IRA: Retirement Account Resource Center
IMPORTANT NOTE: This article has been customized for use by self-directed Individual Retirement Account (IRA) owners for information purposes only. Persons are encouraged to consult a qualified tax professional with the investments and elections within the IRA. IB does not provide tax advice. For detailed information regarding IRAs, you may consult the IRS Publication 590.
Through Delaware Charter and Trust Company, doing business as Principal Trust Company, Interactive Brokers offers a variety of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). This resource center provides a central navigation into the resources, procedures and Account Management navigation of the retirement accounts below.
Important IRA dates to consider are listed below.
Important Notice - Select 2012 Tax Reporting for key information with 2012 transactions and tax reporting in your IRA.
Account Management IRA Reference
Beneficiary Options
Recharacterizations from a Roth IRA
Required Minimum Distributions
Important Dates To Consider
Please check the calendar often. Some dates subject to change.
Jan. 31: RMD Notice - Required Minimum Distribution notices sent to account holders age 70 1/2 by December 31.
Tax Form 1099-R - IB posts the tax forms which confirm prior year distributions.
2012 Charitable Distribution - Last date for eligible distributions to to be recharacterized as made on December 31, 2012. Also, the final date to transfer December 2012 distributions to a qualified charity as a qualified charitable distribution.
Apr. 15: Excess Contributions - IRS Deadline to withdraw excess IRA contributions for the prevous tax year.
IRA Open/Funding - Deadline to establish and fund an IRAs for the previous tax year.
Roth/Traditional Contribution - Deadline for prior tax year IRA contributions.
SEP - Deadline for prior tax year employer and employee non-elective contributions.
May 31: Tax Form 5498 - IB posts the tax forms which confirm prior year contributions.
Sept. 30: IRA Beneficiary - IRS cutoff to identify "designated beneficiary" of previous year deceased IRA owners.
Dec. 27: RMD- Interactive Brokers cut-off to submit a Required Minimum Distribution as 2012 distribution.
Distributions - Interactive Brokers cut-off to submit a 2012 IRA distribution.
IRS Circular 230 Notice: These statements are provided for information purposes only, are not intended to constitute tax advice which may be relied upon to avoid penalties under any federal, state, local or other tax statutes or regulations, and do not resolve any tax issues in your favor.
IRA: Rollover Rules & Conditions
This information is for general educational purposes only. Individuals should consult with their financial adviser or legal counsel to determine how rollover regulations affect their unique situations.
Generally, an IRA rollover is a tax-free distribution to you of cash or other assets from one retirement plan that you contribute to another retirement plan. The contribution to the second retirement plan is called a rollover contribution.
This article outlines the types of IRA rollover transactions, rules and conditions, IB's Rollover Certification form, and rollover transaction details. Select from list below for details:
Eligible Rollover Transactions
Rules & Conditions
Prior to completing an IRA Rollover transaction, we recommend that you review the rules and conditions surrounding eligibility. Interactive Brokers can accept as a tax-free transaction an eligible rollover distribution as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. Included in this article is information about eligible transactions, as well as the Interactive Brokers IRA Rollover Certification form.
IRA Rollover Certification
Before accepting an IRA rollover transaction into an Interactive Brokers LLC IRA, we require that you review your eligibility for the rollover and certify your understanding of the rollover rules and conditions. The IRA Rollover Form includes the IRA Rollover Certification.
The Fund Transfers page within the Account Management lets you notify IB of an IRA Rollover deposit of funds into your account. Select the Funding tab in the header link and choose Deposit Funds in the Transaction list. In the Method list, select Direct Rollover. Complete, sign, and return both forms to the Interactive Brokers address listed on the form.
Rollover Transactions
Two types of IRA rollover transactions exist with different guidelines and delivery methods:
- Direct Rollover - a transfer of assets from an employer-sponsored retirement plan directly to an eligible IRA. If you choose to receive the distribution first, then you may roll over the funds to the IRA within 60 days.
