Referral Member

Eligibility

Participation in the Refer a Friend program is limited to IBKR clients with an individual or joint account that has a net liquidation value (NLV) of at least USD 2000 and has placed at least one securities trade in their account. Geographic restrictions may apply. A bonus can only be paid if the referred client uses the unique application link that is shared with them.

Residents of Japan, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Israel are not eligible to participate in the program. Residents of Canada are eligible to participate as referrers and receive the USD 200 referral bonus, but are ineligible to earn welcome shares. Tax-deferred accounts are ineligible for both the referral bonus and awarding of Interactive Brokers stock. In addition, Financial Advisors, Hedge Funds, and Institutional accounts, including introducing broker and proprietary trading accounts are ineligible for the program.

Referrer Payout

Referrers are paid $200 for each referred client when the referred client opens an individual or joint account, deposits $10,000 within 30 days of opening the account and maintains a balance of at least $10,000 for one year.

Referred Payout

Referred accounts will receive USD 1 in IBKR shares for every USD 100 of value (cash or other assets) added to their account for up to USD 1000 worth of IBKR shares. The average balance must be maintained for at least 1 year for the shares to vest and be accessible.