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Interactive Brokers Group Inc

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What Do They Do?

Runs an automated brokerage that routes, executes and clears trades in stocks, options and other listed investments for individual investors, funds and financial advisers.

How Do They Make Money?

Commissions (88% of revenue) are charged to customers for order execution and clearing: cleared customers pay when the trade is made, while non-cleared customers pay monthly. Other streams include monthly market-data subscriptions, daily position-related fees, and payments from options exchanges and participating banks tied to trading or swept balances.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Commissions
Sold outright

88%
FY2022: 88%
Market Data Fees
Recurring
3.2%
FY2022: 5.1%
Risk Exposure Fees
Usage-based
3.3%
FY2022: 2.2%
Payments For Order Flow
Usage-based
2.1%
FY2022: 2.5%
FDIC Sweep Fees
Usage-based
1.5%
FY2022: 0.7%
Others
1.8%
FY2022: 1.9%

Who Are Their Customers?

Customers include individuals, funds, financial advisors, trading firms and introducing brokers. Most use the company for trade execution and clearing; others use its execution services while clearing through another prime broker or custodian bank.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. Its net income in FY2025 was larger than its revenue.

Net income, FY2025
179% of revenue
▲ +28% vs FY2024 ($3.4B, 172%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2026, the three months to Jun 30, 2026
Revenue
▲ +31%
vs $578M in Q2 FY2025
Net income
▲ +33%
vs $1B in Q2 FY2025
Commissions share of revenue vs 89.3% in Q2 FY2025

Growing. Revenue grew 56% in 4 years, from $1.6B in FY2021 to $2.4B in FY2025, about 12% a year.

Revenue over time
Commissions Market Data Fees Risk Exposure Fees Payments For Order Flow FDIC Sweep Fees Others Minimum Activity Fees
$2.5B$1.3B$0

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