- Indirect Rollover - a distribution from an IRA paid to you, followed by a rollover into another IRA within 60 days. The IRS allows an indirect rollover of each IRA's funds once during a twelve-month period.
(Note: A distributions directly from one IRA trustee to another IRA trustee is a Trustee-to-Trustee transfer. It is not affected by the twelve-month waiting period.)
For additional information about rollovers, visit Understanding Rollovers. See also IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), pages 18-26 for more specific guidelines on moving retirement plan assets.
Eligible Rollover Transactions
Almost any distribution from a qualified plan can be rolled over to an IRA. Your retirement account may be eligible for one of the following eligible rollover transactions.
Traditional IRA or SIMPLE IRA to Traditional IRA Rollover
- Funds or property deposited less than 60 days of receipt by the IRA owner from the previous IRA
- During the preceding 12 months, no other distributions from the distributing IRA were rolled over
- The assets involved in the transaction have not been rolled over in the past 12 months
- Required Minimum Distribution satisfied (if over 70 1/2)
- For SIMPLE IRAs, after two years from the first contribution
Roth IRA to Roth IRA Rollover
- Funds or property deposited less than 60 days of receipt by the IRA owner from the previous IRA
- During the preceding 12 months, no other distributions from the distributing IRA were rolled over
- The assets involved in the transaction have not been rolled over in the past 12 months
Rollover or Direct Rollover from Qualified Plan into a Traditional IRA
- Eligible participant (participant, spouse beneficiary, or former spouse due to divorce)
- Funds or property deposited less than 60 days of receipt by the participant from the previous plan
- Funds received from an eligible qualified retirement plan
- Required Minimum Distribution satisfied (if over 70 1/2)
- Consists of funds, property, or proceeds from the sale of property distributed from the qualified plan
- All of the funds are eligible to be rolled over
Roth IRA to Roth IRA Rollover
- Funds or property deposited less than 60 days of receipt by the IRA owner from the previous IRA
- Required Minimum Distribution satisfied (if over 70 1/2)
Ineligible Rollover Transactions
Some funds distributed from a retirement plan are not eligible for rollover into an IRA. The following transactions are not eligible rollover transactions.
- Any portion of a distribution from a retirement plan not rolled over
- Required Minimum Distributions
- Distribution of excess contributions and related earnings
- Retirement plan loan treated as a distribution
- Hardship distributions
- Distributions part of substantially equal payments (72-t)
- Dividends on employer securities
- Non-spousal death benefit distributions
- The cost of life insurance coverage
Click here to return to the Retirement Account Resource page.
Disclaimer: IB does not provide tax advice. These statements are provided for information purposes only, are not intended to constitute tax advice which may be relied upon to avoid penalties under any international, federal, state, local or other tax statutes or regulations, and do not resolve any tax issues in your favor. We recommend that you consult a qualified tax adviser or refer to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
How to send documents to IB using your smartphone
概観:
Interactive Brokers allows you to send us a copy of a document even if you do not currently have access to a scanner. You can take a picture of the requested document with your smartphone.
Below you will find the instructions on how to take a picture and send it to IB per email with the fllowing smartphone operating systems:
Android (i.e. Samsung Galaxy, HTC One X, Sony Xperia, Motorola Droid)
Windows Phone (i.e. Nokia Lumia, HTC Titan, Samsung Focus)
If you already know how to do so, please consult the instructions about the information you will need to send us aside from the document picture. Click HERE - Where to send the email to and what to include in the subject.
iOS
1. Press the power button to turn your iPhone screen on. Tap, hold and slide upwards the
Camera icon on the bottom right of your screen then drag it upwards to access the Camera.
- If you do not have the Camera icon, you may access the Camera app from the home screen
of your iPhone.
