Interactive Brokers Ranked No. 1 Software-Based Online Broker by Barron's
GREENWICH, Conn., March 7 /CNW/ -- Interactive Brokers LLC (IB)
came in as the Number One software-based broker in Barron's 2005 annual review
of online brokerage firms.
IB also was the only broker to score a perfect 5.0 rating in the trading
"costs" category due to its low execution and clearing costs worldwide. No
other broker achieved a 5.0 rating in the eight categories reviewed by
Barron's for both software-based and browser-based brokerage rankings.
"For the frequent traders who use software-based brokers, costs are even
more important," Barron's wrote. "The only 'five' in this category was earned
by Interactive Brokers, which has rock-bottom fees and no platform charges."
A unit of the Interactive Brokers Group that pioneered trading technology
for three decades, IB offers Universal Direct-Access Trading and sophisticated
trade management tools at highly competitive costs to professional traders and
investors worldwide. IB is the gateway to trading a broad array of financial
instruments -- stocks, options, futures, corporate bonds as well as forex --
on over 50 exchanges and marketplaces in 14 countries.
"We provide the platform and design the tools that people need to achieve
best execution in any class of financial instruments they choose on all major
markets around the world," said IBG Chairman Thomas Peterffy. "We are honored
to have achieved the top ranking in Barron's. We'll continue to broaden the
breadth of our global offering."
IB is the first broker to provide direct-access forex trading with
interbank quality spreads, institutional size and no conflict of interest.
Unlike other FX dealers that trade against the customer, IB evaluates multiple
major bank dealers and routes its customers' orders straight to the dealer
with the best price.
In recent months, IB also added a number of products and features,
including:
-- smart-routing for spread orders where IB undertakes the risk of any
partially executed spread order involving stocks and/or options
-- direct-access bond trading with immediate best-execution on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the BondDesk ECN or IB's market-making
affiliate Timber Hill;
-- IB SmartRouting Auto-Recovery service that automatically re-routes
options orders when an options exchange experiences technical problems;
-- free Secure Transaction Program (STP), with IB identity token
generating one-time use passwords.
GREENWICH, Conn., March 7 /CNW/ -- Interactive Brokers LLC (IB)
came in as the Number One software-based broker in Barron's 2005 annual review
of online brokerage firms.
IB also was the only broker to score a perfect 5.0 rating in the trading
"costs" category due to its low execution and clearing costs worldwide. No
other broker achieved a 5.0 rating in the eight categories reviewed by
Barron's for both software-based and browser-based brokerage rankings.
"For the frequent traders who use software-based brokers, costs are even
more important," Barron's wrote. "The only 'five' in this category was earned
by Interactive Brokers, which has rock-bottom fees and no platform charges."
A unit of the Interactive Brokers Group that pioneered trading technology
for three decades, IB offers Universal Direct-Access Trading and sophisticated
trade management tools at highly competitive costs to professional traders and
investors worldwide. IB is the gateway to trading a broad array of financial
instruments -- stocks, options, futures, corporate bonds as well as forex --
on over 50 exchanges and marketplaces in 14 countries.
"We provide the platform and design the tools that people need to achieve
best execution in any class of financial instruments they choose on all major
markets around the world," said IBG Chairman Thomas Peterffy. "We are honored
to have achieved the top ranking in Barron's. We'll continue to broaden the
breadth of our global offering."
IB is the first broker to provide direct-access forex trading with
interbank quality spreads, institutional size and no conflict of interest.
Unlike other FX dealers that trade against the customer, IB evaluates multiple
major bank dealers and routes its customers' orders straight to the dealer
with the best price.
In recent months, IB also added a number of products and features,
including:
-- smart-routing for spread orders where IB undertakes the risk of any
partially executed spread order involving stocks and/or options
-- direct-access bond trading with immediate best-execution on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the BondDesk ECN or IB's market-making
affiliate Timber Hill;
-- IB SmartRouting Auto-Recovery service that automatically re-routes
options orders when an options exchange experiences technical problems;
-- free Secure Transaction Program (STP), with IB identity token
generating one-time use passwords.
