Interactive Brokers looks beyond US borders for growth opportunities
As retail trading has grown in volume and importance, Interactive Brokers and others are expanding international offerings and marketing abroad.

US retail trading reached new heights during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, it’s grown steadily overseas. Trading platform operators such as electronic brokerage Interactive Brokers have positioned themselves to capitalize on that business, with major US exchanges ramping up their marketing in Europe and Southeast Asia.
This extra attention being paid to retail customers is not without impact on institutional players. As traditional capital markets tech providers gain exposure to a larger
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