Interactive Brokers Singapore has joined Singapore Exchange as a trading and clearing member of its derivatives market, the latest step by the Nasdaq-listed brokerage to widen its direct access to Asia-Pacific venues and route more of its regional flow through local infrastructure.

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The admission gives the unit the ability to both execute and clear trades on SGX's futures and options markets without routing through a third-party intermediary.

SGX said the addition brings its derivatives ecosystem to 68 trading members and 34 clearing members, up from the 64 trading members and 26 clearing members the exchange reported in 2021.

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Interactive Brokers Group, the parent of the Singapore unit, offers automated execution Execution Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Read this Term and custody on more than 170 markets, according to the company. Its Singapore entity was set up in 2020 and has since become one of the firm's main vehicles for regional growth.

SGX membership fits a clear pattern. In November 2025, the broker added Taiwan's Taipei Exchange to its trading roster, pitching small and mid-cap access to clients worldwide.

A year earlier, in August 2024, it integrated Bursa Malaysia's listed derivatives, covering Crude Palm Oil Futures and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Futures. Earlier moves extended the firm's reach into Japan through global CFDs and into Hong Kong through cryptocurrency trading.

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Yujun Lin, CEO of Interactive Brokers Singapore, said in a statement that the membership "underscores our commitment to Singapore and the broader Asia Pacific region."

SGX Membership Base Grows as Competition Broadens

The SGX roster has expanded steadily over the past six years. US-listed INTL FCStone's Singapore unit joined as a trading and clearing member in 2019, taking the exchange to 62 trading and 25 clearing members at the time.

Chinese firms including Shanxi Securities International Futures and Hong Kong-based Synergy Futures followed in 2021, as SGX worked to deepen cross-border participation in its pan-Asia equity index, FX and commodity contracts.

The exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term has leaned harder into new product areas in the past year. SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetual futures went live in late 2025 with Marex as a day-one clearer, targeting institutional demand that has historically settled on offshore venues.

It has also pushed its OTC FX franchise, naming BidFX co-founder Jean-Philippe Malé as CEO of SGX FX in early 2025.

Competition for Singapore Flow Intensifies

The city-state has become one of the most contested battlegrounds for international brokers.

Interactive Brokers itself rolled out zero-commission US stock trading to Singapore residents last year, competing with Tiger Brokers, Futu-owned moomoo and domestic platforms for the local retail base.

On the institutional side, SGX has attracted fresh volume from regional and global participants, with banks including Mizuho plugging into its FX platform.

Pol de Win, Head of Global Sales and Origination at SGX Group, said the admission "reflects sustained international interest" in the exchange's derivatives ecosystem.