The combination of both internal supply and external relationships allows us to offer our clients a vast array of securities to trade:. In addition to the Stock Yield Enhancement Program, we offer a variety of securities financing tools:. Lower commissions, no ticket charges; no minimums; and no technology, software, platform, or reporting fees. Most brokers trade against your orders or sell them to others to execute who will trade against them. The resulting poor execution probably costs you more than the commission you pay.

IB SmartRouting SM continuously searches and reroutes to the best available prices for stocks, options and combinations. Access market data 24 hours a day and six days a week to stay connected to all global markets.

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Fund your account in multiple currencies. Trade assets denominated in multiple currencies from a single account. Our suite of Option Labs and advanced trading tools offer support to help you discover and implement optimal trading strategies. For example, our Probability Lab offers a practical way to think about options without the complicated mathematics, and the Option Strategy Lab lets you create simple and complex multi-leg option orders based on your own price and volatility forecast.

Trader Workstation TWS supports over 60 order types, from the most basic limit order to advanced trading to the most complex algorithmic trading, to help you execute a wide variety of trading strategies. Our proprietary API and FIX CTCI solutions let institutions create their own automated rule-based trading system that takes advantage of our high-speed order routing and broad market depth. Real-time market-risk management and real-time monitoring provide a comprehensive measure of risk exposure across multiple asset classes around the globe and real-time data that gives you the edge you need to react quickly to the markets.

IB's Order Management System OMS makes it easy to submit, stage, manage and track client orders whether they are received electronically via FIX, input directly by traders or placed over the phone. Our User Access Rights system allows you to assign different managerial roles and client accounts to individual employees within your organization.

PortfolioAnalyst, our online reporting and analysis interface, lets you analyze the performance of your account portfolio online by creating and saving customizable PDF reports based on a set of measurement criteria and optionally comparing the data to selected industry benchmarks. Run and customize activity statements to view detailed information about your account activity, including positions, cash balances, transactions, and more.

Create statement templates called Flex Queries, which let you customize your activity data at the most granular level and download in XML or text format. Save your statements in PDF or Excel format, or download them to a variety of third-party formats such as Quicken, Tradelog or CapTools.

TCA tracks the quality of your orders' transaction prices versus market conditions either at the time the orders were submitted or after the trade executes. Unlike other firms, where management owns a small share, we participate substantially in the downside just as much as in the upside which makes us run our business conservatively.

We hold no material positions in OTC securities or derivatives. We hold no CDOs, MBS or CDS. Interactive Brokers offers three different Fund account structures: Single Fund, Multiple Fund and Allocation Fund accounts.

Accounts are accepted from citizens or residents of all countries except citizens or residents of those countries that are prohibited by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. Click here for a list of available countries. Link to Administrators for the purpose of providing administrative services such as reporting to your clients.

Shop for registered Administrators at the Administrator Marketplace. Single Fund Account PDF Guide. A single account with one or more users. Configuring authorized trader sub accounts adds the ability to maintain multiple sub accounts for different strategies.

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When add trading strategy sub accounts, the account structure will have the following characteristics:. Execute trades for multiple funds in an Allocation Account and assign trades before the end of the day to specific cleared fund accounts. The investment manager can create multiple tier accounts by adding Advisor, Proprietary Trading Group STL and Multiple Hedge Fund master accounts to their account structure. Each Advisor, Proprietary Trading Group STL and Multiple Hedge Fund master account holder can add client, sub and hedge fund accounts as required.

Multiple Fund Account PDF Guide. A single allocation account for trade executions that allows for end of day give-up of trades to accounts at third-party prime brokers. An Allocation Give-Up account contains multiple co-mingled funds managed by an investment manager, who maintains individual fund activity function separately or gives up to a third-party prime broker.

Allocation Fund Account PDF Guide. For information on SIPC coverage on your account, visit www. IB SM , InteractiveBrokers. Supporting documentation for any claims and statistical information will be provided upon request. Any trading symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to portray recommendations. The risk of loss in online trading of stocks, options, futures, forex, foreign equities, and bonds can be substantial. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors.

Before investing in options, read the "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options". For a copy visit http: Before trading, clients must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on our Warnings and Disclosures page - http: Trading on margin is only for sophisticated investors with high risk tolerance.

You may lose more than your initial investment. For additional information regarding margin loan rates, see http: Security futures involve a high degree of risk and are not suitable for all investors. The amount you may lose may be greater than your initial investment. Before trading security futures, read the Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement. There is a substantial risk of loss in foreign exchange trading. The settlement date of foreign exchange trades can vary due to time zone differences and bank holidays.

When trading across foreign exchange markets, this may necessitate borrowing funds to settle foreign exchange trades. The interest rate on borrowed funds must be considered when computing the cost of trades across multiple markets. One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT USA www. Is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada IIROC and Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund. View the IIROC AdvisorReport. Trading of securities and derivatives may involve a high degree of risk and investors should be prepared for the risk of losing their entire investment and losing further amounts.

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Securities Financing Our depth of availability, transparent and competitive loan and borrow rates, automated tools and dedicated service representatives give you the advantages you expect from Interactive Brokers. Depth of Availability The combination of both internal supply and external relationships allows us to offer our clients a vast array of securities to trade: Our team provides consistent high levels of protection against recalls and buy-ins on hard to borrow securities, creating extended time horizons for even the most difficult short selling strategies.

