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Interactive Brokers has introduced IBKR Autonomous Trading, allowing eligible clients to let connected AI platforms look for opportunities and send supported orders without seeking approval for each one. Clients can write trading directions in natural language and specify when the systems are permitted to act.
Worldwide coverage includes exchange-traded funds, listed options and stocks, numbering more than 75,000. The service runs in a dedicated AI Partition within a client's existing account. Funds move into it from the main account, so clients do not need to create another account or make an external deposit.
The launch builds on earlier AI integrations. In June, Interactive Brokers connected Claude for portfolio analysis and preparation of trade instructions for client review, then added ChatGPT, Grok and other platforms.
Its AI Integration also connects accounts to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Grok through the Model Context Protocol, without requiring users to share API keys or passwords. Other tools from the broker include AI Screeners, Investment Themes and Connections.
Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Brokers, said the feature extends the company's automation approach, with AI monitoring markets and trading within client-set strategies and safeguards. The broker says account controls and risk protections also apply. Availability depends on location, regulation and account eligibility, while funding and other limits may change over time. Finance Magnates reported the launch.
Rules span volatility and portfolio limits
- Track implied volatility.
- Review positions when prices move below a client-set level.
- Reduce holdings that exceed portfolio allocation limits.
- When a holding's implied volatility reaches the 90th percentile of its range across the previous 52 weeks, clients can have the AI sell covered calls with a 30-day term.
What an operations team should check
Before enabling execution, teams should confirm which order types are supported for their accounts and how account restrictions interact with client instructions. The announcement does not explain how instructions are logged, how rejected or partially filled orders are surfaced, or who handles exceptions. Those are points to verify with the broker.
Teams should also establish how transfers into the AI Partition appear in their funding and reconciliation processes, and whether any fees apply. The announcement does not give operating-cost details. Since eligibility and limits can change, operators should check the current conditions for their jurisdiction and account before enabling the feature.
