Platform

Interactive Brokers TWS

Professional desktop/web/mobile multi-asset trading platform

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · Est. 1995 · Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex, Bonds, Funds, Crypto

TWS Desktop (JavaWindows/Mac/Linux)Client Portal WebIBKR MobileIBKR GlobalTraderAPI access

Specs verified8 of 15

Best for

Multi-asset
Automation
Low cost

How these are chosen ↗

Score-limiting dimension

Interoperability

5.6/10 weighted average

cross platform availability8/10
broker ecosystem breadth2/10
data export portability7/10
third party integration support7/10

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Primary sources

Every Interactive Brokers TWS variable score traces to a public, primary source. The full verbatim extract and verification date for each is in the Evidence tab above; the underlying documents are listed here.

cftc.govreliability_uptime
ibkrguides.comreliability_uptime
interactivebrokers.cominteroperability
interactivebrokers.comreliability_uptime
interactivebrokers.comexecution_data
interactivebrokers.comexecution_data
interactivebrokers.comcapability · execution_data · interoperability
interactivebrokers.cominteroperability
interactivebrokers.cominteroperability
interactivebrokers.comcost_transparency
interactivebrokers.github.iocapability · execution_data

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