Interactive Brokers Group Stock (NASDAQ: IBKR)

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) Stock

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Interactive Brokers is a large, automated, retail and institutional brokerage that boasted nearly $570 billion in customer equity at the end of 2024. The company cut its teeth as a market maker, introducing US financial markets to automated and algorithmic training before expanding into brokerage services in 1993. The firm has a wide-ranging client base, with its best-in-class order execution and extremely low margin lending rates catering to a sophisticated audience of hedge funds, proprietary traders, and introducing brokers that account for about 45% of the firm's commissions. With operations spanning more than 160 electronic exchanges, 36 countries, and 28 currencies, Interactive Brokers caters to a global clientele, with more than 80% of active accounts sitting outside the US market.

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Interactive Brokers Group's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NYSE">IBKR</a>) short percent of float has risen 13.68% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.82 million shares sold short, which is 2.66% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.45 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Interactive Brokers Group Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1749819627_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Interactive Brokers Group has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Interactive Brokers Group's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Interactive Brokers Group's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.14%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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As a new GameStop Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GME#NYSE">GME</a>) ETF has made its debut, retail traders and investors have raised alarms about market distortion and potential misuse by institutional players.
What Happened: Platforms such as Reddit and X are abuzz with concerns regarding a new ETF being created to track GameStop, which is set to make its debut on the bourses on Tuesday.
The fund, created by the Bitwise Funds Trust, will trade under the ticker $IGME, and according <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928561/000121390025052046/ea0244774-02_497k.htm">to</a> SEC filings, it will not track GameStop through direct share ownership, but rather via derivatives.
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This raises concerns of potential misuse, as it deals with a &#8220;meme&#8221; stock that has been at the center of the infamous tussle between retail traders and Wall Street bigwigs. According to the fund's prospectus, the strategy involves options-based exposure via covered calls, rather than holding GME shares outright.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">June 9, 2025: Another <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GME&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GME</a> ETF ( <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24IGME&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$IGME</a> ) coming on-line tomorrow. Note: It is an ETF that will only have exposure to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GME&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GME</a> via Calls &amp; Puts. No shares involved. &quot;The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is "synthetic" because the Fund's exposure to the price return of GME… <a href="https://t.co/LqkVr5dEXA">pic.twitter.com/LqkVr5dEXA</a>
&mdash; DirtΞvader (@EvaderDirt) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvaderDirt/status/1931799944052035958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund's participation in the price return of GME may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares,&#8221; Bitwise mentions <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928561/000121390025052046/ea0244774-02_497k.htm">in</a> its summary prospectus filed with the SEC. 
Retail traders on social media have questioned whether such ETFs are tools for circumventing share-based accountability, especially as borrow fees for GME spike and failures-to-deliver (FTDs) remain elevated.
&#x2A;Borrow Fees &#8211; This refers to the fee that short-sellers pay when borrowing securities, which they then sell to take a position against a particular stock. The fee for this varies depending on the short interest in a stock, and in the case of GameStop, it is now at 0.3506% <a href="https://companiesmarketcap.com/gamestop/cost-to-borrow/">on</a> Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>), having reached as high as 110% in May 2022.
&#x2A;Failures-To-Deliver &#8211; This occurs when someone buys or sells a stock, but the actual shares don't show up on time to complete the trade. FTDs commonly occur due to &#8220;naked short-selling,&#8221; a practice in which short-sellers don&#8217;t actually borrow shares before selling them, thus flooding the market with synthetic supply.
This comes just months following the debut of T-Rex 2X Long GME Daily Target ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GMEU#BATS">GMEU</a>), another fund that began with 10,000 shares of Gamestop, before swapping to a derivatives-based approach, likely a Total Return Swap.
Retail traders and investors, however, believe that these instruments are made to serve Wall Street more than Main Street. &#8220;I can't help but wonder if the real reason that this instrument was made was for creation and redemption misuse by Authorized Participants,&#8221; said @sboho on X.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">over the years, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GME&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GME</a> investors have been very acute at observing when something seems off. today&#39;s launch of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GMEU&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GMEU</a> is no different. and what a joke <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24GMEU&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$GMEU</a> is. let&#39;s have a look: marketed as a 2x long ETF, I can&#39;t help but wonder if the real reason that this instrument was made… <a href="https://t.co/Ym7iJAB67I">pic.twitter.com/Ym7iJAB67I</a>
&mdash; jake2b (@sboho) <a href="https://twitter.com/sboho/status/1915446964097081497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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According <a href="https://jacobslevycenter.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ETF-Short-Interest-and-Failures-to-Deliver.pdf">to</a> a paper by Richard B. Evans of the University of Virginia, these concerns by retail investors aren&#8217;t entirely unfounded, since ETFs are responsible for nearly 78% of FTDs in U.S. equities. 
The paper also identifies how Authorized Participants routinely engage in &#8220;operational shorting,&#8221; which refers to intentionally delaying ETF share creation or delivery, which, while used for certain arbitrage strategies, is ripe for misuse. 
Bitwise has responded to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga&#8217;s</a> request for a comment, stating that &#8220;asset managers are prohibited from commenting on prospective ETF launches in the time between filing and launch,&#8221; and hence, they have no comment to add regarding this.
Why It Matters: Several leading analysts and market experts have since echoed similar views, with investment manager James Chanos of Kynikos Associates sarcastically referring to single-stock ETFs, calling their &#8220;high fees and reset risks&#8221; as &#8220;financial innovation at its best.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Single-stock leveraged ETF's with high fees and reset risk. Financial innovation at its best.
&mdash; James Chanos (@RealJimChanos) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJimChanos/status/1876323830559621579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A few years back, Dave Lauer of Urvin Finance <a href="https://x.com/dlauer/status/1547270646165561345">said</a>, &#8220;add leveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs (!) to the steaming pile of trash,&#8221; arguing that &#8220;investor protection seems to be an afterthought&#8221; with the Securities and Exchange Commission approving such products.
GameStop is set to release its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/45801125/gamestop-shares-are-volatile-ahead-of-earnings-amid-switch-2-buzz">first quarter earnings</a> on Tuesday, with analysts expecting $0.04 per share in earnings, compared to a loss of $0.12 in the prior quarter. Revenues are forecasted at $754.23 million, down from $881.8 million in the previous quarter.
Price Action: GameStop shares were down nearly 13% in pre-market trading on Thursday, trading at $24.90.
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Amid Market Uncertainty, RIAs Stay Bullish on Their Own Growth
A new survey by <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.interactivebrokers.com%2Fen%2Fhome.php&amp;esheet=54271184&amp;newsitemid=20250610860314&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Interactive+Brokers&amp;index=1&amp;md5=a397b81f54821d68a8a0fe2ca6688fad">Interactive Brokers</a> (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>), an automated global electronic broker, reveals that independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) are reallocating client assets outside the US as confidence in domestic markets wanes. Forty-two percent of independent financial advisors surveyed are investing more in non-US equities, while a similar amount (40%) are dialing back client exposure to US equities.

