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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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Client protection

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Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited

United Kingdom

Negative balance protection
Not yet checked
Segregated client funds
Confirmed
Investor compensation
ConfirmedFinancial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) · Up to GBP 85,000 per eligible person, per firm for investment claims against firms that fail after 1 April 2019

IB UK is not stored as a CFD-only firm. Retail CFD NBP is not copied onto this multi-product entity. FSCS is a scheme-level fact for eligible investment business.

Last checked: 1 month ago

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