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Costs, platforms and protection first

Interactive Brokers

United Kingdom · Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited

Costs
Spot currency Tier I: 0.20 bp of trade value, minimum USD2/order.
Platforms
TWS, IBKR Desktop, Mobile, Client Portal and API.
Client protection
Retail CFD protections differ from margin liabilities on other products.
Sources and applicability

Public documents for the named entity/account. Confirm residence acceptance when applying.

Costs

Spot-currency pricing; not a blanket CFD or automatic-conversion rate.

Spot currencies — tiered commissions ↗ · 2026-09-29
Client protection

General terms provide for interest and repayment on negative cash balances.

Client terms — B3 / Schedule 1 ↗ · 2026-09-29

Terms for the named entities. Minimum spreads are not total costs or a cheapest-first ranking.

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Recorded answers

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Is Interactive Brokers regulated?

FXVeritas records 1 catalog-applicable legal entity for Interactive Brokers. 1 of 1 catalog-applicable licences are regulator-verified. Verification of a licence is not a safety rating.

Which legal entities are recorded for Interactive Brokers?

The current FXVeritas file records 1 legal entity.

  • Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited

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Which regulators are recorded?

The current file records 1 regulator code: FCA.

Which licence identifiers are recorded?

The current file records 1 licence identifier.

How many catalog-applicable licences are verified?

FXVeritas has independently verified 1 of 1 catalog-applicable licences.

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What client-protection evidence is recorded?

Client-protection evidence is recorded as verified for the legal entities in this file. That is evidence coverage, not a guarantee that every client is protected.

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Investigations

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Not in file — No investigations published for this broker yet.

Research changes

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    Interactive Brokers · Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited · costs source check

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    Interactive Brokers · Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited · platforms source check

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    Interactive Brokers · Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited · protection source check

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