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Interactive Brokers Survey Finds RIAs Reducing U.S. Equity Exposure And Increasing Non-U.S. Investments Amid Market Uncertainty, While Remaining Confident In Their Own Growth

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Argus Research analyst Bill Selesky downgraded the rating for Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) from Buy to Hold. Tesla shares closed at $295.14 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/tsla/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro downgraded the rating for General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GIS#NYSE">GIS</a>) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target from $68 to $58. General Mills shares closed at $54.76 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/gis/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Citigroup analyst Christopher Allen downgraded Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) from Buy to Neutral but raised the price target from $205 to $215. Interactive Brokers shares closed at $211.83 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ibkr/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Sidoti &amp; Co. analyst John Franzreb downgraded AZZ Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AZZ#NYSE">AZZ</a>) from Buy to Neutral and maintained the price target of $101. AZZ shares closed at $94.44 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/azz/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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A sharp divide is emerging on Wall Street. Bank of America's strategist Michael Hartnett says that President Donald Trump&#8216;s economic policies are lifting capital-rich tech giants rather than <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/michael-hartnett">domestically focused small caps.</a>
&#8220;It&#8217;s&nbsp;like&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8217;80s deregulation boom and&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8217;90s tech boom all at the same time,&#8221; the expert said.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wall Street's New Divide: &#8220;Bro Billionaires&#8221; Vs. The Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Base&#8221;</h3>
In his latest &#8220;The Flow Show,&#8221; Hartnett introduced what he calls the "bro billionaire" stock basket, an equal-weighted group including Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>), Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKK#NYSE">ARKK</a>), Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) and Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>).
Since the 2024 U.S. election, this basket is up 45%.
By contrast, the Russell 2000 index — which Hartnett associates with Trump's electoral "base" — has fallen 7% over the same period.
&#8220;Tariffs, tax cuts, reshoring, deregulation, but no bid for the little guys,&#8221; Hartnett said.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Dollar Drops Despite 5% Yields</h3>
The U.S. dollar continues to slide, down 8.9% year to date, even as 30-year Treasury yields remain near 5%. Hartnett sees this as the product of fiscal disarray, not monetary misstep.
Hartnett indicated that Trump's approach combines aggressive tax cuts with high spending, a mix that resembles both Republican and Democratic fiscal strategies.
&#8220;U.S. dollar breaking down despite 5% Treasury yields as DOGE replaced by deficits &amp; tax cuts,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;DOGE was a bust, tariffs are a bust, so only way he gets the deficit down to 3% of GDP is via max pumping GDP and hoping Bessent can sweet talk the [bond] vigilantes,&#8221; he added.
According to Hartnett a weaker dollar is bullish for gold, emerging markets, and international equities. 
Hartnett continues to back his BIG allocation—bonds, International, and Gold—a theme he&#8217;s been pushing since early spring.
 "Profits and policy keep us long weak dollar plays, gold, EM, international," Hartnett stated.
Hartnett noted that gold-related funds have attracted $75 billion in inflows year-to-date, marking the largest influx on record.
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Interactive Brokers Group shares are trading lower after Citigroup downgraded its rating on the stock from Buy to Neutral.

