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Interactive Brokers LLC is a U.S.-based brokerage firm. It operates the largest electronic trading platform in the U.S. by number of daily average revenue trades. The company brokers stocks, options, futures, EFPs, futures options, FOREX, bonds, and funds.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Interactive Brokers users through our website.

  • 45% Login (45%)
  • 36% Trading platform (36%)
  • 18% Website (18%)

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The most recent Interactive Brokers outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Williamsburg Login 2 days ago
Noida Trading platform 3 days ago
Brest Login 22 days ago
Melbourne Trading platform 2 months ago
Lille Login 2 months ago
Sant Cugat del Vallès Website 2 months ago
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Interactive Brokers Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • adriandean1977
    Adrian Wooldridge (@adriandean1977) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Seems to be a liquidity issue.

  • scottgrogn
    scottgrogn (@scottgrogn) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR They are exposed because they/their(dealer)made a market and need to be able to cover it. So they have to purchase the shares at crazy high prices. Could leave them holding the bag. So they shut down. Calls lose value. Price drops. They cover cheaper.

  • Jonatha94098472
    Jonathan Schultz (@Jonatha94098472) reported

    @talesftf @bluenylon2 @IBKR I think these firms know that GME is a POS and they don't want their clients buying it in the hundreds when it could drop back down to the teens in a day. It went from over 500 premarket to as low as 112 today.

  • sportsfun4all
    Sportsfun4allCapper (@sportsfun4all) reported

    @Presleytal @mkmfitzgerald @IBKR It’s not acceptable When average joe is making off the 1% but the 1% make money of the average every day for centuries. If geek teenagers can bring down the entire market then the market has bigger issues and be dismantled

  • AbrahamAbeAA
    Abe (@AbrahamAbeAA) reported

    @IBKR If it is regulatory issue then how come webull is allowing?

  • stksnstff
    stksnstff (@stksnstff) reported

    @IBKR I joined IB because it was a professional brokerage, despite the warning that customers service was below average. Today they place account holders at the same amateur level as RH traders.I believed @IBKR was better. Today they proved me wrong.

  • jezzymay
    GluedtoTV (@jezzymay) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR It all just looks one-sided on shutting it down. The unpredictableness is part of the stock game, but when "winners" always win, and someone beats them at their game for once! ? Are we suppose to feel bad? Hell no!

  • krisgunnars
    Kris Gunnars (@krisgunnars) reported

    I've been very disappointed with @IBKR throughout the whole GameStop $GME situation and their communications regarding the trading restrictions. Plus, their platform is really slow with poor user experiencce. What's a good broker that is available for Europeans?

  • bullsclaws
    BC (@bullsclaws) reported

    @IBKR #FIXYOURSHIT MY **** AINT BROKEN

  • Kisiel1717
    Mike Kisiel (@Kisiel1717) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR It’s total crap. Many people lost ridiculous amounts of money because of Robinhoods actions. I hope that company shuts down. #Greed #manipulation

  • JamesTaylorHaub
    Taylor (@JamesTaylorHaub) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Tell me anything but "we did it to protect you from volatility". That's not your damn job, that's on me if I want to blow my money. BUT DO NOT INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE BY TELLING ME YOU STOPPED TRADING TO PROTECT ME!!!

  • Pasternak94
    Jamie (@Pasternak94) reported

    @Robert__Botkin @IBKR @mcuban They did have collateral. The problem was setting aside 50% or even 100% collateral when GME went up 200% in 30min is unprecedented. IBKR cannot afford for its clients to go bankrupt and not have margin to back up their trades. Hence the restrictions.

  • bullsclaws
    BC (@bullsclaws) reported

    @IBKR Something very broken happened, which isn't surprising given the lack of care for your softwarel. When I tried to purchase 1 $AMC share my order was rejected 'cause it required 120,000 USD margin (web legacy) and on TWS it rejected w/o reason but let me open new opt pos (rigged)

  • komple_x
    KompleX (@komple_x) reported

    @IBKR Ummmm. **** you.

