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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.
- Login (70%)
- Website (20%)
- Trading platform (10%)
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The most recent Interactive Brokers outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Jewar
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Website | 3 days ago |
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Noida
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Login | 15 days ago |
 Los Angeles
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Website | 22 days ago |
 London
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Login | 23 days ago |
 Melbourne
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Login | 28 days ago |
 Cape Town
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Login | 1 month ago |
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Interactive Brokers Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jatin Jani (@Jatin_S_Jani) reported@IBKR I sent funds from my bank before 8 days but I still don’t see them in my account. Please help. It’s been so many days.
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Philoinvestor (@philoinvestor) reportedIs @IBKR Flex Query web service down?
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Arno (@arnoblits) reported@CharlesSchwab @IBKR Today during the extreme volume spikes, the Java client completely locked up, preventing me from broadcasting closing orders to the exchange via AT. I’d appreciate a full forensic audit comparing my client-side input request timestamps against your server-side receipt logs.
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Empress Capital (@Empress_Cap) reported@bclund @IBKR Everyone has had these same thoughts multiple times with $IBKR for one issue or another. You'll be back. They're so much better
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Ethics (@ethics3606) reportedI have 500 bucks left in my @IBKR account that I can't be arsed to remove, and yet I can't even buy anything with it due to their rediculus minimum buy constraints. Worst ******* tradfi platform on the planet. The UX needs a complete rewrite.
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EliteTrading (@EliteGainzTrade) reported@kiantrades @discord_support Yes, Discord and @IBKR both terrible services for traders. My rant for the day. Lol
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DMVentures (@D_M_Ventures) reported@SixSigmaCapital @IBKR I never had a problem with mine. It is a segregated account, so you can only wire to your own account. If you don’t include your username it takes longer to show on the platform tho
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𝔸𝕝𝕘𝕠💥𝕊𝕟𝕒𝕗𝕦 (@AlgoSnafu) reportedIs anyone else experiencing an issue in IBKR TWS where alert lines stop appearing on charts, even though the alerts are still active in the alerts window? I’ve been dealing with this issue for years now ... 😢 @IBKR
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The Boston View (@TheBostonView) reportedWhen you reflect on the very poor customer support offered by @IBKR, the endless software glitches, and the that they don't even bother to produce a well designed app for the iPad--consider this: the company has enormous cash on its balance sheet. It could fix it all anytime.
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Davide Morcelli EU (@Davide_Morcelli) reported@IBKR run one of the best trading platforms in the world and one of the more embarrassing support desks attached to it. Almost 10 days of silence on a routine ISA request, after a cheerful "we'll revert soon." The bar is on the floor.
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DismalDeFi (@DismalDefi) reported@IBKR @Cboe I don’t understand how Interactive Brokers remains in business. They have the world’s worst customer service.
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见微 (@DoryYinxuan) reported@IBKR That hidden FX fee thing is the worst! I had no idea how much I was losing until I switched to IBKR. Such a game-changer for my US stock trades. 😩
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TheBigBerbowski (Jebaim) (@TheBigBerbowski) reported@SixSigmaCapital @IBKR Did you submit deposit request first, and sent money after? Stupid question I know, but if not done in this very order it can cause hours of delays with your deposits.
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Brian Lund (@bclund) reportedAfter being a customer for 20+ years at @IBKR, I’m seriously considering changing brokers. Earlier this week, I got a margin call notice, which made no sense because my account is fully funded. Turns out it was tied to an old secondary account I created years ago to sweep in some non-marketable securities — you know, those dregs we’ve all held onto that technically went to zero but still somehow show up in the account. (Don’t lie, you’ve done it too.) Anyway, this account has sat idle for years, and for some reason it incurred a $12 charge, which pushed the zero-balance account into a margin call. I’ve tried contacting @IBKR numerous times about this, but if you know anything about IB, customer service is not the reason you use them. I even wired funds into the account to clear it. They show they received it, but I can’t find any record of it being credited, and I suspect it may have been applied to the wrong account. There was a time when it made sense to use Interactive Brokers because they had aggressive commissions and access to hard-to-trade issues. But nowadays, that advantage is mostly gone. I’m seriously wondering why I would stay with them when such a minuscule issue has turned into such a major pain in the ***.
