Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) released its monthly performance figures for April 2025. The broker reported 3.818 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for the month. This marks a 63% increase from April 2024 and a 10% rise compared to March. The increase reflects higher engagement across its trading platform.

April Sees Growth in Equity, Accounts

Client equity at the end of April reached $588.1 billion. This represents a 28% year-over-year gain and a 3% increase from the prior month. The growth in equity indicates broader participation in the markets and reflects overall asset appreciation.

The total number of client accounts rose to 3.71 million. This is up 32% from the same period last year and 3% higher than the previous month, pointing to a steady inflow of new users.

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Margin Loan Decline, Trading Costs Steady

Interactive Brokers also reported a decline in client margin loan balances. The figure stood at $58.2 billion, down 9% from March but still 15% higher year-over-year. This suggests some pullback in leveraged trading despite longer-term growth.

In terms of trading costs, the company disclosed that IBKR PRO clients paid an average of 4.1 basis points for U.S. Reg-NMS stock trades in April. This figure is based on trade money and is benchmarked against the daily volume-weighted average price (VWAP). The average for the trailing twelve months was 3.9 basis points.

Expanding to Ljubljana Stock Exchange

Meanwhile, Interactive Brokers has expanded its market offerings by adding the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, allowing clients to trade Slovenian equities along with over 160 other global exchanges. The platform provides a wide range of financial products, including stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds, all accessible through a single interface.

In addition, Interactive Brokers has adopted Pirum’s CoacsConnect solution to automate the management of corporate actions for its global clients. The platform centralizes income claims and voluntary corporate actions, processing an average of $3.8 billion in corporate actions daily.

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