Institution record
IB
Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited
- Source score
- 8.0
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In our coverage Financial Services Agency | Kanto Local Finance Bureau (FIBO) No. 187 | Regulated | — | 2007-09-30 | |
In our coverage Monetary Authority of Singapore | CMS100917 | Regulated | INTERACTIVE BROKERS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | — | |
IIROC Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada | Not supplied | Regulated | Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. | — | |
Financial Conduct Authority Financial Conduct Authority | 208159 | Regulated | Interactive Brokers (UK) Ltd | 2002-02-06 | |
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission | 453554 | Regulated | INTERACTIVE BROKERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 2016-07-28 |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing IB against peer institutions in our crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IB (this record) | FSAMASIIROC+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | 8.0 | 0 |
| Coinbase | BMAAMFMAS+6 | 9 / 9 | Risk level not supplied | 8.5 | 1 |
| OKX | AMFMASVARA+6 | 9 / 9 | Risk level not supplied | 7.2 | 1 |
| Saxo | MASFINMAFSA+5 | 8 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | 7.0 | 0 |
| Swissquote | FINMAMASDFSA+3 | 5 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | 6.5 | 0 |
| Blackwell Global | SFCSFCSCB+3 | 5 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | 6.3 | 0 |
IB: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is IB's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, IB (legal entity reference: Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited) holds 5 recorded licence entries, of which 5 carry a "regulated" status and 5 are marked regulated or registered: FSA (Financial Services Agency) — licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau (FIBO) No. 187, status: regulated; MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — licence CMS100917, status: regulated; IIROC (Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada) — licence Not supplied, status: regulated; Financial Conduct Authority — licence 208159, status: regulated; ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) — licence 453554, status: regulated. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official FSA, MAS, IIROC public register.
Which of IB's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
This directory focuses on crypto exchanges and digital-asset service providers. 2 of IB's 5 licence records fall directly within this jurisdictional mandate: FSA (licence Kanto Local Finance Bureau (FIBO) No. 187, regulated); MAS (licence CMS100917, regulated, entity: INTERACTIVE BROKERS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.). Always confirm whether client money segregation and statutory investor compensation schemes apply to the specific subsidiary onboarding your account.
What is IB's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
IB carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset, alongside composite 5-dimension ratings out of 10 (overall: 8.0, risk & licensing: 8.0, brand: 8.0, market influence: 8.0, user reputation: 0.0). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.
What operational due diligence steps apply to IB's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with IB, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (not supplied in source) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to FSA.
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