To generate a key pair using GPG for Windows:

1. Download the GPG Installer for Windows.

2. Run the installer and click Next >.

3. Make sure that the component Kleopatra is selected as one of the sub components to include in the installation and click Next >.

4. The default installation folder will be displayed. Click Install.

5. Once the installation has completed, click Next >.

6. Make sure the checkbox Run Kleopatra is active and click Finish.

• Select RSA + RSA as Key type
• Select 2,048 bits and 2,048 bits as Key lengths
• Activate the checkboxes: Encryption, Certification, Signing and Authentication. The first two should be already active by default
• Deactivate the option Valid until

Once all the parameters have been set exactly as in the image below, click OK.

16. Although this is not strictly needed, we strongly recommend you to perform a backup of your Key Pair, following the steps in KB4411. This backup copy of the certificates can be imported again in Kleopatra in case the original set becomes corrupted or accidentally deleted.

New Client Portal

1. Click Reports > Statements.

The Statements screen will populate.

2. In the Custom Statements panel, click the + icon.

The Activity Statement Template screen will populate.

3. Click the + icon to create a new statement template.

4. In Activity Statement Details, enter a name for your custom statement, and select an output format and language. It will ask you to select a time Period as well, but this can be modified when you run the statement.

5. In Sections, click each section that you want to appear in your custom statement. Selected sections will appear with a check mark. The Open Positions section is where Lot Details will be located, so be sure to choose this option.

6. In Section Configurations, please select which options you wish to turn on in your custom statement. In order to ensure Lot Details are on the statement, select “NO’ for “Hide Details for Positions, Trades, and Client Fees Sections?”.

7. Click CONTINUE.

8. Review your statement template and click Create.

You can now run your new custom statement from the Run a Statement panel on the Statements screen.

Classic Account Management

1. Click Reports > Activity > Statements.

The Statements screen will populate.

2. Click on the blue “Customize Statements” header.

The Customize Statements section will expand/populate.

3. Select “Create New” from the first drop down menu, and enter a name for your custom statement in the “Statement Name” field.

4. In Default Sections, click each section that you want to appear in your custom statement. Selected sections will appear with a check mark. The Open Positions section is where Lot Details will be located, so be sure to choose this option.

5. In Section Configurations, please select which options you wish to turn on in your custom statement. In order to ensure Lot Details are on the statement, UNCHECK THE BOX for “Hide Details for Positions, Trades, and Client Fees sections”.

6. Select your Profit and Loss Type, Statement Type (should be Activity Statement), Account number(s), Activity Period, Format, and Language from the drop down menus. While the system does ask you for a preferred Activity Period, this can be modified when you run the statement.

7. Click Save.

You can now run your new custom statement from View Statements panel on the Statements screen by selecting your new custom statement from the “Statements” drop down menu.

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS), referred to as the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI), calls on countries to obtain information from their financial institutions and exchange that information with other countries automatically on an annual basis. The CRS sets out the financial account information to be exchanged, the financial institutions required to report, the different types of accounts and taxpayers covered, as well as common due diligence procedures to be followed by financial institutions. For more information about CRS, please visit the OECD website.

Interactive Brokers entities comply with the requirements of CRS as implemented in the jurisdictions where they are located, and report account information to the applicable government authorities. Clients reported by Interactive Brokers under CRS will receive a CRS Client Report in the Client Portal shortly after the reporting deadlines specified below. The CRS Client Report provides an overview of the information that was reported by Interactive Brokers.

• What information is reported under CRS:
  • Account number
  • Name
  • Address
  • Tax ID Number
  • Tax residency country
  • Date of birth
  • Year-end account balance
  • Gross proceeds (all sales)
  • Interest income
  • Dividend income
  • Other income
• When and where is the information reported:
  • Interactive Brokers Australia Pty. Ltd. reports to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) by July 31.
  • Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. reports to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by May 1.
  • Interactive Brokers Central Europe Zrt. reports to the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary (NAV) by June 30.
  • Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited reports to the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong SAR (IRD) by May 31.
  • Interactive Brokers India Pvt. Ltd. reports to the Reserve Bank of India/Central Board of Direct Taxes (RBI/CBDT) by May 31.
  • Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited reports to the Office of the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland by June 30.
  • Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc. reports to the National Tax Agency of Japan (NTA) by April 30.
  • Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. Ltd. reports to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) by May 31.
  • Interactive Brokers U.K. Limited reports to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs of the United Kingdom (HMRC) by May 31.
• Additional Notes:
  • Information relating to clients of Introducing Brokers is not reported by Interactive Brokers. Introducing Brokers are responsible for their own reporting under CRS.
  • Accounts held by Interactive Brokers LLC are not reported under CRS as the United States has not signed the CRS.

Background
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as Dodd-Frank, is a U.S. law enacted in July of 2010, the purpose of which is to prevent the recurrence of events which lead to the 2008 financial crisis. Its principal goals are to:

- Promote U.S. financial stability by improving accountability and transparency within the financial system;
- Protect taxpayers from future bailouts of institutions deemed “too big to fail”; and
- Protect consumers from financial services practices considered abusive.

For additional information, please review the following sections:
- Dodd-Frank reforms
- Dodd-Frank and your IB Account

Dodd-Frank Reforms
To accomplish its goals, Dodd-Frank proposed the following reforms:

- Enhanced oversight and supervision of financial institutions through the creation of Financial Stability Oversight Council
- Creation of a new agency responsible for implementing and enforcing compliance with consumer financial laws (Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection)
- Implementation of more stringent regulatory capital requirements
- Changes in the regulation of over the counter derivatives including restrictions upon access to Federal credit by swaps entities, establishment of regulatory oversight and mandatory trading and clearing requirements
- Enhanced regulation of credit rating agencies intended to eliminate exemptions from liability, enhance rating agency disclosure, establish prohibited activities and impose standards for independent Board governance
- Changes to corporate governance and executive compensation practices
- Incorporation of the Volcker Rule which imposes restrictions upon the speculative proprietary trading activities of banking entities
- Mandating studies intended to reform investor protection rules
- Changes to the securitization market including requirements that mortgage bankers retain a % of risky loans.

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Dodd-Frank and Your IB Account
Perhaps most visible to IB account holders of all the Dodd-Frank regulations are those relating to money transfers. Here, Section 1073 of the Act introduces consumer protections designed to increase transparency with respect to the costs, timing and the right to repudiate cross-border transactions.
For purpose of Section 1073, a cross-border transaction is defined as an electronic transfer of money from a consumer in the United States to a person or business in a foreign country. As IB LLC is a U.S. based broker, all its account holders regardless of whether they are domiciled in the U.S. or not, benefit from this protection and it covers withdrawals denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar as well as USD denominated withdrawals sent to a non-U.S. bank. Account holders submitting a withdrawal which is covered by this regulation will be provided with a disclosure after confirming the request within Account Management. This disclosure will include the following information:

- The name and address of the sender and recipient
- The amount to be deducted from the sender’s IB account
- The amount projected to be credited to the recipient’s bank account including an estimate of fees which the receiving bank's correspondent bank(s) may charge. Note that these correspondent bank fees are not set by nor is any part of them earned by IB.
- A disclaimer that additional fees and foreign taxes may apply.
- Notice of the sender’s right to cancel the transfer request for a full refund within 30 minutes of it being authorized.
- Regulatory contact information in the event of questions or complaints.

When estimating correspondent bank transfer fees, IB takes into consideration information collected from past customer transactions in addition to data made available by our agent banks. We encourage our customers to review and consider this information when making decisions regarding cross-border transactions.

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