Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics and Other Financial Information for June 2022, includes Reg.-NMS Execution Statistics

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Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported June's performance metrics with significant declines in key trading metrics. Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) fell by 18% year-over-year to 2.019 million, while ending client equity of $294.8 billion decreased 19% from the previous year. Client margin loan balances also dropped by 13%. Conversely, client credit balances increased by 13% to $92.5 billion. The company marked a loss of $6.9 million on U.S. government securities in the quarter. Client accounts rose by 36% to 1.92 million, indicating growth in user base.

Positive

• Client accounts grew by 36% year-over-year to 1.92 million.
• Client credit balances increased by 13% to $92.5 billion.

Negative

• DARTs decreased by 18% year-over-year and 12% month-over-month.
• Ending client equity fell by 19% year-over-year and 6% month-over-month.
• Margin loan balances dropped by 13% year-over-year and 4% month-over-month.
• Mark to market loss of $6.9 million for the quarter.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for June.

Brokerage highlights for the month included:

• 2.019 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)¹, 18% lower than prior year and 12% lower than prior month.
• Ending client equity of $294.8 billion, 19% lower than prior year and 6% lower than prior month.
• Ending client margin loan balances of $42.6 billion, 13% lower than prior year and 4% lower than prior month.
• Ending client credit balances of $92.5 billion, including $2.2 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps², 13% higher than prior year and 1% higher than prior month.
• 1.92 million client accounts, 36% higher than prior year and 2% higher than prior month.
• 237 annualized average cleared DARTs¹ per client account.
• Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order³ of $2.96 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees. Key products:

June 2022

Average Commission per

Average

Cleared Commissionable Order

Order Size

Stocks

$2.18

1,326 shares

Equity Options

$3.98

6.6 contracts

Futures

$3.80

2.9 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 $6.9 million for the quarter ended June 30^th.
• GLOBAL⁵: The value of the GLOBAL, reported in U.S. dollars, decreased by 0.57% in June and decreased by 1.46% for the quarter ended June 30^th.

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 June, IBKR PRO clients’ total cost of executing and clearing U.S. Reg.-NMS stocks through IB was about 1.9 basis points of trade money⁶, as measured against a daily VWAP⁷ benchmark (3.2 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
		July '21		Aug '21		Sep '21		Oct '21		Nov '21		Dec '21		Jan '22		Feb '22		Mar '22		Apr '22		May '22		Jun '22		12 Months
#1a - Number of orders
Buys		10.98		9.98		9.55		9.52		11.57		9.36		9.96		8.74		9.84		8.10		8.30		6.78		112.68
Sells		8.10		7.61		6.99		7.08		8.52		6.71		7.14		6.22		7.24		5.47		5.96		5.20		82.24
Total		19.08		17.59		16.54		16.60		20.09		16.07		17.10		14.96		17.08		13.57		14.26		11.98		194.92
#1b - Number of shares purchased or sold
Shares bought		3,785		3,263		3,412		3,595		3,764		3,169		3,012		2,699		4,104		2,855		3,097		2,983		39,738
Shares sold		3,608		3,202		3,300		3,390		3,667		3,074		2,994		2,653		4,044		2,738		3,055		2,884		38,609
Total		7,393		6,465		6,713		6,984		7,432		6,243		6,006		5,353		8,147		5,592		6,152		5,867		78,348
#2 - Trade money including price, commissions and fees
2a Buy money		$135,106		$127,454		$125,954		$133,647		$160,251		$141,591		$155,559		$145,013		$159,411		$130,359		$142,460		$123,938		$1,680,742
2b Sell money		$133,527		$125,694		$124,808		$128,438		$158,604		$140,613		$157,885		$143,868		$159,805		$129,809		$144,641		$125,425		$1,673,118
2c Total		$268,633		$253,148		$250,762		$262,085		$318,855		$282,204		$313,444		$288,881		$319,215		$260,168		$287,101		$249,362		$3,353,859
#3 - Trade value at Daily VWAP
3a Buy value		$135,050		$127,439		$125,905		$133,631		$160,132		$141,498		$155,495		$144,989		$159,394		$130,287		$142,417		$123,875		$1,680,111
3b Sell value		$133,552		$125,747		$124,841		$128,515		$158,616		$140,656		$157,966		$143,913		$159,861		$129,793		$144,686		$125,409		$1,673,555
3c Total		$268,602		$253,186		$250,746		$262,146		$318,747		$282,153		$313,461		$288,902		$319,255		$260,080		$287,103		$249,284		$3,353,666
#4 - Total trade expense, including commissions and fees, relative to Daily VWAP
4a Buys (2a-3a)		$56.2		$15.1		$48.4		$15.8		$119.9		$93.8		$63.9		$23.7		$16.4		$71.5		$42.8		$62.8		$630.1
4b Sells (3b-2b)		$25.0		$52.8		$32.4		$76.9		$11.9		$43.0		$81.1		$44.8		$56.3		($16.3)		$44.9		($15.7)		$437.1
4c Total trade expense		$81.2		$67.9		$80.8		$92.7		$131.8		$136.7		$145.0		$68.5		$72.7		$55.2		$87.7		$47.1		$1,067.2
Trade expense as percentage of trade money
4c/2c		0.030%		0.027%		0.032%		0.035%		0.041%		0.048%		0.046%		0.024%		0.023%		0.021%		0.031%		0.019%		0.032%
#5 - Trade expense categories
5a Total commissions & fees		$28.7		$26.1		$27.1		$27.8		$31.4		$26.0		$26.6		$24.2		$32.9		$24.0		$28.2		$27.3		$330.3
5b Execution cost (4c-5a)		$52.5		$41.8		$53.7		$64.9		$100.5		$110.8		$118.3		$44.3		$39.8		$31.2		$59.4		$19.8		$737.0
#6 - Trade expense categories as percentage of trade money
Total commissions & fees (5a/2c)		0.010%		0.010%		0.011%		0.010%		0.009%		0.009%		0.008%		0.008%		0.010%		0.009%		0.010%		0.011%		0.010%
Execution cost (5b/2c)		0.020%		0.017%		0.021%		0.025%		0.032%		0.039%		0.038%		0.016%		0.013%		0.012%		0.021%		0.008%		0.022%
Net Expense to IB Clients		0.030%		0.027%		0.032%		0.035%		0.041%		0.048%		0.046%		0.024%		0.023%		0.021%		0.031%		0.019%		0.032%

The above illustrates that the rolling twelve months’ average all-in cost of an IBKR PRO client U.S. Reg.-NMS stock trade was 3.2 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 150 markets in numerous countries and currencies, from a single integrated platform 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. For the fifth consecutive year, Barron’s ranked Interactive Brokers #1 with 5 out of 5 stars in its March 25, 2022, Best Online Brokers 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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Contacts for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.: Rob Garfield - media@ibkr.com

Source: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

FAQ

What are the latest trading metrics for IBKR in June 2023?

In June, IBKR reported 2.019 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs), down 18% year-over-year.

How much did client equity change for IBKR in June 2023?

Ending client equity for IBKR stood at $294.8 billion, a 19% decrease from the prior year.

What was the performance of IBKR's client margin loans in June 2023?

Client margin loan balances decreased by 13% year-over-year to $42.6 billion.

How many client accounts did IBKR have in June 2023?

IBKR had 1.92 million client accounts, a 36% increase year-over-year.

Did IBKR report any losses in its U.S. government securities portfolio?

IBKR reported a mark to market loss of $6.9 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2023.