Interactive Brokers Reports Strong Growth In Client Assets Despite Trading Slowdown
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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has shared its latest performance highlights, showing steady growth in client assets and account numbers, even as trading activity cooled compared to the previous period. The company had an average of 3.384 million daily trades that generated revenue. This was 43% more than the same time last year, but 11% less than the previous month.
Customer equity — the total value of all client investments — rose to $628.2 billion, marking a 29% increase from the prior year. Margin loan balances also climbed to $61.2 billion, up 15%.
Interactive Brokers Expands Offerings With New ETF
Interactive Brokers Group revealed that credit balances across all accounts reached $134.7 billion, including funds held in insured bank sweep programs. The total number of client accounts grew to 3.79 million, a 32% increase over the same period last year.
The company also added the Ping An of China CSI HK Dividend ETF to its no-transaction-fee program. This ETF includes 30 dividend-paying companies in Hong Kong, across sectors such as finance, energy, and telecom. Eligible U.S. clients can trade it without paying commission.
The ETF was added as more investors seek to diversify income by accessing international dividend-paying stocks, not just U.S. markets. Earlier reports from the firm also showed rising trade volumes and growth in client equity.
In Canada, the company launched the First Home Savings Account (FHSA), a government-supported plan that helps first-time homebuyers save with tax advantages. The account allows tax-free growth on up to CAD 40,000 in investments.
The company said that eligible individuals can deduct up to CAD 8,000 per year from their taxable income. Funds used for a qualifying home purchase are tax-exempt. Unused savings can be rolled into a retirement plan. The FHSA supports investments in U.S. and Canadian stocks, options, and bonds.
Interactive Brokers Empowers Global Investors With Advanced Trading Solutions
Interactive Brokers is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, and operates the largest electronic trading platform in the U.S. by volume of daily trades. Previously, it processed over 2.6 million trades per day.
It is a leading firm in foreign exchange and serves as a prime broker for commodities. Clients can trade a wide range of assets — including stocks, futures, options, crypto, mutual funds, and bonds — with access to direct markets and clearing services.
The company operates in 36 countries and supports trading in 28 currencies. Over half of its clients reside outside the U.S., spanning approximately 200 countries.
Interactive Brokers was founded by Thomas Peterffy, a pioneer in electronic trading, who continues to serve as chairman. Roughly 25.8% of the company’s shares are publicly held, while the remainder is owned by IBG Holdings LLC, largely controlled by Peterffy and his affiliates. The firm also appears on the Fortune 500 list.
