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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.
Problems in the last 24 hours
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Interactive Brokers users through our website.
- Website (50%)
- Login (25%)
- Trading platform (25%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Interactive Brokers outage reports came from the following cities:
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Website | 2 days ago |
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Trading platform | 9 days ago |
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Login | 17 days ago |
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Website | 24 days ago |
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Login | 1 month ago |
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Website | 1 month ago |
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Interactive Brokers Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jesus (@CCrypto1001) reported@IBKR It's impossible to contact IBXR support: 1(877)442-2757, it doesn't work. I can only hope that the issue they fabricated to keep my $3464.85 cash will be returned to me someday. U25159972
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Ryan (@nycguy1988) reported@IBKR And HORRIFIC SLIPPAGE that crushes P&L, with slow customer service in submitting trade busts to CBOE that costs clients money. I'm mad at you.
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Alex 🅱📢 (@bitchutesupport) reported@IBKR When are you going to fix your downtime? Any compensation for us users?
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Count_Drewkoo (@NotYoungBuck) reported@WebullGlobal < @IBKR Trying to track real-time market structure or apply quantitative modeling is impossible when the platform holds the data hostage. Here is exactly what is happening under the hood. How Your Location Determines Routing: Your residential address dictates your backend routing. Because you aren't in New York, Webull actually routes your crypto execution and custody through Coinbase, not Bakkt.Bakkt (which holds a specific virtual currency license from the New York State Department of Financial Services) is used almost exclusively for residents of New York, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Your chart and watchlist discrepancies are being pulled directly from Coinbase's liquidity pool, not a New York firm. The 4-Hour Candle Bottleneck: You cannot properly scalp momentum if the chart refuses to paint the current price action.Webull's charting software is designed for retail bandwidth efficiency, not professional-grade tick data. On higher timeframes like the 4-hour, the platform often relies on server-side OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) snapshots. Instead of pushing live, tick-by-tick data to build the active candle dynamically, the UI saves processing power by waiting until the 4-hour interval officially closes before rendering the final candle. It completely breaks any real-time structural analysis. Does IBKR Have This Issue? No. Interactive Brokers is built for direct market access, and their Trader Workstation (TWS) streams data differently.Dynamic Charting: TWS streams professional-grade tick data across all timeframes. Your 4-hour candle will build, wick, and fluctuate dynamically in real-time. Different Routing: IBKR does not use Coinbase or Bakkt. They route crypto execution through Paxos Trust Company and Zero Hash. Transparent Pricing: Instead of baking a wide spread into the price, IBKR charges a flat 0.12% to 0.18% commission with no hidden markups. Transitioning your active trading operations to a direct-access broker with an integrated data streaming hub will immediately solve these retail-level UI bottlenecks
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Shraey (@iamshraey_) reported@IBKR I did that and out of frustration I have written here as they are asking to use my passport when passport is not in one of the options offered for Australia clearly documented in the ticket and screenshot I submitted. They only offer Australian drivers license and then on submission call id type invalid. The tech team on a call just mentions to try again rather than solving the issue and a musical chair game is going on between support and tech folks.
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Kevin Ang (@fstorm28) reported@keoneHD @IBKR Poor infrastructure simply scales problems faster. Good infrastructure scales opportunity.
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Ariel Lillie (@ariell_xyz) reported@IBKR options trading can be risky but brokers like interactive brokers help
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David Silva Smith (@DavidSilvaSmith) reportedUgh, calling @IBKR for the 13th time in 10 business days to try and resolve what I believe to be a simple issue 😡
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Adonis (@yao_yao520) reported@AshknKW @IBKR I'm having the same problem - suddenly can't log in.
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KhunCrypto (@KhunCrypto) reported@IBKR I am writing to complain about persistent issues on your website: login is unreliable across multiple access points, and my saved settings (portfolio, watchlist) are regularly lost, forcing me to reconfigure them constantly.
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Atman (@Hermes10wisdom) reported@IBKR you customer service is useless, not once did they mention how failed transfer attempts cost £££ each time. your website ui is awful. Attempted transfer failed twice now and you have taken all most of my £100 is fees… you need to make it clear for new users.
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John Mason (@johnkmason) reportedSidenote, is IBKR TWS crashing for anyone else? Had to switch to IBKR Desktop (which I hate, the font is tiny and you can't change it, fix this @IBKR).
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joe (@Yogithebearish) reported@IBKR @JoseTorresEcon Your software is such a pos. It is not sending the notification to my phone for me to login. I cannot access my account. I tried logging in with the QR code and it shows page not found. I need access to my account. You are just the software in the market. Total garbage
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Susan-Betty Love (@QuackSlayerHK) reported@IBKR Fix your fxxking app/platform. This is unacceptable during market hours
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Jesus (@CCrypto1001) reported@ebbe77 @IBKR I was about to withdraw $3464.85 in cash to transfer to my bank, and after waiting a month, they suddenly invented an issue to keep my money for a while. This is a scam.U25159972
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安然体验用VPN软件 (@Mah49628433) reported@IBKR MCP support could make account workflows smoother.
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morphie (@morphieCNFT) reported@IBKR It took them 3 weeks to send help good job
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Matt (@MattMattvbip) reported@yao_yao520 @IBKR same , wtf for ibkr
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HappyHKL (@HappyHkL1) reported@IBKR The system is completely down and we can't trade! The downtime is causing real financial losses. How will IBKR compensate affected users for this outage? Please address this immediately! 🤬😤😤😤😤😤
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The PATRIOT 🎭 (@joventapollo) reported@IBKR @Paysafe We having a terrible experience in Africa. Pliz make funding easier for us, current methods are so expensive and chaotic
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Brandon (@D3GSolutions) reported@IBKR No I'm moving to another brokerage. It's 2026 I'm not submitting web tickets when I'm trading $100k positions. You guys can pick up a phone like every other normal brokerage. Take some tips from Schwab and you guys need better customer service, app UX and really everything.
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Sush$ (@Sush1942) reported@IBKR iBKR is down at crucial moments @Nasdaq
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. (@outrasparada) reported@IBKR how about you stop that BULLSHIT of the PDT rulling that was over 2 fkng months ago. What a shame of a broker. **** you.
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froyomofo (@froyomofo1) reported@IBKR I put a ticket in FOUR DAYS AGO and still nothing back. Why ******** should I keep using a platform where I can’t get an answer to a question in a reasonable amount of time?!
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Wanda Case (@WandaCase9l) reported@zxc68984008 @IBKR Low rates help, but leverage still magnifies mistakes. Read the margin rules, liquidation policy, and cash-rate eligibility before opening an account.
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Axl Rufi (@AxlRufi) reported@IBKR @Paysafe your ******* machine not working
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Mendax Venatorem (@mendaxvenatorem) reported@IBKR Terrible
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The normal investor (@tradestotrades) reported@Therichardralph @IBKR Trades not executing , I’ve used the platform for 3 years no problems ?
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Jesus (@CCrypto1001) reported@SquawkStreet @IBKR It's impossible to contact IBXR support: 1(877)442-2757, it doesn't work. I can only hope that the issue they fabricated to keep my $3464.85 cash will be returned to me someday. U25159972
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Hiral Shah (@HiralllShah) reported@Therichardralph @IBKR Robinhood? I find it stupid you cannot have more than 1 stocks and shares isa account with providers