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Direct Funding

In order to fund your trading account, IB recommends funding the account directly through one of our available banking methods, such as Wire, Check, etc.

To deposit funds directly into your trading account

1. Log in to your Master account via Account Management.

2. Click Funding > Fund Transfers.
3. Select your trading account in the Account Selector at the top of the page.
4. From the Transaction Type list, select Deposit.
5. Select your currency from the Currency list.
6. From the Method list, select a deposit type (Wire, Check, and so on).

7. Type the amount of your intended deposit in the Amount field. Note that you do not enter an amount when you first set up an ACH Initiated At IB or Canadian EFT Initiated at IB deposit.
8. Select one of the following:

• Yes - Use saved bank information for new transfer request
  Select this option if you want to use previously saved bank information for this deposit request.
• No - Create new transfer request with new bank information
  Select this option if you want to save new bank information for this deposit request. This option is automatically selected if you do not have any saved any bank information.
• No - Create new bank information only
  Select this option if you only want to create new saved bank information without transferring any funds (for example, if you are a non-US customer who is closing an account).

8. If you select either No option, complete all the fields that appear, which vary depending on the withdrawal method you selected. The fields vary depending on your previous selections.

Be sure to enter a Name for the bank instruction that will be saved with your bank information. You will be able to use this bank instruction for future deposit notifications without having to re-enter your bank information.

9. Verify that all deposit information is correct and make note of any special instructions that appear on the screen.

• For example, for a wire deposit, you will have to instruct your bank to wire the funds to the institution shown on the screen.
• For a check deposit, you will have to mail your check with a copy of the confirmation screen to the address shown on the screen.

10. Decide if you want to save the information as a recurring transaction.

If you would like to save this as a recurring transaction, click Yes, then complete all the fields and selections in that section.

11. Click Continue to submit your deposit notification.
    Or click Cancel to cancel the transaction.

Depending on the type of deposit notification you selected, a page appears with additional instructions that describe what you need to provide to your bank to complete the actual deposit of funds.