Interactive Brokers adds FAQ section and lowers prediction market fees
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of Interactive Brokers's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Prediction Markets commission rate qualified with 'As low as' (was fixed 'USD 0.01 per contract'), and new text added promoting global market commissions including crypto and metals. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 19, 2026) lists IBKR Pro - Fixed at $0.01 per share (US stocks/ETFs) and IBKR Pro - Tiered at $0 per share (US stocks/ETFs, rate from $0.0005 to $0.0035).
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers has been tracked since 2026-05-04.
In the same window Lightspeed and Robinhood also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PositioningAdded
BeforeNot listed
Afterpromoting global market commissions including crypto and metals
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Positioning | Not listed | promoting global market commissions including crypto and metals | Added |
Values as written on Interactive Brokers's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Interactive Brokers's pricing page (www.interactivebrokers.com) from May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where promoting global market commissions including crypto and metals now appears.
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Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- LightspeedApr 9Lightspeed Ends Spring Promo Offering Up to $1,500 Off Retail
- LightspeedApr 3Lightspeed Adds Up to $1,500 Off Retail and 18% Annual Savings
- RobinhoodSep 14Robinhood UK: new Crypto fee-schedule tab added ($0 commissions, $0 account creation)
- RobinhoodJun 30Robinhood widens weekend FX fee window to all holidays
- LightspeedMay 25Lightspeed slashes card-present rate from 2.6% to 1.5% across all plans
Questions about this change
Did Interactive Brokers raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Interactive Brokers's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
Positioning: Not listed → promoting global market commissions including crypto and metals, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Interactive Brokers change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Interactive Brokers in the 90 days before this one; Interactive Brokers has been tracked since 2026-05-04.