Para garantizar que su transferencia ACAT o ATON se realice correctamente, su bróker debe validar el número de cuenta proporcionado en la solicitud. Si su número de cuenta no es válido, su bróker rechazará la solicitud. IBKR recomienda que los clientes revisen una copia de su extracto de corretaje con el fin de confirmar su número de cuenta. A continuación se muestran ejemplos de extractos emitidos por algunos de los brókers más comunes y se ha resaltado dónde encontrar esta información.

• Charles Schwab
• Fidelity Investments
• Merrill Edge
• TD Ameritrade
• Vanguard

Charles Schwab - Bróker #0164.  La norma para el número de cuenta es 8 caracteres, todos numéricos.

Fidelity Investments - Emisión a través de National Financial Services, Bróker #0226.  La norma para el número de cuenta es 9 caracteres, los 3 primeros alfanuméricos y los 6 últimos numéricos.

Merrill Edge - Bróker #0671.  La norma para el número de cuenta es 8 caracteres en una combinación de caracteres alfanuméricos y numéricos.

TD Ameritrade - Bróker #0188. La norma para el número de cuenta es 9 caracteres, todos numéricos.

Vanguard- Bróker #0062. La norma para el número de cuenta es 8 caracteres, todos numéricos.

Nota: Este artículo contiene imágenes de ejemplos de extractos emitidos por brókers con un fin únicamente ilustrativo y pueden tener logotipos que siguen siendo propiedad de dichos brókers.

Introducción
Para cumplir con las normativas respecto de la venta de valores no registrados y para minimizar el procesamiento manual asociado con la negociación de acciones que no coticen públicamente, IBKR impone ciertas restricciones en las acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses. A continuación, se proporciona una lista de estas restricciones, junto con otras preguntas frecuentes relacionadas con este tema. 

Restricciones sobre las acciones de microcapitalización

• IBKR solo aceptará transferencias de bloques de acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses de clientes elegibles. Los clientes elegibles incluyen cuentas que: 1) mantienen un patrimonio (antes o después de la transferencia) de al menos 5 millones USD, o clientes de asesores financieros con un total de activos gestionados de al menos 20 millones USD; y 2) tienen menos de la mitad de su patrimonio en acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses.
• IBKR solo aceptará transferencias¹ de bloques de acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses en donde el cliente elegible pueda confirmar que las acciones se compraron en el mercado abierto o se registraron ante la SEC.
• IBKR no aceptará transferencias¹ de ni órdenes de apertura para acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses designadas por un mercado extrabursátil a riesgo del comprador o un mercado gris de ningún cliente. Los clientes que tengan posiciones existentes sobre estas acciones podrán cerrar las posiciones.
• IBKR no aceptará transferencias de acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses para cubrir una posición corta establecida en IBKR.
• Los clientes de solo ejecución (p. ej., clientes que ejecutan negociaciones mediante IBKR pero las compensan en otro lado) no podrán negociar acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses en su cuenta de IBKR. (IBKR podrá hacer excepciones para brókeres registrados en EE. UU.).

Preguntas frecuentes sobre la microcapitalización

¿Qué es una acción de microcapitalización estadounidense?
La expresión "acción de microcapitalización" se refiere a acciones: 1) negociadas en un mercado extrabursátil, o 2) cotizadas en Nasdaq y NYSE American que tengan una capitalización de mercado entre 50 millones USD y 300 millones USD, y que negocian a 5 USD o por debajo de esta cifra. A los fines de esta política, la expresión "acción de microcapitalización" incluirá las acciones de empresas estadounidenses que cotizan en bolsa y que tienen una capitalización de mercado de 50 millones USD o menos, a las cuales se refiere a veces como "acciones de nanocapitalización" o negociación en un mercado normalmente relacionado con acciones de microcapitalización.

