Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics and Other Financial Information for March 2021, includes Reg.-NMS Execution Statistics

Rhea-AI Summary

Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported robust electronic brokerage performance for March, showcasing a 53% year-over-year increase in Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) to 2,998 thousand, despite a 19% month-to-month decline. The client equity rose to $330.6 billion, up 106% year-over-year. Client margin loan balances reached $42.2 billion, up 113% year-over-year. The average commission per cleared order was $2.22. However, a slight loss of $0.1 million was noted in their U.S. government securities portfolio for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Positive

• DARTs increased 53% year-over-year to 2,998 thousand.
• Client equity rose 106% year-over-year to $330.6 billion.
• Client margin loan balances increased 113% year-over-year to $42.2 billion.
• Client accounts grew by 74% year-over-year to 1,325 thousand.

Negative

• DARTs decreased 19% month-over-month.
• Average commission per cleared order at $2.22 may indicate pricing pressure.

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for March.

Brokerage highlights for the month included:

• 2,998 thousand Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)¹, 53% higher than prior year and 19% lower than prior month.
• Ending client equity of $330.6 billion, 106% higher than prior year and about even with prior month.
• Ending client margin loan balances of $42.2 billion, 113% higher than prior year and about even with prior month.
• Ending client credit balances of $84.5 billion, including $2.8 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps², 30% higher than prior year and 1% lower than prior month.
• 1,325 thousand client accounts, 74% higher than prior year and 5% higher than prior month.
• 522 annualized average cleared DARTs¹ per client account.
• Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order³ of $2.22 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees. Key products:

					March 2021	Average Commission per		Average
						Cleared Commissionable Order		Order Size
					Stocks	$1.61		1,945 shares
					Equity Options	$3.61		6.8 contracts
					Futures	$3.93		2.8 contracts

Futures include options on futures. We estimate exchange, clearing and regulatory fees to be 56% of the futures commissions.

Other financial information for Interactive Brokers Group:

• Mark to market on U.S. government securities portfolio⁴ was a loss of $0.1 million for the quarter ended March 31^st.
• GLOBAL⁵: The value of the GLOBAL, reported in U.S. dollars, decreased by 0.58% in March and decreased by 0.84% for the quarter ended March 31^st.

In the interest of transparency, we quantify our IBKR PRO clients’ all-in cost of trade execution below.

For the full multimedia release with graph see link:
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/MonthlyMetrics

• In March, IBKR PRO clients’ total cost of executing and clearing U.S. Reg.-NMS stocks through IB was about 5.3 basis points of trade money⁶, as measured against a daily VWAP⁷ benchmark (3.0 basis points net cost for the rolling twelve months).