  • 3dgamecraft
    Games in Space (@3dgamecraft) reported

    @IBKR Done with Interactive Brokers. You are part of the problem.

  • realsadinrahman
    Sadin Rahman (@realsadinrahman) reported

    @IBKR Please allow the sqouze to happen. And we will buy ibkr stock with our returns. No liquidity issues.

  • trentkelp
    JEFFERY (@trentkelp) reported

    @IBKR your only wanting to protect the hedge funds! you let them front run your customer base and now you let them rig the game when they are loosing! SHAME ON YOU!

  • Pasternak94
    Jamie (@Pasternak94) reported

    @MsGameTheory @IBKR @mcuban IBKR did not stop buying on GME. They just forced clients to buy GME without margin. The problem with margin is that it takes less than a 100% drop in the stock price to lose all your money. It's common for brokerages to do this during high periods of volatility.

  • Rob_S_Montesano
    Robert S. Montesano (@Rob_S_Montesano) reported

    @IBKR @mcuban If @IBKR has 9 billion in capital, what exactly is the motivation to restrict trading other than to manipulate prices to levels they need them to be at? Prices go where the market takes them -up or down - apparently some are more equal than others.

  • BeckPictures
    BeckPictures (@BeckPictures) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR That is a fair call. They probably cannot cover and God help you if you are left holding this bag.

  • PotheadSupreme
    SupremePothead (@PotheadSupreme) reported

    @Bernat_Huguet @IBKR He admits to manipulation on live TV, and blames us for manipulating?? How can he know how we value these stocks? If I want to spend 2000 bucks on one GME share it should be up to me to be stupid

  • True_2_thebigbl
    Brandon Vise (@True_2_thebigbl) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR The Robinhood CEO was on tv and basiclly admitted the liquidity problem. Sounded that way anyway.

  • jdbanker1
    ⚠️User is disputed (@jdbanker1) reported

    @Bernat_Huguet @IBKR What your video explained is that my IBKR funds are being used to bail out other entities. Halting buying but not selling guarantees my shares lose value. If IBKR will disable the buy (or sell) button so I lose money, we have a problem.

  • j0nathan63
    Jonathan L. (@j0nathan63) reported

    @xdrylandx @IBKR was not aware of that. Thanks for the tip. But even regardless of these restrictions (which judging from the backlash, should be removed soon) the customer support at RH sucks. And their trade execution speeds are not good. And it's become clear they're not getting any better

  • Tradingheavy
    Stocktrade.tips (@Tradingheavy) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Scale was the issue at settlement layer. RH clears there own trades and when collateral rate was raised to 100% by settlement co they were not liquid enough for a volume spike on WSB stocks and were afraid of counterparty risk. So shut down buy side.

  • ClementeTequila
    Clemente Tequila (@ClementeTequila) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Hard to believe you are posting on this.... This whole thing is about manipulation of the markets by the rich and powerful. You really shouldn’t speak on it, Mark, for obvious reasons. Already told Leon to **** off today...I like you Man, but please back away from this one.

  • official_brumby
    CHRIS BRUMBY (@official_brumby) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Liquidity issue, CEO of Robinhood just blamed it on regulations (kinda true) but you could tell they did not have the capital to put up the money to cover deposit required.

  • francislymond
    Frank Crawford (@francislymond) reported

    @mcuban @RobinhoodApp @IBKR Dumb take. Brokers are on the hook for their clients margin losses. That’s the first problem. Second problem is SEC undoubtedly is threatening these firms with Enforcement cases if they allow “manipulative trading” on their platforms

  • Robert__Botkin
    Robert Botkin (@Robert__Botkin) reported

    @IBKR @mcuban Shouldn’t you have collateral for these margin calls with institutional clients on the short options. The issue is that the short sellers were over leveraged and now you want to protect the “important clients”

  • M_iikun
    Muteki iikun (@M_iikun) reported

    @Rob_S_Montesano @IBKR @mcuban Exactly this. If there is no cash-flow problem then their twitter account just outed their CEO as an out and out manipulator. Oops!