Para evitar situaciones en donde las fluctuaciones menores a corto plazo en el precio de una acción ocasionen una reclasificación repetida, toda acción clasificada como de microcapitalización estadounidense permanecerá en esta clasificación hasta que su capitalización de mercado y cotización de las acciones excedan de los 300 millones USD y 5 USD, respectivamente, durante un periodo de 30 días naturales consecutivos.

Debido a que las acciones de microcapitalización a menudo tienen precios bajos, se refiere a este tipo de acción comúnmente como "penny stocks". IBKR podrá realizar excepciones, incluso para acciones negociadas a precios bajos que recientemente tenían una mayor capitalización de mercado. Además, IBKR no considerará los ADR en empresas no estadounidenses como acciones de microcapitalización.

¿En dónde se negocian las acciones de microcapitalización?
Las acciones de microcapitalización normalmente se negocian en el mercado extrabursátil, en lugar de en una bolsa de valores nacional. A menudo, los creadores de mercado las cotizan electrónicamente en sistemas extrabursátiles, como el OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) y los mercados administrados por el OTC Markets Group (p. ej., OTCQX, OTCQB y Pink). Además, en esta categoría se incluyen acciones que no puedan cotizarse en bolsa, y que se designan como a riesgo del comprador, otros mercados extrabursátiles o el mercado gris.
Asimismo, los reguladores estadounidenses también consideran a las acciones cotizadas en el Nasdaq o NYSE American que negocien a 5 USD o por debajo de esta cifra con una capitalización de mercado de 300 millones USD o menos como acciones de microcapitalización.

¿Qué sucede si IBKR recibe una transferencia de un cliente elegible en donde una o más de las posiciones transferidas es una acción de microcapitalización?
Si IBKR recibe una transferencia que contenga un bloque de acciones de microcapitalización, IBKR se reserva el derecho de restringir la venta de las posiciones sobre acciones de microcapitalización incluidas en la transferencia, a menos que el cliente elegible proporcione la documentación correspondiente que establezca que las acciones se compraron en el mercado abierto (es decir, en un mercado que cotiza en bolsa a través de otro bróker) o registrado ante la SEC conforme con una declaración de registro S1 o similar.

Los clientes elegibles pueden demostrar que las acciones se adquirieron en el mercado abierto. Para esto, deberán proporcionar un extracto de corretaje o confirmación de la negociación de un bróker reconocido que refleje la compra de acciones en un mercado de valores. Los clientes elegibles pueden establecer que las acciones están registradas si proporcionan el número de registro ante la SEC (sistema Edgar) en el cual la empresa registró sus acciones (y todos los documentos necesarios para confirmar que las acciones son las cotizadas en el extracto del registro).

NOTA: todos los clientes pueden transferir libremente las acciones que hayamos restringido en cualquier momento.

¿Qué restricciones aplicará IBKR para las cuentas Prime?
Los clientes cuyas actividades incluyan servicios Prime se consideran clientes elegibles únicamente para aquellas negociaciones que IBKR hubiera acordado aceptar por parte de sus brókeres de ejecución. De todas formas, mientras que las cuentas Prime pueden compensar acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses en IBKR, estas acciones estarán restringidas hasta que IBKR confirme que las acciones son elegibles para la reventa de acuerdo con los procedimientos que se indican arriba. 

Para eliminar la restricción sobre las acciones adquiridas en el mercado abierto, solicite al bróker de ejecución que proporcione un carta firmada, en papel con membrete de la empresa, o un extracto de cuenta oficial en donde se declare que las acciones se adquirieron en el mercado abierto. Además, la carta o el extracto deberán incluir los criterios requeridos a continuación. Alternativamente, si las acciones se adquirieron mediante una oferta, la carta o el extracto deberán incluir los documentos o enlaces a la declaración de registro correspondiente e indicar que las acciones eran parte del mismo.

