Interactive Brokers platforms & tools

All platforms

6 platforms — features listed in full.

• Desktop

  Trader Workstation (TWS)

  • ~120 order types & algos (Adaptive, VWAP, TWAP, MidPrice, ScaleTrader)
  • Mosaic and Classic layouts; ChartTrader
  • Risk Navigator, Option Strategy Lab, Probability Lab
  • ESG Impact Dashboard; multi-asset portfolio analytics

  Flagship desktop; Java-based, Win/Mac/Linux

• Desktop

  IBKR Desktop

  • Streamlined desktop launched 2023, Windows/macOS
  • AI tools: Sentiment-by-Headline, Option Lattice, Performance Forecasting
  • Bridges TWS power with a lighter UI
• Web

  Client Portal (WebTrader)

  • Browser-based account management + trading
  • Reports, tax docs, transfers, deposits
• Mobile

  IBKR Mobile

  4.6★ App Store
  • TWS-grade order types on iOS/Android
  • Overnight trading, ForecastTrader, alerts, mobile authentication
• Mobile

  IBKR GlobalTrader

  • Simplified mobile app for stocks/options
  • Global market access in a casual UI
• API

  APIs

  7 languages
  • TWS API: Java, C++, Python, C#, VB, ActiveX, DDE
  • FIX CTCI for institutional routing
  • Client Portal Web API (REST/WebSocket) — recommended modern integration
  • Excel API