time Bond Data Tables

The Daily Interest Rate Brief, which covers the global interest rate futures markets for government bonds and short-dated futures contracts, now includes real-time bond data tables to show the top 20 highest-yielding investment and non-investment grade corporate bonds. The table is divided into four components determined by two factors. Bonds are grouped by a maturity horizon of less than and more than a three-year time. The high-to-low ranking system is determined by the rating assigned to company issued debt by Moody’s Investor Service. Bonds are listed from highest to lowest yield. Beneath the data table is a user’s guide to help understand the Moody’s ranking methodology. Investors can use the table to determine potential investments to suit their time horizon according to their risk tolerance. Each bond is identified by a hyperlink to the underlying equity security and displays the coupon rate and a precise maturity date. For example, the ticker BAC 8 1/4, 04/15/27 would display data for Bank of America corporate bonds maturing April 15, 2027. The market price and yield are displayed in the table along with the current Moody’s rating.

Interest Rate Monitor March 10, 2010
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' President's Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar February 9, 2010
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Schedule
IB Events Calendar January 14, 2010

 

News at IB - 2009


Archive
Web Page
Date Posted
IB Launches Trading of Italian Stocks on Borsa Italiana

Non-Italian residents can now trade Italian stocks. To start trading these products, configure your Trading Permissions and sign up for Market Data for the Borsa Italiana (BVME) Exchange through Account Management.

Borsa Italiana

Upgrade Trading Permissions

Market Data
November 13, 2009
IB Now Provides Free Delayed Market Data and 24/7 Access for TWS Customers

IB now provides free delayed market data* to our TWS customers for any products and exchanges for which they don't have a market data subscription. These delayed data lines are highlighted in yellow on the TWS screens for easy identification. For more information on receiving free delayed market data, see the TWS Users' Guide. Additionally, customers can now log into TWS 24 hours/day, 7 days/week (except during minor system reset times). For a schedule of availability, see the System Availability section of the System Status page.

*as available by the exchanges
TWS Users' Guide December 8, 2009
Hong Kong Stock Options Now Available

To start trading these products, configure your Trading Permissions and sign up for Market Data for the Hong Kong Derivatives Exchange through Account Management.
Stock Commissions


Upgrade Trading Permissions
November 18, 2009
"The Cheapest Margin Rates Among Online Brokers" according to Barron's survey

Barron's Magazine rated IB as the lowest provider of margin.
Media/Feature Articles October 19, 2009
     
IB Now Offers Spanish Stock Options and SSFs on MEFF

Spanish Futures & Options Exchange (MEFF) September 23, 2009
Evaluate the Performance of your IB Portfolio with PortfolioAnalyst (beta)...

IB is pleased to announce the beta release of the PortfolioAnalyst, an online tool that allows investors to analyze the monthly and quarterly performance of their entire portfolio or a section of their portfolio, based on specific asset classes or ticker symbols. Results include data available from January 2008 to the present, and are displayed both as a color-coded graph and in a data table. To use PortfolioAnalyst, log in to Account Management and use the Report Management submenu.
PortfolioAnalyst


Account Management
June 30, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' New Year's Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 28, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Christmas Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 21, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Thanksgiving Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar November 20, 2009
Holiday Hours

US Fixed Income Markets Will Be Closed on Veteran's Day November 11, 2009
IB Events Calendar November 9, 2009
IB’s Participation in the OCC Symbology Initiative

IB completed the first OCC test successfully. The next test will take place on October 10, 2009, and it will cover Phase I Conversion.
OCC Option Symbology Initiative September 15, 2009
IB Now Offers Trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange Vienna Stock Exchange August 26, 2009
Interactive Brokers Receives Barron's Top Ranking for Lowest Costs Interactive Brokers Awards March 26, 2009
IB to Participate in OCC Symbology Testing This Saturday 9/12/2009