Criterios requeridos para la carta del bróker:
1) Número de cuenta con IBKR
2) Nombre de la cuenta con IBKR
3) Fecha de negociación
4) Fecha de liquidación
5) Símbolo
6) Lado
7) Precio
8) Cantidad
9) Hora de ejecución
10) Mercado
11) Debe estar firmada
12) Debe redactarse en papel con membrete oficial de la empresa

En resumen: las operaciones de venta en largo se aceptarán si la posición larga ya no se encuentra restringida. Se aceptarán operaciones de ventas en corto. Se aceptarán operaciones de compra en largo, y la posición se restringirá hasta que el departamento de cumplimiento normativo reciba la información necesaria para eliminar dicha restricción. No se aceptarán operaciones de compra cubiertas ni operaciones intradía de entrada y salida.

¿Qué sucede si la acción que adquiere se reclasifica como una acción del mercado gris o de riesgo del comprador?
Si adquiere una acción en su cuenta de IBKR que, posteriormente, se convierte en una acción clasificada como a riesgo del comprador o del mercado gris, se le permitirá mantener, cerrar o transferir la posición pero no podrá aumentar su posición.

¿cuáles son algunos de los motivos por los cuales la negociación de acciones de microcapitalización pueda estar restringida en mi cuenta?
Existen dos motivos principales por los cuales puede tener restricciones para negociar acciones de microcapitalización:

• Potencial afiliación al emisor: La norma 144 de la Comisión de Valores y Bolsa de EE. UU. ("SEC”) establece ciertas limitaciones para la negociación de acciones (lo que incluye acciones de microcapitalización) mediante una "filial" del emisor. Si IBKR observa actividad de negociación o tenencias en acciones de microcapitalización cercanas a los umbrales del volumen de negociación conforme con la norma 144 (los "Umbrales de la norma 144"), IBKR podrá restringir la negociación del cliente de acciones de microcapitalización hasta que se complete la revisión por parte del departamento de cumplimiento normativo.
• Transferencia de acciones de microcapitalización: si el cliente ha transferido recientemente una acción de microcapitalización en su cuenta de IBKR, IBKR podrá restringir la negociación de ese valor hasta que se complete le revisión por parte del departamento de cumplimiento normativo.

Si se aplica uno de los motivos anteriores, la negociación se restringirá para ese valor, y se enviará un aviso al centro de mensajes del cliente en Client Portal. Este aviso describirá el motivo de la restricción y los pasos que el cliente debe tomar antes de que IBKR considere eliminar la restricción.

¿Por qué considera IBKR que soy un afiliado potencial de un emisor de acciones de microcapitalización?
Un "afiliado" es una persona, como un director ejecutivo, un director o un accionista mayoritario en una relación de control con el emisor.

La norma 144 se aplica para todos los valores, e incluye a las acciones de microcapitalización. Sin embargo, dados los riesgos asociados ampliados con la negociación de acciones de microcapitalización, si la negociación o las tenencias en acciones de microcapitalización de un cliente se encuentran cercanos a los umbrales de la norma 144, IBKR restringirá la negociación del cliente de las acciones de microcapitalización.  Esta restricción seguirá en vigor pendiente de la revisión por parte del departamento de cumplimiento normativo del estado potencial de afiliado del cliente.

Para la revisión de afiliado potencial, ¿por qué necesito solicitar una nueva revisión cada dos semanas?
El estado de afiliado de un cliente puede cambiar pronto luego de que IBKR complete la revisión de potencial afiliado a la que se refiere arriba. Como tal, IBKR cree que es adecuado actualizar la revisión de potencial afiliado cada dos semanas si la actividad de negociación o las tenencias de un cliente en acciones de microcapitalización se mantienen cercanas a los umbrales de la norma 144.

¿En dónde puedo encontrar una lista de acciones que IBKR haya designado como acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses?
Encontrará una lista de las acciones designadas como acciones de microcapitalización estadounidenses compiladas por IBKR en el siguiente enlace: www.ibkr.com/download/us_microcaps.csv

Tenga en cuenta que esta lista se actualiza diariamente.