IBKR PRO Clients' Reg.-NMS Stock Trading Expense Detail
All amounts are in millions, except %
																									Previous
	Apr '20		May '20		Jun '20		Jul '20		Aug '20		Sep '20		Oct '20		Nov '20		Dec '20		Jan '21		Feb '21		Mar '21		12 Months
#1a - Number of orders
Buys	7.22		6.61		8.47		7.75		7.19		8.12		7.86		9.77		11.49		15.46		18.42		16.82		125.18
Sells	5.64		5.12		6.60		5.95		5.53		6.09		6.01		7.61		8.25		11.33		13.19		12.34		93.66
Total	12.86		11.73		15.07		13.70		12.72		14.21		13.87		17.38		19.74		26.79		31.61		29.16		218.84
#1b - Number of shares purchased or sold
Shares bought	3,530		2,896		4,004		3,376		2,742		2,614		2,834		3,778		4,166		5,907		6,417		5,327		47,590
Shares sold	3,258		2,649		3,779		3,165		2,620		2,512		2,660		3,574		3,824		5,488		6,052		5,163		44,743
Total	6,787		5,544		7,784		6,541		5,361		5,126		5,493		7,352		7,990		11,395		12,469		10,491		92,333
#2 - Trade money including price, commissions and fees
2a Buy money	$121,940		$105,972		$131,186		$119,673		$109,579		$124,497		$110,098		$132,293		$136,858		$161,779		$171,280		$189,334		$1,614,489
2b Sell money	$118,489		$101,705		$126,528		$115,442		$105,936		$122,504		$107,298		$128,291		$130,548		$156,739		$167,064		$185,529		$1,566,074
2c Total	$240,429		$207,677		$257,713		$235,115		$215,515		$247,002		$217,396		$260,584		$267,406		$318,518		$338,344		$374,863		$3,180,563
#3 - Trade value at Daily VWAP
3a Buy value	$121,907		$105,961		$131,167		$119,639		$109,540		$124,425		$110,073		$132,284		$136,867		$161,613		$171,092		$189,194		$1,613,761
3b Sell value	$118,459		$101,741		$126,570		$115,479		$105,953		$122,523		$107,317		$128,297		$130,658		$156,683		$167,032		$185,588		$1,566,301
3c Total	$240,366		$207,702		$257,737		$235,117		$215,494		$246,947		$217,390		$260,581		$267,524		$318,296		$338,124		$374,782		$3,180,061
#4 - Total trade expense, including commissions and fees, relative to Daily VWAP
4a Buys (2a-3a)	$33.5		$11.0		$18.6		$34.8		$39.0		$72.7		$25.5		$9.1		($9.2)		$166.5		$187.9		$139.3		$728.5
4b Sells (3b-2b)	($29.3)		$36.0		$42.7		$36.7		$17.8		$18.1		$19.1		$6.4		$109.1		($55.7)		($32.5)		$58.6		$226.8
4c Total trade expense	$4.2		$47.0		$61.2		$71.5		$56.8		$90.8		$44.5		$15.5		$99.9		$110.8		$155.5		$197.8		$955.3
Trade expense as percentage of trade money
4c/2c	0.002%		0.023%		0.023%		0.030%		0.026%		0.037%		0.020%		0.006%		0.037%		0.035%		0.046%		0.053%		0.030%
#5 - Trade expense categories
5a Total commissions & fees	$27.8		$24.2		$31.8		$26.8		$23.3		$23.8		$23.9		$29.3		$33.1		$45.8		$49.1		$41.4		$380.3
5b Execution cost (4c-5a)	($23.6)		$22.8		$29.4		$44.6		$33.5		$67.0		$20.6		($13.9)		$66.8		$64.9		$106.4		$156.4		$574.9
#6 - Trade expense categories as percentage of trade money
Total commissions & fees (5a/2c)	0.012%		0.012%		0.012%		0.011%		0.011%		0.010%		0.011%		0.011%		0.012%		0.015%		0.015%		0.011%		0.012%
Execution cost (5b/2c)	-0.010%		0.011%		0.011%		0.019%		0.015%		0.027%		0.009%		-0.005%		0.025%		0.020%		0.031%		0.042%		0.018%
Net Expense to IB Clients	0.002%		0.023%		0.023%		0.030%		0.026%		0.037%		0.020%		0.006%		0.037%		0.035%		0.046%		0.053%		0.030%

The above illustrates that the rolling twelve months’ average all-in cost of an IBKR PRO client U.S. Reg.-NMS stock trade was 3.0 basis points.

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Note 1: Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) – customer orders divided by the number of trading days in the period.

Note 2: FDIC insured client bank deposit sweep program balances with participating banks. These deposits are not reported in the Company’s statement of financial condition.

Note 3: Commissionable Order – a customer order that generates commissions.

Note 4: Mark to market gains and losses on investments in U.S. government securities and associated hedges are included in Other Income. In the general course of business, we hold these investments to maturity. As a result, accumulated mark to market gains or losses should converge to zero at maturity. Accounting conventions require broker-dealers, unlike banks, to mark all investments to market.

Note 5: In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. The total effect of the currency diversification strategy is reported in Comprehensive Income and the components are reported in (1) Other Income and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on the balance sheet. The effect of the GLOBAL on our comprehensive income can be estimated by multiplying the total equity for the period by the change in the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL during the same period.

Note 6: Trade money is the total amount of money clients spent or received, including all commissions and fees.

Note 7: Consistent with the clients’ trading activity, the computed VWAP benchmark includes extended trading hours.

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More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of the Company’s corporate web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.: Interactive Brokers Group affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities and foreign exchange around the clock on over 135 markets in numerous countries and currencies, from a single IBKR Integrated Investment Account to clients worldwide. We service individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation has enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. Barron’s ranked Interactive Brokers #1 with 5 out of 5 stars in its February 26, 2021, Best Online Broker Review.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the company's operations and business environment which may cause the company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the company on the date of this release. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the company's financial results may be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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FAQ

What were the Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) reported by IBKR for March 2023?

IBKR reported 2,998 thousand Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for March 2023.

How much did IBKR's client equity increase year-over-year?

IBKR's client equity increased by 106% year-over-year, reaching $330.6 billion.

What was the percentage increase in IBKR's client margin loan balances?

Client margin loan balances at IBKR increased by 113% year-over-year to $42.2 billion.

What was the average commission per cleared order for IBKR in March 2023?

The average commission per cleared order for IBKR in March 2023 was $2.22.

Did IBKR experience any significant losses in March 2023?

Yes, IBKR reported a loss of $0.1 million on their U.S. government securities portfolio for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.