What it actually takes to start with Interactive Brokers
The advertised minimum is one number, and it is rarely the only one that binds. This page carries the threshold Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (Ireland, Central Bank of Ireland C423427) publishes, in the currency it publishes it in, together with the two figures that usually get left out: whether the threshold changes with the account you open, and what it takes to get money back out again.
Which entity and which account this covers
Applies to Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited, from its published account minimums. IBKR Lite, which some comparisons quote here, is not available in the EEA at all — it is for eligible US and Singapore retail clients. Interactive Brokers LLC and Interactive Brokers U.K. Limited set their own minimums, which this check did not cover.
What is the minimum deposit at Interactive Brokers?
$0
Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (Ireland, Central Bank of Ireland C423427) sets no threshold of its own. That is a real answer, not a marketing one, but it is not the whole answer:
What still applies: IBIE publishes an account minimum of zero rather than a minimum first deposit — it states no first-deposit figure anywhere. The zero is therefore an absence of a threshold, not a promise that any amount is workable, and the deposit floors of the individual payment methods appear only inside the funding screen, which is not public.
“Individual, Joint and Org Accounts — IBKR Account — Account Minimums USD 0.00”
What Interactive Brokers asks for, by account
- Individual, joint and organisation accounts$0
- TBSZ long-term investment account (Hungary)2,000 HUF
Verified 2026-09-08 · Source page
Frequently asked questions
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