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Interactive Brokers signals continued global expansion and record client growth with 1M new accounts in 2025

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Interactive Brokers signals continued global expansion and record client growth with 1M new accounts in 2025 Earnings Call Insights: Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) Q4 2025 MANAGEMENT VIEW * Milan Galik, President and CEO, stated that "in 2025, we added more than 1 million net new accounts, an annual record for the fi…
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  • Interactive Brokers added more than 1 million net new accounts in 2025, an annual record for the firm

    80% confidence

  • Compensation and benefits expense was $153 million for Q4 2025

    80% confidence

  • Execution, clearing and distribution costs were $91 million in Q4 2025, down 21% from Q4 2024

    80% confidence

  • Individual investors were up on average 19.2%, financial advisers were up 20.57% on average, and hedge fund clients were up 28.91% on average in 2025

    80% confidence

  • Overall expense growth has been consistent at about 6% growth in headcount, expecting similar growth in the future

    80% confidence

  • Uncertainty exists around regulatory outcomes for prediction markets

    80% confidence

  • European banking license is planned for the future, likely in Ireland, but is not considered urgent

    80% confidence

  • Advertising is a key factor and the company is getting better at advertising and increasing spending

    80% confidence

  • The bank charter would enable IBKR to custody assets of mutual funds and ETFs

    80% confidence

  • Crypto revenues are small relative to overall company revenues, offering is competitive, and Europe is the current focus for expansion

    80% confidence

  • Strong performance in margin lending balances overcame the drop in general benchmark rates

    80% confidence

  • ForecastEx traded 286 million pairs in Q4 2025, up from 15 million pairs in Q3 2025, and now has 4 members quoting into the exchange

    80% confidence

  • There is no reason why account growth would slow down

    80% confidence

  • Client equity rose 37% to $780 billion, marking the first time the company ended the year with over $0.75 trillion in client assets

    80% confidence

  • Interactive Brokers will not buy a firm that is doing sports betting

    80% confidence

  • Interactive Brokers has not started the European banking license process and it is not urgent

    80% confidence

  • G&A expenses were $62 million in Q4 2025, up 5% from Q4 2024, driven primarily by advertising

    80% confidence

  • Net interest income reached $966 million for Q4 2025 and a yearly record of $3.6 billion despite multiple rate cuts

    80% confidence

  • Pretax margin matched the Q3 record of 79% and achieved a new record 77% for the full year 2025

    80% confidence

  • Commission revenues rose to a record $582 million in Q4 2025

    80% confidence

  • ForecastEx is growing nicely and there is no reason to look for an acquisition in the prediction markets space

    80% confidence

  • Trading volume during overnight hours is up 76% from last quarter and more than 130% from Q4 2024

    80% confidence

  • Expectation to be operational with bank charter by the end of 2025 if approved

    80% confidence