Print Friendly

	Create a PDF of this page for easy printing or saving.

For 34 years the IB Group* has been building electronic access trading technology that delivers real advantages to professionals worldwide.

Multiple Trading Platforms

We offer multiple trading platforms that provide the ideal environment for all types of traders:

• Traders who prefer a clean and simple interface can use our HTML-based WebTrader, which makes it easy to view market data, submit orders, and monitor your account and executions.
• Traders who require more sophisticated trading tools can use our market maker-designed Trader Workstation (TWS), which optimizes your trading speed and efficiency with an easy-to-use spreadsheet interface, support for more than 50 order types, task-specific trading tools for all trading styles, and real-time account balance and activity monitoring.
• Traders on-the-go can use one of our mobile solutions, including mobileTWS for iPhone^TM, TWS for Blackberry® and MobileTrader.

Advanced Trading Tools

Trader Workstation gives you access to a variety of advanced trading tools that support more than 50 order types and algos to accommodate the needs of all traders and all strategies, including:

• Accumulate/Distribute Algo – Minimize market impact for large orders by slicing the order into increments and buying or selling over time at pre-defined, randomized time intervals.
• TWS ScaleTrader – Execute large volume orders while minimizing the effects of increasingly deteriorating prices.
• OptionTrader – View data and manage options orders from a single customizable screen.
• FXTrader – Trade FOREX markets from an optimized trading interface.

...and many more!

Alternative Access via IB API and FIX CTCI

We provide alternatives for customers who prefer to access the IB trading system using their own front end. Use our IB Application Programming Interface (API) or our for FIX CTCI connections:

• Create your own customized trading application using our proprietary API. Our API is available in multiple programming languages and does not require additional technical overhead such as a dedicated FIX server.
• We also support an industry-standard FIX CTCI solution for customers who can support a FIX Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) infrastructure.

Smart Routing^SM

IB’s algorithmic SmartRouting searches for the best firm stock, option, and combination prices available at the time of your order, and seeks to immediately execute your order electronically.

IB SmartRouting continuously evaluates even the fastest-changing market conditions, and will route or re-route all or parts of your order instantly to achieve optimal execution and maximize your rebate.