2. Place your iPhone above the document and take the desired portion or page of the document
and tap on the Camera button (designated with 1 on the below illustration - Fig. 3) to take a
photo. Then you need to access the picture - tap the image in the lower left-hand corner (number 2 in the
illustration)
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3. Exit to the home screen by pressing the round Home button on the face of the iPhone.
4. Open the Photos app
5. Next, tap the album ‘Camera Roll’. Make sure that the picture is clear and the document
is well legible, if it isn’t, please repeat the previous two steps.
6. Touch once the picture to make the menus appear and tap the share icon
designated with 1 in the illustration below.
5. Select the first option - Email Photo. Please consult the following instructions for the next step - what address you should send the picture to and what else to include aside from the document, HERE.
Note: to send emails your phone has to be configured for that. Please contact your email
provider if you are not familiar with this procedure.
Android
1. Open your applications list and start the camera app. Depending on your phone model, make or setup it might be called differently.
2. Place your phone over the document and take the desired portion or page of the document and
tap the icon for the camera. (The generic button will look like the one shown below.)
3. Press the Home key to go back to the idle screen. Go back to the apps list and start the Gallery
application. On some phones it may be called Pictures or Photos.
4. Open the album called Camera or All pictures. The last image in either of those should be the
document you just took a picture of. Tap the screen once to bring up the buttons and tap the share
icon, which generically should look as shown below.
5. In the sharing menu that will be displayed now tap on Email. Please consult the following instructions for the next step - what address you should send the picture to and what else to include aside from the document, HERE.
Note: to send emails your phone has to be configured for that. Please contact your email
provider if you are not familiar with this procedure.
Windows Phone
1. Press the camera button in the Desktop menu of Windows phone. (If you do
not see the camera in the desktop menu, please scroll to the right and choose
camera in the listed applications)
2. Take a picture by pressing the trigger button on the side of the phone.
3. Open the picture by scrolling to the left and press the ‘...’ menu item
at the bottom task bar to see the available options.
4. Please choose send and the configured Email account you would like to use.
5. In the upcoming email, please add the destination email address, the
subject and the text you would like to send and press the ‘Send email’ button in
the bottom menu. Please consult the following instructions for the next step - what address you should send the picture to and what else to include aside from the document, HERE.
Note: to send emails your phone has to be configured for that. Please contact your email
provider if you are not familiar with this procedure.
WHERE TO SEND THE EMAIL AND WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE SUBJECT
The email has to be created observing the below instructions:
1. In the ‘To:’ field type...
a. newaccounts@interactivebrokers.com if your you are a resident of a non-European country
b. newaccounts.uk@interactivebrokers.co.uk if you are a European resident
2. The subject field must contain all of the below:
a. Your account number (it usually has the format Uxxxxxxx, where x are numbers) or your
username
b. The purpose of sending the document. Please use the below convention:
i. PoRes for a proof of residential address
ii. PID for a proof of identity
Cash Sweeps
Background
Underlying the IB Universal account are two separate sub-accounts or segments, one for the securities positions and balances which are subject to the customer protection rules of the SEC and another for the commodities positions and balances which are subject to the customer protection rules of the CFTC. This Universal account structure is designed to minimize the administrative overhead that customers would otherwise be exposed to were they to maintain two distinct accounts (e.g., transferring of cash between accounts, login and order submission through separate accounts, multiple statements, etc.) while preserving the separation required by regulation.
These regulations further require that all securities transactions be effected and margined in the securities segment of the Universal account and commodities transactions in the commodities segment.1 While the regulations allow for the custody of fully-paid securities positions in the commodities segment as margin collateral, IB does not do so, thereby limiting their hypothecation to the more restrictive rules of the SEC. Given the regulations and policies which direct the decision to hold positions in one segment vs. the other, cash remains the only asset eligible to be transferred between the two and for which customer discretion is provided.
Outlined below is a discussion as to the cash sweep options offered, the process for selecting an option as well as selection considerations.