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Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) reported@JOBhakdi I’ve done that using @Fidelity a half dozen times. The UI is atrocious but at least it isn’t as bad as @IBKR
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Smart Investor (@ranking_smart) reported@IBKR Can someone in your team support France answer us ? You are unreachable in any way of contact (website, phone..)
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Invest (@Invest469752) reported@IBKR Can I have your mail ? I tried to find it but can’t access any mail or client service on your website as soon as you canceled my application @IBKR Please could you answer
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Ganwin (@Ganwin2) reported@SixSigmaCapital @IBKR It works well for me, sometimes has some bugs, kinda annoying but the others are worst
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Boy Firdaus (@BoyFirdaus75) reported from Banda Aceh, Aceh@IBKR @boyfirdaus75, I Support GCV $315,159🇮🇩, but When will this Dream come true?
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SOBR (@SOBRBC) reported@IBKR Fix the linux installer for your desktop software @IBKR
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joez.eth (@fbjoe) reportedWho's heading @IBKR product department? it looks like you guys put a lot of effort to make your UX terrible. Honestly if you pay me nothing I would do a better job
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Geodes R Rocks (@GeodesRock49) reported@IBKR @bclund Login to IBK - nothing but problems when using Portal for the Lap Top. Requires ID, Password, then an SMS Code (which always worked_ but now takes you to a page that requires scanning a QR Code on your phone using the phone APP. Nothing but HELL. Missed trades, timed put while trying to update information, and on and on. Tried talking to HELP but could not even understand the individual claiming to speak English (no offence to the person). If you cannot communicate, then what is the purpose of HELP? So now logging in through PORTAL requires both the lap top and a cell phone APP to use the lap top. RE: Response from IBCS at 24-Jul-2025 Dear Mr. ______, This is a follow up to our conversation from earlier today. Your request has been approved and your account can continue to use SMS text as the two factor authentication method. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Kind regards, Michael M IBKR Client Services ****The result was it never worked, still doesn't, and have to use TWO pieces of hardware and two different software. Once I get to sell out of the shares I have through IBK I am gone!!
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BestVoyages (@best_voyages) reported@ChizaramNelo @IBKR Most day traders lose money. I don't want to be in that group. So I'm more of a swing trader - taking my time and watching for trends and opportunities. They should really teach this stuff in school, but teachers themselves are typically very bad with money anyway.
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SMH Trading (@MisticTrader) reportedIf you're tired of spam calls and you don't want to pay for a streaming music service, just call @IBKR and sit on hold. You can stay connected for a long time before they answer and you won't receive any spam calls. win/win.
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ATIER (@AtierOfficial) reported@IBKR @JoseTorresEcon Been waiting a whole month for your Transfer team to reach out to my current broker so they can transfer all of my positions to IBKR. How is this normal? The most rubbish customer service I have ever seen. If you dont help me asap I’m going to cancel my transfer request.
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Fumbles with Money (@moneyfumbler) reported@IBKR I just tried to open Live Chat, to get support, and all I get is Error 403 - Access Denied. Can you fix your platform, please?
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BullDriven (@BullDriven) reported@IBKR I have... they claimed they are waiting on finra regulatory notice but that is incorrect. That notice was issued 4/20/26 showing effective date 6/4/26. Other brokers are moving quick on this and your web ticket reps are uninformed. Many are waiting on this information. Pls help
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George Wyatt (@gw_wyatthealth) reported@IBKR what have you done to the desktop platform? Tracking trades has become a nightmare. Poor #customer service.
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TradeSetupsOnly (@Tradesetupsonly) reportedWow, @IBKR is giving me so much trouble. Considering closing with them to move somewhere else. Can’t deal with the hassle anymore.
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🏌♂️ R@m Malay 🏇 (@rammalayind) reported@IBKR Any update on my support ticket