The Option Symbology Initiative (OSI) is an industry wide project intended to standardize symbols used in representing listed equity option contracts and to bring option symbols in line with the underlying deliverable symbol. OCC will be executing the initiative in two phases: conversion and consolidation. This project will not affect the future options or futures that OCC clears.
OCC Option Symbology Initiative September 9, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Labor Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar August 31, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Fourth of July Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar June 29, 2008
New FX Futures

Trading of the new Globex Micro FX Futures on six currency pairs is available now.
CME (Electronic - Globex) March 26, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Memorial Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar May 19, 2009
IB Announces Winner of the Fourth Collegiate Trading Olympiad

IBG created the Olympiad to highlight the growing need for engineers and computer science professionals in the financial services industry. IBG is awarding $400,000 in prizes to students
Press Release


IB Collegiate Trading Olympiad
March 26, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Good Friday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar April 6, 2009
Interactive Brokers Places First in 2009 Stocks & Commodities Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards

Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine recently announced its 2009 Readers' Choice awards, and readers voted Interactive Brokers as their top choice in multiple categories
Interactive Brokers Awards March 2, 2009
IB Price Execution for US Stocks and Options Tops Industry

Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG), a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers’ US stock and options price executions were significantly better than the industry during the second half of 2008.
SmartRouting January 22, 2009
2009 Tax Reporting Dates Now Available


Tax Reporting Dates January 12, 2009
IBG's S&P Rating Upgraded to BBB+

IBG's S&P Rating was recently upgraded to a BBB+ from a BBB, a major accomplishment not matched by many in this financial climate.
S&P Rating December 19, 2008
New Non-US futures now available for US-based Customers: Mini Hang Seng Index futures, Mini Hang Seng China Enterprises Index futures and Korean Kospi 200 Futures.

The CFTC has recently approved the trading of Mini Hang Seng Index futures (MHI), Mini Hang Seng China Enterprises Index futures (MCH) and Korean Kospi 200 Futures by US residents. Interactive Brokers is now making this product available to its US customers.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE)

Korea Stock Exchange

Trading Permissions Upgrade
February 12, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' President's Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar February 12, 2009
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Schedule
IB Events Calendar January 12, 2009
News at IB - 2008
Archive
Web Page
Date Posted
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' New Year's Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 29, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Christmas Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 22, 2008
Interactive Brokers Group Announces Strong Third Quarter Results...

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic market maker and broker, today reported diluted earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.53 for the same period in 2007.
Press Release - October 23, 2008 October 28, 2008
IB Price Execution for US Stocks and Options Tops Industry...

Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG), a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers’ US stock and options price executions were significantly better than the industry during the first half of 2008.
SmartRouting October 13, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Thanksgiving Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar November 21, 2008
Holiday Schedule

The U.S. Exchanges' Veterans Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar November 10, 2008
Interactive Brokers Group Announces Preliminary Financial Estimates for the Quarter to end on September 30, 2008 and Approval of Share Repurchase Program...

Press Release - September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008
Important Margin Notice

Margin Requirements October 6, 2008
New Short Sale Rules in Effect

The SEC has released new short sale stock rules. See our Shortable Stocks page for more details.
Shortable Stocks September 19, 2008
IB Announces Its Fourth Annual Collegiate Trading Olympiad

Interactive Brokers Group, a worldwide leader in market making and broker-dealer services, is pleased to announce our fourth annual IB Collegiate Trading Olympiad, where students create and implement a real-time program trading application and attempt to generate the largest profit. This unique forum allows the future leaders in technology to compete for potential jobs and up to $100,000 in prize money.
Interactive Brokers Collegiate Trading Olympiad September 9, 2008
IB Price Execution for US Stocks and Options Tops Industry...

Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG), a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers US stock and options price executions were significantly better than the industry during the second half of 2007.
SmartRouting July 31, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Labor Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar August 26, 2008
SEC Short Sale Order Information
Shortable Stocks July 21, 2008
Interactive Brokers' Price and Speed of Execution for Stocks Tops Industry

Based on independent measurements, the Transaction Auditing Group, Inc., (TAG), a third-party provider of transaction analysis, has determined that Interactive Brokers US stock executions were 0.35 of a cent per share better than the industry as a whole during the second half of 2007.
IB's Price and Speed of Execution for Stocks Tops Industry June 6, 2008
Fidelity no-load mutual funds now available in TWS... Mutual Funds - Fidelity May 19, 2008
Reuters Worldwide Fundamentals are Now Available

IB is pleased to announce the integration of Thomson Reuters Worldwide Fundamentals into the Trader Workstation. This comprehensive real-time financial information, comprising over 1,000 variables for data such as price earnings ratios, financial statements and analyst predictions, can be viewed report-style through an integrated TWS window, and can also be accessed through our socket APIs.
IB Communiqué
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Market Data, Fundamental Analysis and News Subscriptions
May 1, 2008
Fourth of July Holiday Schedule

The Exchanges' Fourth of July Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar July 1, 2008
New Products

We now offer the following new products and asset classes:
- Mexican stocks, futures, and options
- Spanish stocks
- US Treasury Bonds and Notes (Bills will be introduced shortly)
- Vanguard No-load Mutual Funds (we will continue to add additional no-load fund families over time)
Mexican Derivatives Exchange, Mexican Stock Exchange, Bolsa de Madrid , T-Bonds, T-Notes and Mutual Funds March 11, 2008
IB Releases FAQs on How We Protect Our Customers’ and Our Own Assets

Click to read our FAQs on how we safeguard and protect your assets and our own assets.
Security FAQs March 26, 2008
....Learn Why You Should Consider Moving Your Account(s) to Interactive Brokers.

During the last few weeks we have been running an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal regarding the safety of moving money to Interactive Brokers. We want all of our customers to know that every word of this advertisement remains true and accurate. We are proud of our prudent and conservative policies that protect our clients' assets.
Click here to see our advertisement. March 17, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Good Friday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar March 19, 2008
2007 Tax Year Information

Important information, forms and reporting dates.
Tax Information and Reporting January 10, 2008
Introducing the TWS IB Risk Navigator for real-time, global, market risk management

The IB Risk Navigator is a real-time market risk management platform unifying exposure across multiple asset classes around the globe. Its easy-to-read spreadsheet interface lets you easily identify overexposure to risk by starting at the portfolio level and providing drill down access into successively deeper levels of detail within multiple report views.
IB Risk NavigatorSM February 11, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Washington's Birthday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar February 11, 2008
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Schedule
IB Events Calendar January 16, 2008
News at IB - 2007
Archive
Web Page
Date Posted
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' New Year's Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 26, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Christmas Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar December 19, 2007
Interactive Brokers UK Limited Voted Best International Lowest Stockbroker

Interactive Brokers won the 2007 readers poll award for best international stockbroker for lowest cost.
Interactive Brokers Awards November 26, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Thanksgiving Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar November 20, 2007
Interactive Brokers First-to-Market With Competitive Dutch Options Price Structure

Interactive Brokers (IBKR), the online broker of global futures, options and foreign exchange, is announcing an enhanced flat fee structure of EUR 2.25 per contract on Liffe - NYSE Euronext-linked Dutch options. The flat fee carries no minimum to trade, and applies to all Dutch options offered via its multi-product desktop trading platform, Trader Workstation (TWS).
Press Release October 24, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Labor Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar August 29, 2007
Options Trading Desk

IB's Options Trading Desk now offers voice brokerage for large size orders.
Options Trading Desk August 27 , 2007
IB delivers 14.85% price improvement for US equity options vs. an industry average of 0.57% for Jan-June 2007

The Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) is pleased to announce that during the first half of 2007 it received price improvement on 14.85% of its customers’ marketable US options orders vs. the industry average of 0.57% according to statistics provided by The Transaction Auditing Group (TAG) of New York, NY, a third-party provider of transaction audit services
Press Release August 22 , 2007
IB Announces MiFID Plans