Cash Sweep Options
Customers are provided with 3 sweep options, descriptions for which are provided below:
1. Do not sweep excess funds – under this election, excess cash does not move from one segment to another unless necessary to:
a. Eliminate/reduce a margin deficiency in the other segment;
b. Minimize a cash debit balance and therefore interest charges in a given segment. Note that this is the default option and sole option for account holders having only one of securities or commodities trading permissions.
2. Sweep excess funds into my IB securities account – here, cash balances are only held in the commodities segment to the extent necessary to satisfy the current commodities margin requirement. Any cash in excess of the margin requirement, generated as a result of either an increase in cash (e.g., favorable variation and/or transaction related) or decrease in the margin requirement (e.g., changes in the SPAN risk arrays and/or transaction related) will be automatically transferred from the commodities segment to the securities segment. Note that the account holder must have permissions to trade securities in order to select this option.
3. Sweep excess funds into my IB commodities account – here, cash balances are only held in the securities segment to the extent that they, along with any other securities positions having loan value, are needed to satisfy the current securities margin requirement. Note that the account holder must have permissions to trade commodities in order to select this option.
Other items of note:
- As the Universal account allows for cash balances to be held in a variety of denominations, a hierarchy exists for the purpose of determining which particular currency to transfer first when long balances in multiple currencies exist. In these situations the procedure is to first transfer balances denominated in the Base Currency, then USD and then the remaining long currency balances in order of highest to lowest.
- To minimize the likelihood of one segment incurring a margin deficiency following the sweep of excess cash to the other, the full excess will not be transferred and a buffer equal to 5% of the maintenance margin requirement will be retained. Similarly, to minimize the operational overhead of transferring nominal balances, balances will only be transferred if, after giving effect to the 5% margin cushion, the excess, if any, is not less than 1% of account equity or $200.
- When performing the pre-trade credit check to determine whether an account maintains sufficient equity to support a new order, excess cash maintained in one segment will be considered for trades conducted in the other (although a sweep will not occur until the trade has executed and only if it then remains necessary for margin compliance). Accounts which are designated as a Pattern Day Trader and which are subject pre-trade credit check that takes into account the prior as well as current day's equity should pay particular attention to the Selection Considerations section below.
Selecting a Sweep Option
If your Account Management version contains a series of menu options on the left-hand side, select the Account Administration and then Excess Funds Sweep menu options. If your version has menu options across the top, select the Manage Account/Settings and then the Configure Account/Excess Funds Sweep menu options. Regardless of your version, you will be presented with a screen which appears as follows:
You may then select the radio button alongside the option of your choice and select the Continue button. Your choice will take effect as of the next business day and will remain in effect until a different option has been selected. Note that subject to the trading permission settings noted above, there is no restriction upon when or how often you may change your sweep method.
Selection Considerations
While the decision to elect one segment vs. the other for the purposes of maintaining excess cash may involve subjective decisions and preferences unique to each customer (e.g. customer maintains assets which are significant and concentrated in one segment vs. the other), outlined below are several factors warranting consideration:
1. Pattern Day Trading Equity - The securities buying power of accounts designated by regulation as Pattern Day Traders (i.e., 4 or more day trades within a 5 business day period) is limited by the lesser of the current or prior day’s closing equity in the securities segment. As such, an election to sweep excess funds to the commodities segment will prevent the inclusion of such funds in this calculation, thereby potentially limiting the capacity to enter new orders. To maximize the use of equity for purposes of entering securities orders, one would need to elect to sweep excess fund to the securities segment. Note that an election to the securities segment will not impair the ability to enter commodities orders as the pattern day trading rules do not apply to such accounts.
2. Insurance – SIPC protection is afforded to assets in the securities segment and there is no commensurate insurance scheme in place for the commodities segment. That being said, balances in excess of the SIPC $250,000 cash sub-limit ($900,000 Lloyd’s cash sub-limit, where applicable) are not afforded coverage. Customers of IB Canada and IB UK are also subject coverage rules as specified by CIPF and the FSCS, respectively.