¿En dónde puedo encontrar información adicional sobre acciones de microcapitalización?
Puede encontrar más información sobre las acciones de microcapitalización en el siguiente enlace, e incluye los riesgos asociados con dichas acciones que puede encontrarse en la página web de la SEC: https://www.sec.gov/reportspubs/investor-publications/investorpubsmicrocapstockhtm.html
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¹Incluye transferencias mediante cualquier método (p. ej., ACATS, DWAC, FOP), conversión de acciones que cotizan en bolsa en Canadá con sus equivalentes estadounidenses mediante transferencia "Southbound", transferencias para cubrir posiciones en corto existentes, clientes Prime de IB que ejecuten sus operaciones con otros brókeres y liquiden sus operaciones con IBKR, etc.

• DWAC fees are USD 100.00 per DWAC. The account must also ensure enough funds are available to absorb the fees prior to setting up a DWAC request.
• The IBKR cutoff time for transmitting a DWAC transfer is 3:15 PM EST

Discussion:

The FAQs are split into three parts.

• Part A sets out key information in relation to the Proposed Transfer (as described below).
• Part B covers key legal and regulatory topics that arise as a result of the Proposed Transfer (as described below).
• Part C aims to answer any other questions that you may have and provides some further and more practical information in relation to what will and will not be changing following the Proposed Transfer (as described below).

PART A – THE PROPOSED TRANSFER

1.    What is the situation currently?

As you will be aware, at present, your relationship with Interactive Brokers is led by our entity based in the United Kingdom, specifically Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited (“IBUK”) and the services provided to you are provided by IBUK and, depending on the products you do business in, our US affiliate Interactive Brokers LLC (“IBLLC”).  

2.    What is Interactive Brokers requesting?

We are inviting all clients domiciled in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to transfer their accounts to one of our brokers based in Europe.

We propose to transfer the relationship that you currently have with IBUK and IBLLC to Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited (“IBIE”), an Interactive Brokers investment firm located in Ireland.  It is our intention that all of your accounts, investments and services currently provided to you by IBUK and IBLLC will instead be singularly provided by IBIE (for convenience we will refer to this as the “Proposed Transfer”).

3.    Who is IBIE? What sort of a firm is it?

IBIE is an investment firm regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and authorised pursuant to the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU).  IBIE is an affiliate of IBUK and IBLLC.

4.    What are IBIE’s legal details?

Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited is registered as a private company limited by shares (registration number 657406) and is listed in the Register of Companies maintained by the Irish Companies Registration Office. Its registered address is 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland.  IBIE can be contracted by telephone at 00800-42-276537 or electronically through the IBIE website at www.interactivebrokers.ie.

5.    Who regulates IBIE and what are their contact details?

As set out above the Central Bank of Ireland is the competent regulator for IBIE (in the same way that the Financial Conduct Authority is the competent regulator for IBUK). IBIE is included in the Central Bank of Ireland’s register of authorised firms under number 423427. The Central Bank of Ireland’s contact details are set out below:

Location
The Central Bank of Ireland
New Wapping Street
North Wall Quay
Dublin 1
D01 F7X3

Contact Numbers
Phone: +353 (0)1 224 6000
Fax: +353 (0)1 224 5550

Postal Address
Central Bank of Ireland
P.O. Box 559
Dublin 1

Public Helpline
E-mail: enquiries@centralbank.ie
Lo-Call: 1890 777 777
Phone: +353 (0)1 224 5800

6.    Where does IBIE fit with respect to the broader Interactive Brokers group?

IBIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary that sits within the broader Interactive Brokers Group.

7.    What does the Proposed Transfer mean for me? Will there be any material impacts?

We do not anticipate any material impacts for you as a result of the Proposed Transfer.  Nonetheless, it is very important that you read these FAQs carefully and in full and make sure that you understand what the changes are for you.

8.    What do I have to do if I want to continue doing business with Interactive Brokers?

If you would like to continue to do business with Interactive Brokers, we require your cooperation and action.

