Interactive Brokers Customer Accounts Jump 34% as Trading Volumes Climb in Q2 | LeapRate
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported a sharp rise in customer accounts and trading activity for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, with customer accounts increasing 34% year-on-year to 5.19 million.
Customer equity rose 40% to $930.3 billion, while total Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) increased 36% to 4.82 million. Customer credit balances grew 27% to $182.4 billion, and customer margin loans jumped 67% to $108.5 billion, reflecting increased leverage and trading appetite among the broker’s client base.
Commission revenue rose 30% to $673 million on higher customer trading volumes, with options trading volume up 17%, stock trading volume up 14%, and futures trading volume up 2% compared with the year-ago quarter.
The broker’s net interest income increased 23% to $1.06 billion, primarily driven by higher average customer margin loans and credit balances, highlighting the growing scale of client assets held on the platform.
Financially, Interactive Brokers reported diluted earnings per share of $0.69, both on a GAAP and adjusted basis, up from $0.51 in the year-ago quarter.
Net revenues reached $1.90 billion on a reported basis, or $1.88 billion as adjusted, compared with $1.48 billion a year earlier. Pretax profit margin held at 77%, both as reported and adjusted, up from 75% in the prior year.
The company’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per share, payable on 14 September 2026 to shareholders of record as of 1 September 2026.