3. Interest Income – all other things being equal, customers are likely to receive the most optimal interest income on long cash balances that have not been partitioned between the securities and commodities segments as they are not aggregated for interest credit purposes (since they are subject to distinct segregation pools and reinvestment rules). This, along with the fact that credits require maintenance of a minimum cash balance and that higher balances are afforded preferential rates are factors to be considered when making a sweep election.2
Other Relevant Knowledge Base Articles:
A Comparison of U.S. Segregation Models
A Comparison of U.S. Segregation Models
Footnotes:
1As OneChicago single stock futures are a hybrid product jointly regulated by the SEC and CFTC, they can be purchased and sold in either account type. IB, however, conducts such transactions in the securities segment of the Universal account as this is necessary to provide margin relief between the single stock future and any qualifying stock or option position.
2Consider, for example, an account which maintains a long USD balance of $9,000 in each of the securities and commodities segments. Depending upon the benchmark Fed Funds Effective rate, the account would be eligible to earn interest on $8,000 ($18,000 - $10,000) if the two balances were held in a single segment, but since balances below $10,000 in either of the two segments are not eligible for interest, could not earn anything without electing a sweep option. Similarly, one would be eligible to earn interest at a higher tier if as a result of a sweep election the account holder was then able to achieve a long USD cash balance above $100,000 in a given segment. For additional information regarding interest calculations including a link to current benchmark interest rates, refer to KB39.
銀行送金による入金方法
Background:
ご入金いただく場合は、事前にアカウントマネジメントより入金通知をご入力ください。
<アカウントマネジメントのメニューが左側に表示されている場合>
事前入金通知をご入力いただくには、まずアカウントマネジメントへログインし、Funds Management（資金管理）、次にFund Transfers（入金・出金）を選択してください。
※画面上部に表示されております国旗を選択することでメニューの言語切替が可能です。
<アカウントマネジメントのメニューが上部に表示されている場合>
事前入金通知をご入力いただくには、まずアカウントマネジメントへログインし、Funding（入金・出金）、次にFund Transfers（入金・出金）を選択してください。
※画面右上に表示されております世界地図をクリックすることでメニューの言語切替が可能です。
1． 表示される画面上でTransaction（入金・出金）より「Deposit Funds（入金）」、Method（方法）より「Domestic Wire（国内送金）」、Instruction（指示）より「Proceed with transaction（都度入力）」を選択します。
※IBSJ口座（国内商品取引口座）をお持ちのお客様は、上部にございます日本の国旗をクリックすることでメニューを日本語に変換できます。
※IBLLC口座（海外商品取引口座）をお持ちのお客様は、Transactionより「Deposit（入金）」、Methodより「Wire（電子送金）」、Instructionより「Proceed with transaction（都度入力）」を選択してください。
2． 次にAmount（金額）、Currency（通貨）、Sending Institution（送金元銀行名）等の情報を入力する画面が表示されます。これらの情報をご入力いただき「Confirm（確認）」、次の画面に進んでいただきますと、銀行より実際の送金をしていただく際に必要な全情報が印刷可能な形式で表示されます。こちらの情報を基に実際のご送金処理を行ってください。
※ こちらの画面に表示されておりますお客様のIB口座名義および口座番号（Uから始まる番号）をIBSJ口座への入金（国内送金）の場合は振込人名の欄、 IBLLC口座への入金（海外送金）の場合はメモ欄にご入力してください。こちらのご入力がない場合、送金元銀行への差し戻し、または入金にお時間がかか る場合がございますのでご注意ください。
送金先口座情報はご入力いただく通貨により異なります。事前通知作成は必ずご入力いただけますようお願いいたします。
この他ご不明な点がございましたら、カスタマーサービスまでお問い合わせください。
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How to deposit funds via bank wire transfer
To make a wire deposit to your account, you will first need to provide a deposit notification through Account Management.
