Interactive Brokers Adds Korea, Brazil, Romania Market Access as Accounts Jump 35%

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Interactive Brokers Group is expanding its global market access while posting sharp growth in client accounts and assets. The company now connects investors to more than 170 market centers across 40 countries and supports 29 currencies, and in May 2026 it became the first major U.S.-based broker to offer seamless access to equities listed on the Korea Exchange, opening clients to South Korea's more than $4-trillion equity market. In August it added Brazilian futures through the B3 exchange and introduced access to Romanian equities through the Bucharest Stock Exchange, and last month it expanded funding options for clients in Latin America through a collaboration with Paysafe's SafetyPay. The company ended August 2026 with 5.46 million client accounts, up 35% year over year, while ending client equity increased 35% to $962.8 billion, client margin loan balances surged 41% to $101.5 billion and client credit balances climbed 27% to $185.6 billion. For the second quarter of 2026, Interactive Brokers posted adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share, up 35% year over year, on net revenues that climbed 28% to $1.9 billion, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 and 2027 stands at $2.68 and $3.17, implying year-over-year earnings growth of 22.4% and 18.1%, respectively.

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