Investigate / IBKR
Understand Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Can its automated, low-cost platform keep serving a diverse customer base while revenues swing with trading activity and interest rates?
Snapshot reviewed 2026-10-03. Source published 2026-08-06. No account needed.
AI-assisted synthesis of selected public filings, checked against the cited excerpts. Not a complete analysis.
This is a research starting point, not a buy/sell recommendation or a current valuation. New developments after these sources are not incorporated automatically.
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Explore the available sources for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., then keep what deserves another look.
01 Investor activity
Who reports owning IBKR?
7 tracked reported owners. Disclosures are delayed and may describe different quarters—not live holdings or stated motives.
02 Business evidence
Reported evidence
What does the company do?
Interactive Brokers is an automated global broker that custodies accounts and routes, executes and processes trades across many asset types on electronic exchanges worldwide for funds, advisors, trading groups and individual investors.
Latticework interpretation
What could support the case?
If its long-built automation continues to lower the cost of broker-dealer services, the company could handle more trades efficiently, though the excerpt does not show this advantage persists.
Latticework interpretation
What could break the case?
Revenues and profitability depend on trading volume and interest rate levels, so they may fluctuate significantly and be difficult to predict, which could limit visibility into results.
03 Questions to investigate
Open saved takeaways →Read the full company brief
1. Understand the business
Interactive Brokers is an automated global broker that custodies accounts and routes, executes and processes trades across many asset types on electronic exchanges worldwide for funds, advisors, trading groups and individual investors.
Source: Annual filing · business description ↗2. What the reported results show
Latest source: 10-Q, reporting period ended 2026-06-30. Selected reported US-GAAP/USD comparisons. The period and basis of each measure are shown separately; year-to-date cash flow is not a quarterly figure. Missing comparisons are collection gaps, not evidence that a company has no revenue or earnings.
| Measure | Current | Prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue from customer contracts ↗Quarter: 2026-04-01–2026-06-30; prior 2025-04-01–2025-06-30Both values reported in the current filing. Excludes assessed tax; this concept may exclude other company revenue. | $760m | $578m |
| Operating cash flow ↗Six months (year to date): 2026-01-01–2026-06-30; prior 2025-01-01–2025-06-30Both values reported in the current filing. Operating cash flow is not free cash flow or a standalone solvency assessment; inspect the full statement. | $9,827m | $9,723m |
Comparison caveat: Revenue shown covers commissions and other contracts-with-customers fees, not net interest or total brokerage revenue. It should not be read as the size or growth of the entire brokerage business.
10-Q · latest checked financial statements and discussion ↗3. The investment debate
Latticework interpretation of the reported results—not the stated motives of any investor.
What could support the case
If its long-built automation continues to lower the cost of broker-dealer services, the company could handle more trades efficiently, though the excerpt does not show this advantage persists.
Supporting filing ↗The strongest caution
Revenues and profitability depend on trading volume and interest rate levels, so they may fluctuate significantly and be difficult to predict, which could limit visibility into results.
Caution evidence ↗An interesting business is not necessarily an attractive investment at today's price. Price, dilution, financing terms and a valuation range still need investigation.
Inspect the evidence behind both sides ↗4. Three questions worth investigating
Use these to guide your research, not as conclusions that have already been proved.
How concentrated is revenue across customer types?
Starting evidence: The company serves hedge funds, financial advisors, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers and individuals, so reliance on any one group could matter.
Investigate next: Look in the full filing for revenue, account or assets breakdowns by customer segment and how each behaved in quieter markets.
Read the supporting filing ↗How sensitive is the business to trading volume and rate changes?
Starting evidence: Management describes elevated retail participation alongside uncertainty about monetary policy, so results may depend on conditions that could shift.
Investigate next: Review the filings' disclosed sensitivities of net interest income and commissions to rate and volume changes, and compare across market cycles.
Read the supporting filing ↗How much do customer and securities balances drive operating cash?
Starting evidence: The cash-flow statement includes changes in customer receivables, customer payables and securities financing, not only net income.
Investigate next: Inspect customer, margin and securities-financing movements before treating year-to-date operating cash as recurring quarterly profit.
Read the supporting filing ↗5. Decide what to do next
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