<If your Account Management has menus on left side>
Once logged into Account Management, select the Funds Management and then Funds Transfers menu options.
※ You may change languages by clicking a flag shown on the top.
<If your Account Management has menus on top>
Once logged into Account Management, select the Funding and then Funds Transfers menu options.
※ You may change languages by clicking a gray global map on the right top of the screen.
1. From there, you will select the Transaction Type of "Deposit Funds", the Method of "Domesitc Wire", the Instruction of "Proceed with transaction".
※ If you are IBLLC customers, you will select the Transaction Type of "Deposit Funds", the Method of "Wire", and Instruction of "Proceed with transaction".
2. You will then be prompted to input your delivering bank details including Deposit Amount, Currency of denomination and Sending Institution. Once that information has been input, you will be provided with all the details in a printable form which you, in turn, can provide to your bank in order for it to initiate the wire transfer.
※ Please make sure to include your IB account name and account number (starting with U) in wire instruction. Entry of these informtion is required to match the funds to your account immediately upon arrival.
※ Please note that creation of this notification is essential as the details necessary for your bank to wire funds vary by the currency in which the wire is denominated.
Should you have further questions, please contact one of our Customer Service Centers.
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Depositing Canadian Dollars via Bill Payment
IB provides Canadian residents a variety of ways to deposit funds into their IB account including wire transfer, electronic funds transfer and Bill Payment. Canadian Bill Payment is a particular form of electronic funds transfer which allows for the transfer of funds into your IB account via an online payment service provided by your financial institution (usually through a checking account).
To initiate a Bill Payment you will first need to log into your online banking website, select Bill Payment and add Interactive Brokers Canada as a payee along with your IB account ID (typically begins with the letter 'U'). Depending upon your particular financial institution and whether IB is recognized as one of their program participants, your institution will likely indicate an expected delivery date of 1-2 business days for transfers.
Once IB has been set up as a payee, you may initiate transfers by selecting IB as a recipient and establishing the payment (deposit) amount and delivery date. Once complete, it's important that you log into your IB account and create a deposit notification. This ensures that the funds will be properly matched and credited to your account upon delivery and not held in suspense. To create a deposit notification, select the Funds Management and then Funds Transfers menu options from Account Management. Then select Deposit Funds from the Transaction drop-down list, Bill Payment from the Method drop-down list and Proceed with Transaction from the Instruction drop-down list. You'll then be prompted to enter the amount of your deposit and the sending institution.
A key benefit to using Bill Payment is that funds are credited to your account immediately upon arrival and are available for withdrawal 3 business days thereafter. This is in contrast to regular electronic funds transfers which are subject to a 4 business day hold prior to being credited to your account and have restrictions if withdrawn to an institution other than that from which the funds originated. Most Canadian financial institutions offer the ability to remit funds via Bill Payment to Interactive Brokers Canada.
ACATS Transfer Guide (US brokerage account transfers)
ACATS Transfer Guide
Introduction
Understanding the basic facts about transferring accounts between US brokerage firms can be help to avoid delays. Through this article and other Knowledge Database resources, Interactive Brokers seeks to assist with your incoming and outgoing ACATS requests.
US brokerage firms utilize a standardized system to transfer customer accounts from one firm to another. Known as the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service or ACATS, the process allows assets to move seamlessly between brokerage firms in a unified time frame. ACATS transfers are facilitated by a third party, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), to assist participating members with timely asset transfers.
ACATS Transfer Benefits
The majority of assets may be transferred between US brokerage firms and some banks through ACATS. This standardized system includes stocks, US corporate bonds, listed options, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, and cash. Information on assets eligible for transfer is provided at "Assets Eligible..." Though impacted by multiple factors and time constraints, the accepted or rejected transfers finalize within 10 business days in most cases.