Specifically, we need you to consent and agree to the Customer Agreement and other Documents available under the Important Information section of the Proposed Transfer process and to the regulatory matters outlined in the Covering Letter, the Important Information and Consent sections of the Proposed Transfer process.  You can do this by following the instructions in the Covering Letter.

To be clear, you do not have to consent to the Proposed Transfer if you feel that you may be adversely affected by it.  You have the option of transferring your positions to another broker or closing your positions and transferring any cash balance to another account.

If you do not take action by December 7, 2022, your account will be restricted from opening new transactions or transferring in new assets.  You always have the ability to transfer your account to another broker. If you wish to decline, please follow the instructions in the Covering Letter.

In either case, we ask that you read the entirety of this FAQs and the Covering Letter before deciding to consent to or decline the Proposed Transfer.

9.    What happens next?

If you consent to the transfer, please complete all actions detailed in the Covering Letter and we will prepare your account to be transferred to IBIE. Once your account is transferred, IBIE will write to you with further information about your new relationship with them.

PART B – LEGAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF

1.    What terms and conditions will govern my relationship with IBIE following the Proposed Transfer? Are these different to the ones that currently apply?

Trades that you conduct after the Proposed Transfer will be governed by the new Customer Agreement between you and IBIE.  A copy of the IBIE Customer Agreement is available in the Important Information section of the Proposed Transfer process.  

2.    What conduct of business rules (including best execution) will apply to my relationship with IBIE? Are there any material differences that will apply to my relationship with IBIE compared to those that apply to my existing relationship with IBUK?

There are some changes to be aware of, which we explain below.

If you do business with IBUK on a “carried” basis (in other words, you trade index options, futures and futures options and IBUK carries your account and custodies your assets) then the Financial Conduct Authority’s conduct of business rules currently apply to you.  These rules are based heavily on the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, the Markets in Financial Regulation and various delegated directives and regulations (collectively, “MiFID”).  In relation to best execution, where it applies, IBUK must take all sufficient steps to achieve the best possible result for you when we execute your order.

If you currently do business with IBUK on an “introduced” basis (in other words, you trade products outside of those mentioned in the previous paragraph and you have a relationship with both IBUK and its US affiliate, IBLLC) a mix of conduct of business rules will currently apply to you. For instance, with respect to the introduction of your business to IBLLC, the Financial Conduct Authority’s conduct of business rules will apply (see above in relation to these).  Once introduced to IBLLC, the relevant U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules and regulations (among others) will apply to IBLLC’s role (including its obligations in relation to best execution and custody).

Please note that it is of course possible that your business is split across these two scenarios (in other words some of your business is conducted on a “carried” basis while some of it is conducted on an “introduced” basis).

Going forward, the distinction between “carried” and “introduced” business will no longer apply and in each case set out above, Irish conduct of business rules will exclusively apply to your relationship with IBIE.  Similar to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s rules, the Irish conduct of business rules are based on MiFID and IBIE’s obligations in relation to best execution will largely mirror those that currently apply to IBUK.

In our view, while the rules that apply to our relationship will change, we do not consider such changes to be material or to result in a lesser degree of protection being afforded to you.

3.    How will my investments that I custody with IBIE be held from a legal/regulatory perspective? Are there any material differences that will apply to my relationship with IBIE compared to those that apply to my existing relationship with IBUK?

The rules that currently apply depends on the sort of business that you presently have with IBUK (please see the response to Question B2 above).  Where you conduct “carried” business with IBUK, the Financial Conduct Authority’s client asset (or “CASS”) rules will apply.  These rules are based heavily on MiFID.  Where you conduct “introduced” business with IBUK and IBLLC, the US custody rules will apply to your custody assets.

Going forward, as set out above, the distinction between “carried” and “introduced” business will no longer apply and in each case set out above, Irish custody rules will exclusively apply to your relationship with IBIE.  Like the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s rules, the Irish conduct of business rules are based on MiFID.  Please consult the Client Assets Key Information Document provided in the Important Information section in relation to the Irish custody regime.