IB Announces Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) Plans
MiFID July 25, 2007
Australian Stocks now Available

Interactive Brokers is pleased to announce the trading of Australian Stocks at the low price of 0.08% of trade value, minimum AUD 6.
ASX July 20, 2007
New Lower Cost-plus Pricing for Canadian Stocks

As of Monday July 23 we will be offering a new unbundled or "cost plus" pricing structure for Canadian stocks. Costs are as low as CAD $.003 plus external exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees.
Stock, ETFs, and Warrants Commissions July 20, 2007
Margin Detail Reports and Customizable Statements now Available

See our enhanced monthly and daily statements, which are designed to help you better monitor the performance of your portfolio, by logging into Account Management and using the Report Management/New Statements (Beta) menu items. View our new Margin Reports, which detail your margin requirements by underlying and combination strategy each day as of 16:15 ET, by logging into Account Management and using the Report Management/Margin Report (Beta) menu items.
Statements

Margin Reports
July 20, 2007
Fourth of July Holiday Schedule

The Exchanges' Fourth of July Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar July 2, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Memorial Day Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar May 25, 2007
New Products

NYBOT Futures Now Available at Interactive Brokers.
NYBOT May 17, 2007
IBIPO

IB has launched a new electronic Initial Public Offering Auction System, IBIPO.
IBIPO Auction System April 11, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Good Friday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar April 4, 2007
Portfolio Margin Now Available

We are pleased to announce that effective April 2, 2007, Interactive Brokers will be one of the first brokers to release modernized rules for the calculation of securities margin requirements.
Portfolio Margin Highlights March 30, 2007
Hong Kong Stocks and Warrants Now Available

Interactive Brokers has recently added the trading of stocks and warrants in Hong Kong to its worldwide direct access platform. Commissions for stocks and warrants are 0.088% of the trade value, with an HKD 18.00 minimum, plus any stamp duty and SFC transaction fees.
Stock, ETFs, and Warrants Commissions March 5, 2007
Revamped WebTrader v2.0

IB offers the HTML-based WebTrader application as an alternative to the Trader Workstation for those customers who are behind a firewall or require a simpler trading interface.
WebTrader v2.0 March 5, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Washington's Birthday Holiday Schedule.
IB Events Calendar February 14, 2007
2006 Year-end Tax Information

2006 annual statements will be available January 31, 2007 to all customers under Account Management/Report Management. They have been re-designed to include profit and loss calculated under both First In, First Out (FIFO) and Mark-to-Market (MTM) accounting methods.
Important Year-End Information January 10, 2007
Holiday Hours

The Exchanges' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Schedule
IB Events Calendar January 10, 2007
News at IB - 2006
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FX Commissions

FX Commissions as low as $10 per Million for High Volume Currency Traders.
Forex Commissions December 29, 2006
Exchanges' Closings in Honor of President Ford

Exchanges closed in observance of the national day of mourning for President Gerald R. Ford.
2007 Traders' Holiday and Expiration Date Calendar December 29, 2006
New Excel API Beginners Guide Now Available

The first book in the series, TWS Excel® API for Beginners, explores the most user-friendly of the API-supported platforms.
The TWS API Beginners Series December 15, 2006
Penny-Priced Options Now Available

In yet another first for the trading industry, Interactive Brokers introduces the opportunity to trade options in pennies.
Penny-Priced Options October 24, 2006
ISE Stock Exchange

IB customers can trade stocks on the ISE Stock Exchange.
ISE Exchange September 11, 2006
IB Announces Its Second Annual Collegiate Trading Olympiad

Students will have the opportunity to create and implement a real-time program trading application and attempt to generate the largest profit. This unique forum allows the future leaders in technology to compete for potential jobs and up to $100,000 in prize money.
IB Trading Olympiad September 1, 2006