Navigating The Process
4 simple steps of the ACATS process will help you understand the flow and minimize delays. Familiarizing yourself with the transfer process helps to ensure a successful transition.
1. Incoming or Outgoing
Incoming ACATS Transfers
The financial institution that is receiving your assets and account transfer is known as the "receiving firm." Investors always work with and through the "receiving firm" to move full or partial account assets into a new broker.
Contact the "receiving firm" (Interactive Brokers) to review the firm's trading policies and requirements. You should verify that your assets are eligible for trading at the "receiving firm" before initiating the transfer request. Not all ACATS transferable assets are acceptable for trading at every brokerage firm.
Outgoing ACATS Transfers
All outgoing ACATS transfers, full or partial, must be approved by the "delivering firm." Investors, however, should work with and through the "receiving firm" in order to begin the the transfer process or to status the progress of the request.
2. Initiating Your Transfer
Investors must always begin the ACATS transfer with the "receiving firm." An ACATS transfer form or Transfer Initiation Form (TIF) must be submitted. The "receiving firm" takes your reqeust and communicates with the "delivering firm" via ACATS. The process begins with this request for transfer of the account.
For your Interactive Brokers Account, the transfer is usually submitted online. Video instruction on submitting the transfer is provided at "How to deposit funds via a full ACATS/ATON Transfer." or through Step-by-step instructions.
Note: Outgoing account transfers from your IB account should be directed to the other broker. Your request will be submitted to IB from the other broker through the ACATS electronically.
3. What to Expect
Your Account
Brokers ensure the safety and security of transfer requests by only authorizing requests between open accounts that meet the following criteria:
- Same Account Title
- Same Tax ID Number
- Same Account Type
Transfer Approval
Ultimately responsible for validating the transfer, the "delivering firm" may accept information from the "receiving firm" correcting data originally entered. Approved or validated requests result in the delivery of positions to the "receiving firm" for their acceptance. Assets may not be accepted by the "receiving firm" for the following:
- Non-marginable or Margin (credit) violation
- Not Tradable
- DTC Chill
Note: The most common reasons for ACATS rejections are outlined by clicking here.
Processing Time-frame
The processing time for each transfer request is fixed. In general, approved transfers complete within 4 to 8 business days. Almost all transfers complete within 10 business days. Each firm is required to perform certain steps at specific intervals in the process. Feel free to review the Full ACATS transfer process flow.
Fees
While Interactive Brokers does not charge a fee to transfer your account via ACATS, some brokers do apply a fee for full and partial transfers. Prior to initiating your transfer, you should contact the "delivering firm" to verify any charge.
4. Who To Contact For Help
Interactive Brokers Customer Service stands poised to assist with your incoming ACATS transfer reqeust. Click here for Customer Service contact resources.
Note: Outgoing or ACATS transfers sending accounts to another broker should be directed to the "receiving firm." Their Account Transfer Group will work with Interactive Brokers directly to complete your outgoing request.
Am I required to fund my account prior to application approval?
While applicants are required to provide IB with notification as to the amount they intend to fund their account with and the manner in which they fund the account in order to have the application considered for approval, there is no requirement that the funding actually take place prior to approval.
Applicants may nevertheless elect to remit funds via wire, check or electronic funds transfer (e.g., ACH, EFT) prior to receiving confirmation of account approval in an effort to accelerate commencement of any credit hold period. It should be noted, however, that deposits received prior to account approval are held in suspense and are not credited to the account nor eligible to accrue interest until the application has been approved. In the case where the applicant has authorized IB to fund the account via asset transfer (e.g., ACATS, ATON) from another broker, IB will not initiate the transfer until the application has been approved.
How to Deposit Funds Via an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
How to initiate a deposit via an Electronic Funds Transfer
For additional information on how to deposit funds to your Interactive Brokers account please visit the Funds and Banking section on our website
