When someone opens an IBKR individual or joint account through a friend's referral link and funds it, they earn $1 in IBKR stock for every $300 deposited, up to a maximum of $1000 in shares. The existing client who referred them separately earns $200 once the new account deposits and maintains at least $10,000.
Referral-gated. This bonus requires signing up through an existing member's referral link. Dealaka links only the official program page and never inserts its own referral link. See the method.
Eligibility
Available nationwide
No state restrictions on this offer.
No hard credit pull
Opening this account does not post a hard inquiry.
Requires a referral link
You sign up through an existing member's referral link.
How to get the Interactive Brokers Individual/Joint Account bonus
- Use a current IBKR client's unique referral link to apply.
- Open an individual or joint account through that link.
- Deposit funds; you receive $1 in IBKR stock for every $300 deposited.
- Maximum reward is $1000 of IBKR shares.
The fine print that matters
- Tax-deferred accounts are ineligible for the referral bonus or IBKR stock award.
- Residents of Japan, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, mainland China and Israel are ineligible.
- Canadian referred clients are ineligible to receive IBKR shares.
- Referrer must have an account net liquidation value of at least $2,000 and have placed at least one trade.
- Referrer and referred client cannot be family members or share the same address.
- Referrers are limited to 15 referrals per year and 30 total.
Verification and reports
Confirmed against interactivebrokers.com on Jul 20, 2026. Based on 0 field reports. Status Limited reports is computed from those reports, never hand-set.
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Sources: interactivebrokers.com offer page (checked Jul 20, 2026)
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