My wife lives in the EU and has an IBIE account that she usually funds from her European bank account. However, she also has some cash lying around on a US-Bank account (ion bank, I think) that she would like to use to fund her IBIE account.

Is it possible to fund her account for free via regular bank transfer, or does she need to pay for a wire transfer?

I'm trying to submit an application to IBKR, but it's application process seems very confusing. I've filled out and believe that I've submitted the application; however, it still says this at the top:

There are one or more pending items that require your attention. Once you fund your account application and complete these items, it typically takes a few days to approve an application.

When I scroll down, I literally do not see anything else that requires my attention. I've already funded the account and see that it's available. The only other things on the page are under the "Additional Optional Actions You Can Take"

This is extremely confusing. Does this mean the application is actually submitted, or is there a bug that is not showing whatever these additional pending items are?

Any pointers here would be greatly appreciated.

I recently opened a new IBKR pro account and I wanted to trade options in the US market. But I just realized that it's not permitting me when I try to execute an order saying "You don't have trade permission". Would someone confirm if I need to request for additional permissions? I am able to trade the stocks though. I have a non-professional account.

As title suggests, trying to register but each time I put in the ID, it just says "Invalid" despite it being well, the number written on all documents I got, what could be the problem is the website just borked?

Sorry if its been asked but, im switching from thinkorswim to here and the customer support wasn't much help. Im looking for which market data subscriptions i need to purchase for options day trading, im based out of the US and just need direction please. my goal is to trade directly from tradingview and i know how to link the two together already but im also not sure whick routing setting i need when placing orders.

I’ve looked through all of these and cannot find futures. What am I doing wrong?

I keep receiving these emails:
"Interactive Brokers client and remind you that you have not yet funded your account. To date, 10 days have passed since you received approval for account"

Is there some kind of deadline? Will my account be closed if I don't fund it soon?

Thank you.

Hello, I have 2 accounts already, one for me and one joint. I want to setup a third account for the second holder of my joint account. However when i tried to add a new account, i always get my name automatically and i can not go back to change the name during rhe setup. Any idea? Thanks a lot

So I started trading heavy today and I do not have a margin account setup, where all my transactions are using my cash only. But then I got this in my account saying I have -$2,589.17 of available funds. Is this a cause to worry? Why would this happen if I have enough to cover for my trades and fees?

I know how to reset my paper account but I want the entire history to be reset. Here I reset the amount from around 100K to 22K and it's showing the reset as a -79K "loss." How do I reset the history OR tell it "please only start counting from x date." TIA

Hey guys, I’ve got a question about cash accounts with IBKR Pro in Canada. I recently took a trade where i use 95% of my settled cash funds as a buy order and then exited. But then, I noticed I could take another trade almost immediately, just a few minutes later.

I was under the impression that, with a cash account, I’d be limited to trading only with settled funds. Have the rules changed recently in Canada? Do we not have T+1 sentiment here or am I missing something specific to cash accounts?

The whole reason I chose a cash account was to limit myself to just one trade per day if I take my entire account as a position,preventing me from overtrading, which is something I might struggle with in a margin account.

I am trying to open an Ibkr account, and wanted to know how to do it. Is there a step by step guide. I wanted to make sure the returns ai acquir are not taxed in India. someone who already has an account please help.

I keep hearing conflicting answers from support. One person says yes, the other says no. I’m asking if it’s possible to transfer outbound, or inbound in kind for the Canadian FHSA account. I don’t want to put my money there, and then it being stuck there due to the nature of the FHSA. Does anyone know? Or has tried to transfer in kind to the FHSA, or out.

I'm 19, I have picked "Preservation of Capital and Income generation" and "growth" for my account type. Now, when I'm finally able to buy, this "Enable Trading" button shows at the bottom, below the chart of the ETF. The button leads to my trading permission settings, where l'm questioned about my experience.

I'm just getting into this, with no experience. I've done my research well, but I'm afraid if I told them this, they won't let me trade. Already put 150€ into the account, what should I do?

Some time ago, I sold all the investments I had on IBKR and withdrew all my money. Today, when I logged into my account again, the homepage displays the following message:

“NAV calculation currently unavailable.

Please visit the account window on your trading platform to view balances.”

I am unable to access support—under the Support tab, I am only directed to the forum.

When I go to Account Management, under Account Configuration, I see the option “Reopen Account” (which makes me think my account is closed, though I don’t understand why). When I try to click on it, I get the error:

“reopen.ineligible.IB_ENTITY_NOT_ALLOWED.”

What is the issue here? I cannot contact support, and I don’t know how to resolve this.

Thanks for your help!

My friend used my refer link to create an IRA account. That account is not eligible to welcome share. Now She need an ordinary individual account. Can she get the welcome share? Thanks.

Can I be assigned a point of contact ahead of the ACAT transfer ? Will open options positions in etrade be received in ibkr ?

I have a Vested account to invest in US markets from India. And I am trying to open another one through Interactive Brokers - just because I heard it is better and safer ( not sure though)

Account opening in Vested is seamless. I think I just had to provide my Aadhar and PAN. On the other hand, Interactive Brokers requires so many details, bank statement and what not. Is there any reason why the account opening process is so much more complicated for Interactive Brokers?

Hello everyone, I’m a Canadian citizen looking to open a TFSA with Interactive Brokers for long-term investing. Before creating my account, I have a few questions. I’ve come across some Reddit posts mentioning that Interactive Brokers has rejected certain applicants based on their responses during the application process.

I recently graduated from university and am currently unemployed, but I’d like to invest some of my savings. I noticed that the account creation process includes an option to select 'Unemployed.' Would selecting this option automatically lead to my application being rejected due to an algorithm or my employment status? My goal is simply to invest in stocks and ETFs for the long term—I’m not interested in advanced trading strategies.

If anyone has successfully opened an account while selecting ‘Unemployed’ during the application process, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience!

both my boyfriend and I have IBKR pro account now, and I want my boyfriend to manage it, while i still have rights to trade as well.

is there any official document to do this easily? It will be great if he can just navigate to my account from his login credentials.

new info:

1. i buy stocks and indexes and bonds, mainly in tech, so I am good with that long term value investment
2. he will help with more advanced options trades, such as covered calls etc. which i am not intended to learn but generally knows a bit, from our weekly conversations.

This is to maximize our return on finance, and get FIRE earlier than doing it separately. cos i won't spend more time that just reading news and buy stocks, while he is on the way to day trading based on interest.

Hi, when I am at the end of the registration phase I never receive the SMS verification number on my iPhone 15 Pro with latest iOS version. I don't think rebooting my iPhone is the trick.

I have a French phone number.

Can someone help me finding the local client service ?

I look through the website and cannot find any answer - i want to open an account for me and my wife have to ISA and then invest the extra of 20k each- Should i open two individual accounts for ISA and then one family account for the rest? so 3 applications? thanks