Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. started 2026 with a sharp rise in trading activity and client balances, while IBKR PRO clients continued to pay less than 2 basis points to trade U.S. Reg‑NMS stocks. The broker’s January 2026 metrics show broad-based growth across DARTs, equity, margin and accounts.

Activity and client growth

Daily Average Revenue Trades rose to 4.411 million in January, up 27% from a year earlier and 30% from December. Annualized average cleared DARTs reached 211 per client account.

Client accounts increased to 4.539 million, a 32% year-on-year jump and a 3% gain month-on-month. Ending client equity climbed to 814.3 billion dollars, 38% higher than the prior year and 4% above the previous month.

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Client margin loan balances stood at 91.2 billion dollars, up 41% from January 2025 and 1% from December 2025. Client credit balances totaled 162.6 billion dollars, including 6.2 billion dollars in insured bank deposit sweeps, marking a 35% annual increase and a 2% monthly rise.

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Across products, the average commission per cleared commissionable order was 2.62 dollars in January, including 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, clearing and regulatory fees.

Execution costs and GLOBAL impact

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The firm also noted that the value of its GLOBAL currency basket, which it uses to diversify net worth across 10 major currencies, increased by 0.27% in January.

Notably, retail forex deposits at major US brokersedged down 0.8% in November 2025 to $495.7 million, marking the sector’s third straight monthly decline.

Compared with November 2024, deposits were 3% lower, underscoring persistent challenges for retail currency trading despite isolated growth among smaller firms. Interactive Brokers posted the sharpest setback during the month, with client deposits tumbling 20% to $25.7 million from $31 million in October.

Additionally, Interactive Brokers reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $1.64 billion and earnings per share of $0.65, surpassing analyst expectations of $1.61 billion and $0.06, respectively.

Year-over-year, revenue rose from $1.39 billion in the same period of 2024. Pre-tax net income increased to $1.30 billion, compared with $1.04 billion a year earlier.