How do I join the IBKR Affiliate, Influencer and Refer-a-Friend?

Sign up on Interactive Brokers's own partner page. BrokerBazaar does not take applications or sit between you and the broker. Read the partner agreement before accepting; the entity you contract with is listed above.

Is the Interactive Brokers commission rate guaranteed?

No. Figures marked as headline rates are maximums the broker advertises. Your actual plan is set by the broker after sign-up and can change; the agreement governs.

Does this programme affect Interactive Brokers's BrokerBazaar score?

No. Partner programme terms, and any commission BrokerBazaar may earn, never feed the broker's trust rating or review.

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Partner programme 72/100 · Good data

Interactive Brokers: IBKR Affiliate, Influencer and Refer-a-Friend

Every published term of Interactive Brokers's partner programme with its source and the date we checked it. Figures the broker does not publish are shown as "Not confirmed", never estimated.

AffiliateRefer-a-friendIntroducing BrokerMulti-assetStocks

Last checked: 2026-10-17
Published terms: 5/10
Commission models: 2
Global: Not published

Become a partner

Opens Interactive Brokers's own partner page. You sign up with the broker, not with BrokerBazaar. Commercial link: we may earn a commission.

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Strengths from the published terms

2 commission models to choose from
Reporting API available

Watch-outs

Payout frequency is not published
Payout minimum is not published
Cookie or attribution window is not published
Accepted-countries list is not published; confirm with the broker

Commission

Rates exactly as the broker publishes them. "Headline rate" marks an "up to" ceiling; most partners are offered less.

CPA

$200 per qualifying Refer-a-Friend referral; limit 15 per year, 30 total

Source · checked 2026-10-17

Qualifying conditions

Referred client deposits at least $10,000 within 30 days and keeps it for one year

Source · checked 2026-10-17

CPA

Influencer and CPC Publisher programmes: individually agreed CPC rates and monthly caps

Source · checked 2026-10-17

Payouts

Payout frequency: Not confirmed
Payout minimum: Not confirmed
Payout methods: Not confirmed
Cookie / attribution window: Not confirmed

Who you would contract with

Partner agreements often sit with a different company from the one that holds the broker's best-known licence. Check which protections apply to you as a partner, not as a client.

Contracting entity: Interactive Brokers LLC and regional affiliates
Source · checked 2026-10-17
Regulator and licences: SEC/FINRA, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SFC, MAS, SEBI (IBKR India)
Source · checked 2026-10-17

Country availability

Accepted countries

List not published. Confirm with the broker before applying.

Excluded countries

No exclusions published.

Traffic rules and partner tools

Traffic rules: Introducing brokers, advisers, hedge funds and prop firms are excluded from Refer-a-Friend; IB is a full broker-dealer relationship with client markups, not a referral payout
Source · checked 2026-10-17

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Common questions

How do I join the IBKR Affiliate, Influencer and Refer-a-Friend?: Sign up on Interactive Brokers's own partner page. BrokerBazaar does not take applications or sit between you and the broker. Read the partner agreement before accepting; the entity you contract with is listed above.
Is the Interactive Brokers commission rate guaranteed?: No. Figures marked as headline rates are maximums the broker advertises. Your actual plan is set by the broker after sign-up and can change; the agreement governs.
Does this programme affect Interactive Brokers's BrokerBazaar score?: No. Partner programme terms, and any commission BrokerBazaar may earn, never feed the broker's trust rating or review.