Trader Referral Program

Overview

As an IB customer, you already know that Interactive Brokers offers low cost, best execution and direct market access to over 100 market centers worldwide. In fact, we were rated Best Online Broker for the Fourth Year in a Row by Barron's 2015¹. Now our customers can share those advantages with their friends and earn extra money at the same time.

Details

Individual IB customers² can earn fees by referring clients to IB via the Trader Referral Program. US-based customers can earn a flat fee of $200 for each referred person who maintains an active IB account for one year. Non-US customers³ can earn 30% of commissions for the referred account up to $200 per referral.

To participate, log into Account Management and access Trader Referral from the Manage Account menu. Enter the name and email address of a friend and IB will send them an electronic invitation to open an account.

Payout Rules

Payouts⁴ to referring customers in the United States are subject to the following rule:

• Each referred client must maintain a balance of at least $10,000 USD for one year.

Payouts⁴ to referring customers outside of the U.S. are subject to the following rules:

• For each referral, IB will pay 30% of commissions up to $200.00.
• The first payment of $100.00 will be sent when the referral reaches $333.34 in commissions.
• The second payment of $100.00 will be sent when the referral reaches $666.67 in commissions.
• Referred clients must maintain at least $10,000 or USD equivalent in their account.
• Payouts are available for up to one year from the opening of the referred customer's account. No payouts will be made for commissions generated after the first year.