4.    How am I protected against loss? Are there any material differences that will apply to my relationship with IBIE compared to those that apply to my existing relationship with IBUK?

Currently, your eligible assets are protected from loss either under the US Securities Investor Protection Corporation at an amount of up to USD 500,000 (subject to a cash sublimit of USD 250,000) or the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme at an amount up to GBP 50,000 (which regime applies depends on the relevant segment of your IBUK account, as explained in the response to Question B2 above).  After the Proposed Transfer, the Irish Investor Compensation Scheme, which is administered by The Investor Compensation Company DAC, may protect your assets from loss should IBIE default and be unable to meet its obligations to you.

Ireland’s compensation scheme is similar to the compensation scheme you have access to in the UK, albeit with a lower limit.  The purpose of the Irish Investor Compensation Scheme is to pay compensation to you (subject to certain limits) if you have invested money or investment instruments in either of the following cases:

• A firm goes out of business and cannot return your investments or money; and
• A Central Bank of Ireland determination or a court ruling has been made under the Investor Compensation Act 1998.

The Investor Compensation Company DAC (ICCL) administers the scheme. IBIE will be a member of the scheme.

The scheme covers investment products including:

• Public and private company shares
• Units in collective investment schemes
• Life insurance policies (including unit-linked funds)
• Non-life insurance policies
• Tracker bonds
• Futures and options

Usually, you can only make a claim after a firm goes out of business and its assets have been liquidated and distributed to those who are owed money. Please check the details of the schemes for any limits that apply – not all losses will be covered as there are maximum levels of compensation.  The ICCL will pay you compensation for 90% of the amount you have lost, up to a maximum of €20,000.

5.    How do I make a complaint to IBIE? Are there any material differences that will apply to my relationship with IBIE compared to those that apply to my existing relationship with IBUK? What if my complaint relates to something that happened while I was a customer of IBUK?

The new Customer Agreement sets out how to lodge a complaint with IBIE.  The complaints handling procedures are materially similar to those that apply to your existing relationship with IBUK.  If the substance of your complaint relates to something that happened prior to the Proposed Transfer, then you should address your complaint to IBUK. Its current contact information will stay the same and can be found at interactivebrokers.co.uk should you need to contact IBUK.

6.    After the Proposed Transfer, will I still have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service?

In case of complaint, investors should follow the complaints procedure as referred to in the Customer Agreement.  Once your account is transferred to IBIE, the UK Financial Ombudsman Service will cease to have jurisdiction over any complaints that you may have in respect of IBUK.  However, please be aware that Ireland has a dispute resolution scheme in the form of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (“FSPO”).  The FSPO is a free and independent statutory dispute resolution scheme for financial services.  You may be eligible to make a complaint to the FSPO if you are an “eligible complainant”.  Details of who are “eligible complainants” can be found on www.fspo.ie.  The FSPO can be contacted at:

Postal Address
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
Lincoln House,
Lincoln Place
Dublin 2
D02 VH29

Telephone
+353 (0)1 567 7000

Email
Info@fspo.ie

7.    How will my personal data be processed and protected? Are there any material differences that will apply to my relationship with IBIE compared to those that apply to my existing relationship with IBUK in this context?

Your data will be processed and protected in accordance with the Interactive Brokers Group Privacy Policy which can be found at: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=305. There will be no material change.

PART C – OTHER PRACTICAL QUESTIONS AND NEXT STEPS

1.    Who should I contact before the Proposed Transfer takes place and after the Proposed Transfer if I have any questions in the ordinary course?

Generally speaking, you should contact IBUK with any questions that you may have prior to the Proposed Transfer, and you should contact IBIE with any questions that you may have following the Proposed Transfer taking place.  Regardless of who you contact at Interactive Brokers, we will ensure your query is promptly dealt with and we will help you to connect with the right person or department.

