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Execution Only Commissions

The below schedule of fees applies only to clients who execute futures trades with IBKR and then give them up for carrying by another broker.

IBKR Execution Fee per Contract for CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX, NYBOT & CFE Products1

Volume (per month) 2 USD EUR GBP CAD CHF HKD AUD SEK SGD JPY
≤ 1,000 Contracts 0.60 0.45 0.40 0.60 0.65 5.00 0.65 4.50 0.85 60.00
1,001 - 10,000 Contracts 0.45 0.35 0.30 0.45 0.50 4.00 0.50 3.50 0.70 45.00
10,001 - 20,000 Contracts 0.35 0.30 0.20 0.35 0.40 3.00 0.40 3.00 0.50 35.00
> 20,000 Contracts 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.25 0.30 2.00 0.30 2.00 0.35 25.00

IBKR Execution Fee per Contract for all USD Products1

Volume (per month) 1 USD EUR GBP CAD CHF HKD AUD SGD SEK JPY
≤ 1,000 Contracts 0.75 0.65 0.45 0.90 1.00 6.00 2.65 1.60 7 130
1,001 - 10,000 Contracts 0.45 0.40 0.30 0.55 0.60 3.50 2.00 1.00 6 90
10,001 - 20,000 Contracts 0.35 0.30 0.20 0.45 0.45 2.75 1.50 0.75 5 70
> 20,000 Contracts 0.25 0.25 0.15 0.30 0.35 2.00 1.00 0.65 4 60

Give-up Surcharge3

Exchange Fee
CME USD 0.054
NYMEX USD 0.05
COMEX USD 0.05
CBOT USD 0.06

Notes:

  1. IBKR's Tiered commission models are not intended to be a direct pass-through of exchange and third-party fees and rebates. Costs passed on to clients in IBKR's Tiered commission schedule may be greater than the costs paid by IBKR to the relevant exchange, regulator, clearinghouse or third party. For example, IBKR may receive volume discounts that are not passed on to clients. Likewise, rebates passed on to clients by IBKR may be less than the rebates IBKR receives from the relevant market. For example, IBKR may receive enhanced rebate payments for exceeding volume thresholds on particular markets, but typically will not pass these enhancements directly to clients.
  2. Volume tiers are applied based on monthly cumulative trade volume summed across all futures and futures options contracts, regardless of the exchange on which they trade, at the time of the trade. Only contracts that are traded while under the Volume Tiered pricing structure will count towards the monthly volume. Contract volumes for advisor, institutions, and broker accounts are summed across all accounts for the purpose of determining volume breaks. These fees are applied on a marginal basis for a given calendar month. If for example, you execute 1,500 US contracts in a month, your IBKR execution costs would be: 1,000 contracts at USD 0.60 and 500 contracts at USD 0.45
  3. Give-up Surcharge is waived when IBKR serves as both the prime and the executing broker.
  4. Give-up Surcharge is waived-off for FX Options.