IB's excellent credit rating makes us a preferred borrower with large agent lenders, prime brokers and other broker-dealers. Transparent, Competitive Loan and Borrow Rates We disclose our short stock availability aka "locates" to ALL customers on a first come, first serve basis for every supported security on our trading platform, Trader Workstation TWS.

We disclose indicative rebate rate and fee rate information, which you can use as an indication of borrow costs. Each day, we provide our clients with detailed reports, outlining exactly what the financing costs are for each SLB-related transaction. Optimize lending of your hard to borrow assets by earning a market-based loan rate. Trade your loaned stock with no restrictions.

You can sell your shares at any time. Automated Tools In addition to the Stock Yield Enhancement Program, we offer a variety of securities financing tools: TWS includes stock loan and borrow tools out of the box, including the Yield Optimizer, which lets you compare securities financing rates across the current SLB market, and OneChicago's single stock futures market.

Customers with Portfolio Margin accounts can join our Pre-Borrow Program, which allows pre-borrowing of shares to ensure settlement of very hard to borrow stocks. Institutional Clients Direct access to the Securities Financing coverage desk. Stock loan market color commentaries via Traders' Insight and ENSO Financial Analytics. Private locates available upon request allow for better timing of entry points on high traffic short positions.

Lower Your Costs to Maximize Your Return Our transparent, low commissions and financing rates, and best price executions minimize your costs to help you maximize your returns.

Generate Higher Returns Lower commissions, no ticket charges; no minimums; and no technology, software, platform, or reporting fees. Best Price Execution Most brokers trade against your orders or sell them to others to execute who will trade against them.

Industry as a whole for the referenced periods according to TAG. The TAG analysis for US stocks included all market orders of shares or more up to 10, shares.

The analysis for US options included all market order sizes in US options and includes exchange rebates received by clients under IB's cost-plus pricing structure. The TAG analysis of orders routed to exchanges in Europe included all orders routed for execution during regular trading hours including all market and marketable limit orders and orders near the market orders having a limit price within one-tenth of a Euro from the quote price at time of order receipt on stocks listed on the included exchanges, weighted by the volume executed on each exchange.

The exchanges for European stocks are XETRA, EURONEXT, CHI-X, WIENER BORSE, TURQUOISE, LONDON and NASDAQ OMX. We've been building trading technology that provides competitive pricing, speed, size, diversity of global products and advanced trading tools to our clients for 40 years. Trading Platforms Our trading platforms have been designed with the professional trader in mind: Optimize your trading speed and efficiency with our market maker-designed Trader Workstation TWS.

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Access order management, analytics, account monitoring and more in a simple but sophisticated workspace. Built-in task-specific trading tools and advanced risk management and option pricing applications for any trading style.

Advanced Trading Tools Our suite of Option Labs and advanced trading tools offer support to help you discover and implement optimal trading strategies. Order Types and Algos Trader Workstation TWS supports over 60 order types, from the most basic limit order to advanced trading to the most complex algorithmic trading, to help you execute a wide variety of trading strategies. Sophisticated Risk Management Real-time market-risk management and real-time monitoring provide a comprehensive measure of risk exposure across multiple asset classes around the globe and real-time data that gives you the edge you need to react quickly to the markets.

Integrated Solutions IB's Order Management System OMS makes it easy to submit, stage, manage and track client orders whether they are received electronically via FIX, input directly by traders or placed over the phone. User Access Rights Our User Access Rights system allows you to assign different managerial roles and client accounts to individual employees within your organization.

For 40 years, Interactive Brokers has brought advanced technology solutions to our customers. This unique automated approach to prime brokerage builds on our basic principles: Around-the-clock global service coverage for Prime Brokerage customers.

Our continuing dedication to these principles results in Prime Broker Services that deliver real advantages to institutions: Take up trades from other brokers. Comprehensive Reporting Easy to view and customize, our statements and reports cover all aspects of your Interactive Brokers account.

An online version of a traditional Capital Introduction program designed to allow Hedge Funds who use IB as their principal Prime Broker to market their Funds to IB customers who are Accredited Investors and Qualified Purchasers. Access the Hedge Fund Marketplace at the Investors' Marketplace, our online forum where you can meet and do business with traders and investors, institutions and other third-party service providers. Financial Strength and Stability Our strong capital position, conservative balance sheet and automated risk controls protect IB and our clients from large trading losses.

Open an Account Our Hedge and Mutual Fund accounts let Investment Managers set up different structures to meet their needs. Single Fund Multiple Fund Account Allocation Give-Up Fund Account Single Fund Account Structure A single fund managed by an investment manager.

Additional Information Link to Administrators for the purpose of providing administrative services such as reporting to your clients. Single Fund Account with Trading Strategy Sub Accounts Structure A single account with one or more users. Additional Information When add trading strategy sub accounts, the account structure will have the following characteristics: Master, sub accounts and users are part of the same legal entity.

Funds are deposited in the master account and transferred between the master and sub accounts to control individual trader limits. Initial margining is determined for each individual account, while maintenance margining is determined at a consolidated account level.

Master users can set trading limits on individual sub accounts based on order size and value. Multiple Fund Account Structure Multiple funds managed by an investment manager with a master fund admin account. Additional Information The investment manager can add separately managed client accounts.

Each fund account can be owned by a separate legal entity and is credit-managed separately. Allocation Give-Up Fund Account Structure A single allocation account for trade executions that allows for end of day give-up of trades to accounts at third-party prime brokers. Additional Information An Allocation Give-Up account contains multiple co-mingled funds managed by an investment manager, who maintains individual fund activity function separately or gives up to a third-party prime broker.

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