2.    Will the range of products offered be the same?

Our current expectation is that the same range of products will be offered by IBIE as are offered by IBUK.  

There might be a restriction on Foreign Exchange transactions that would create a negative balance or would increase a preexisting negative balance in either component currency.  However, the same currency pairs can be traded as Forex CFD.  Contracts For Difference are complex instruments, and we invite you to carefully review the CFD risk warnings before trading these instruments following the transfer of your account.

Please note that IBIE offers financing for securities and commodities trades but cannot support withdrawals of borrowed funds.  You will be free to withdraw any free cash not needed to support your open positions.  If you would like to withdraw additional funds, you can sell positions and withdraw the proceeds.

In limited instances where clients hold restricted products, clients may transfer and maintain or close such positions but won’t be allowed to increase the position.

3.    I currently trade OTC derivatives with IBUK – what will happen to my open positions?

Your open positions will be transferred to IBIE and you will face IBIE rather than IBUK.  You will no longer have any legal relationship with IBUK in relation to those positions.  We will separately provide you with an updated Key Investor Information Document (please follow the link to the PRIIPs KID landing page in the Covering Letter).

4.    What happens to any security I have granted to IBUK/IBLLC as part of a margin loan?

If you have granted security or collateral to IBUK/IBLLC this will transfer to IBIE upon the Proposed Transfer taking place.

We do not anticipate you needing to take any steps to reflect the change in beneficiary, although we may need to take some administrative steps of our own to update security registers with the change in details.  This should, however, not affect our priority or otherwise affect the date from which the security is valid.

5.    Will I have access to the same trading platform or be subject to any software changes following the transfer of my account?

The transfer of your account will have no impact upon the software you use to trade or administer your account.  The technology will remain the same as it is today.

6.    Will all account balances be transferred at the same time?

All balances, with the exception of accruals (e.g., interest, dividends) will be transferred at the same time.  Once accruals have been posted to cash, they will automatically be swept to the transferred account.  

7.    What will happen to my current account following the transfer of my account?

Once all accruals have been swept, your current account will be closed and inaccessible for trading purposes.  You will still be able to access this closed account via the Client Portal for purposes of viewing and printing archived activity and tax statements.

8.    Will IBKR’s commissions and fees change when my account is transferred?

No.  IBKR commissions and fees do not vary by the broker your account is maintained with.

9.    Will my trading permissions change when my account is transferred?

No.  Your trading permissions will not change when your account is transferred.

10.     Will open orders (e.g., Good-til-Canceled) be carried over when my account is transferred?

Open orders will not be carried over to the new account, and we recommend that clients review their orders immediately following the transfer of their account to ensure that the open orders are consistent with their trading intentions.

11.     Will I be subject to the U.S. Pattern Day Trading Rule if my account is transferred?

Accounts maintained with IBUK are subject to the U.S. Pattern Day Trading (PDT) rule as the accounts are introduced to and carried by IBLLC, a U.S. broker.  The PDT rules restricts accounts with equity below USD 25,000 to no more than 3 Day Trades within any 5-business day period.

As accounts transferred to IBIE will not be introduced to IBLLC, they will not be subject to the PDT rule.

12.     Will I receive a single, combined annual activity statement at year end?

No.  You will receive an annual statement of your existing account which will cover the period starting 1 January 2022 through the date your account was transferred and a second annual statement for your new account which will cover the period starting from the transfer date through the end of the year.

13.     Will the current cost basis of positions be carried over when my account is transferred?

Yes, the transfer of your account will have no impact upon the cost basis of your positions.

14.     Will the transferred account retain the same configuration as the current account?

The configuration of the account following transfer will match that of the current account to the extent permissible by regulation.  This includes attributes such as margin capability, market data, additional users, and alerts.  

15.     Will my login credentials change?

No.  Your username, password, and any 2-factor authentication process in place for your existing account will remain active following transfer.  You will, however, be assigned a new account ID for your transferred account.