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Founded in 1978, Interactive Brokers holds $13.3 billion in equity capital. Headquartered in Greenwich, CT, IBKR has over 2,900 employees across the globe and has offices in Europe as well as Asia. In 2021, IBKR added support for U.S. spot gold trading. In 2022, Interactive Brokers expanded its cryptocurrency trading offered through Paxos Trust Company .The strength of IBKR’s platform in terms of day trading has a lot to do with its Trader Workstation (TWS) platform. Giving access to a wide selection of assets, TWS offers reliable pricing, fast order flow, sophisticated charting tools, and automation capabilities. Moreover, users are able to customize their TWS workstation to their liking while also monitoring newsflow.Traders on the go will be able to access IBKR via its mobile app, which is available for both Android and iPhone users. You’ll find many of the same capabilities on the app as you will on the desktop, particularly as it relates to setting up watchlists and placing orders. Charting capabilities, however, are more robust on the desktop platform. While IBKR can work for both the casual and the more serious trader, TWS has a professional feel that seasoned traders will appreciate. The options analytics tool allows users to view how shifts in the options Greeks will impact the options pricing for the asset in question.The reach of Interactive Brokers in terms of markets and assets also allows traders to set up direct trades playing off global market dynamics. For order flow, IBKR Pro users’ orders are submitted to IBKR’s high-speed, best execution order routing system, SmartRouter. This enables traders to receive optimized pricing and transaction speed. Users of IBKR Lite are routed to select market makers with whom IBKR may have payment for order flow agreements. The impact of this is that IBKR Lite users may be subject to a reduction in price improvement on trade executions. Although IBKR Pro has upfront costs, it will likely be the choice of most day traders looking for fine control over order execution. Whether Lite or Pro, Interactive Brokers also gives traders access to the industry’s lowest margin rates to leverage up and amplify the returns on positions. https://www.investopedia.com/
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