Citigroup analyst Christopher Allen downgrades Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) from Buy to Neutral and raises the price target from $205 to $215.

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Shares of financial companies are trading higher, supported by broad market strength, after better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls data eased concerns about an imminent economic slowdown.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 23.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 36.32%. Currently, Interactive Brokers Group has a market capitalization of $22.64 billion. 
Buying $100 In IBKR: If an investor had bought $100 of IBKR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $461.02 today based on a price of $207.78 for IBKR at the time of writing.
<h3>Interactive Brokers Group's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Interactive Brokers Group Reports 3.384M Daily Average Revenue Trades In May, Up 43% From Last Year And 11% Lower Than Prior Month

On CNBC's &#8220;Mad Money Lightning Round,&#8221; Jim Cramer said he likes Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LDOS#NYSE">LDOS</a>). &#8220;I am worried that the defense budget may be cut, but this is homeland security. I think it&#8217;s a good opportunity, the stock&#8217;s come down a great deal. Let&#8217;s pull<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/LDOS"> the trigger,&#8221; he added</a>.
As per the recent news, Leidos, on Wednesday, announced that it has acquired Kudu Dynamics.
Cramer recommended buying Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>).
Supporting his view, Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro, on May 15, maintained Interactive Brokers Group with a Buy and raised the price target from $212 to $240.
&#8220;Why don't we just buy GE Vernova (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEV#NYSE">GEV</a>),&#8221; Cramer said when asked about NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMR#NYSE">SMR</a>). &#8220;NuScale's been straight up and so has GE Vernova, but GE Vernova's got a book of business. That's what I like.&#8221;
On the earnings front, NuScale Power, on May 12, reported quarterly losses of 11 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of losses of 9 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $13.38 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.26 million.
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<li>Leidos shares fell 2.1% to settle at $149.36 on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Interactive Brokers shares fell 0.8% to close at $210.81 during the session.</li>
<li>NuScale Power shares fell 0.4% to settle at $35.37 on Wednesday.</li>
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Interactive Brokers Group's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NYSE">IBKR</a>) short percent of float has risen 12.29% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.13 million shares sold short, which is 2.01% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.05 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Interactive Brokers Group Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1748008823_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Interactive Brokers Group has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Interactive Brokers Group's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Interactive Brokers Group's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.53%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
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Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro discusses the performance of retail <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brokers and investment bank stocks in his coverage</a>.
Retail Broker Sector: In particular, the analyst noted that Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>), Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>) and Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) witnessed an average rise of about 35% since April 1, 2025, significantly outperforming the S&amp;P 500 by 31 percentage points.
Yaro writes that this indicates ongoing optimism about the retail trading environment, supported by robust April metrics.
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The analyst says he remains positive on retail trading, noting that current levels are still considerably below historical highs when adjusted for account growth.
Yaro estimates 12%/5% revenue and EPS CAGRs from 2024-2027, driven by robust account acquisition, strong assets gathering, and a cyclically supportive retail trading environment.
Yaro projects compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 12% for revenue and 5% for EPS from 2024 to 2027, based on strong new account acquisition, robust asset gathering, and a cyclically supportive retail trading environment.
Investment Bank Sector: Stocks are up 7% since the same date, slightly outperforming the S&amp;P 500 by three percentage points, adds the analyst.
Yaro says that the cyclical recovery in investment banking appears to have been delayed again, with disclosed industry M&amp;A fees down 34% quarter-to-date year-over-year and ECM/DCM volumes falling 44%/41% in April year-over-year.
The analyst adds that the market likely needs more concrete signs of an investment banking recovery for the stocks to continue outperforming from this point on.
Given the base case scenario of limited mergers and acquisitions activity this year, the analyst anticipates a modest 3% year-over-year increase in total revenue for 2025.
In the near term, the analyst&#8217;s model forecasts a 2% quarter-over-quarter revenue decline for the second quarter of 2025.
Nevertheless, Yaro maintains a positive outlook for the medium term, projecting revenue growth of 16% in 2026 and 10% in 2027.
Overall, he views companies with more consistent structural growth prospects as positive, including Buy-rated Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HLI#NYSE">HLI</a>), HOOD, and IBKR.
Yaro also favors companies with an underappreciated counter-cyclical business, such as our Buy-rated Evercore Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EVR#NYSE">EVR</a>), and companies with the potential to gain market share, which includes all four mentioned.
In particular, he anticipates a strong trading environment to support HOOD and IBKR, while HLI should experience through-the-cycle growth from ongoing momentum in Corporate Finance and benefits from restructuring and inorganic growth execution.
Yaro forecasts EVR to deliver best-in-class revenue growth from 2025 to 2027 and sees potential upside for EVR through its exposure to Equity Capital Markets (ECM).
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Analyst Predicts Double-Digit Revenue Growth For Retail Brokers, Noting Weak M&A, ECM/DCM Volumes In Investment Banking Sector

Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro maintains Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $212 to $240.

Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy on Interactive Brokers Group, Raises Price Target to $240

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 8.28% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.95%. Currently, Interactive Brokers Group has a market capitalization of $22.09 billion. 
Buying $100 In IBKR: If an investor had bought $100 of IBKR stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $565.00 today based on a price of $202.78 for IBKR at the time of writing.
<h3>Interactive Brokers Group's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1747173613_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in IBKR usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 13 extraordinary options activities for Interactive Brokers Group. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 30% leaning bullish and 69% bearish. Among these notable options, 9 are puts, totaling $280,750, and 4 are calls, amounting to $168,226.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $160.0 to $200.0 for Interactive Brokers Group over the recent three months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Interactive Brokers Group's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Interactive Brokers Group's whale activity within a strike price range from $160.0 to $200.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Interactive Brokers Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1746122523_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

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<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>IBKR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$5.7</td>
<td>$5.4</td>
<td>$5.7</td>
<td>$175.00</td>
<td>$75.2K</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td align="right">799</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBKR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$10.5</td>
<td>$9.4</td>
<td>$10.4</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$60.8K</td>
<td align="right">521</td>
<td align="right">255</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBKR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$21.9</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$20.5</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$45.1K</td>
<td align="right">189</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBKR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$27.8</td>
<td>$26.9</td>
<td>$27.8</td>
<td>$160.00</td>
<td>$33.3K</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
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<td>IBKR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$2.9</td>
<td>$2.8</td>
<td>$2.9</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$28.9K</td>
<td align="right">675</td>
<td align="right">166</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<h3>About Interactive Brokers Group</h3>
Interactive Brokers is a large, automated, retail and institutional brokerage that boasted nearly $570 billion in customer equity at the end of 2024. The company cut its teeth as a market maker, introducing US financial markets to automated and algorithmic training before expanding into brokerage services in 1993. The firm has a wide-ranging client base, with its best-in-class order execution and extremely low margin lending rates catering to a sophisticated audience of hedge funds, proprietary traders, and introducing brokers that account for about 45% of the firm's commissions. With operations spanning more than 160 electronic exchanges, 36 countries, and 28 currencies, Interactive Brokers caters to a global clientele, with more than 80% of active accounts sitting outside the US market.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Interactive Brokers Group, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Where Is Interactive Brokers Group Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 896,709, the price of IBKR is up 2.54% at $176.22. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 75 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Interactive Brokers Group</h3>
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $206.2.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Overweight rating on Interactive Brokers Group, maintaining a target price of $192. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from B of A Securities continues to hold a Buy rating for Interactive Brokers Group, targeting a price of $243. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Barclays continues to hold a Overweight rating for Interactive Brokers Group, targeting a price of $188. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Citigroup persists with their Buy rating on Interactive Brokers Group, maintaining a target price of $215. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Barclays keeps a Overweight rating on Interactive Brokers Group with a target price of $193. 
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Market Whales and Their Recent Bets on IBKR Options

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>) an automated global electronic broker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for April.
Brokerage highlights for the month included:
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<li>3.818 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)1, 63% higher than prior year and 10% higher than prior month.</li>
<li>Ending client equity of $588.1 billion, 28% higher than prior year and 3% higher than prior month.</li>
<li>Ending client margin loan balances of $58.2 billion, 15% higher than prior year and 9% lower than prior month.</li>
<li>Ending client credit balances of $132.8 billion, including $5.0 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps2, 26% higher than prior year and 6% higher than prior month.</li>
<li>3.71 million client accounts, 32% higher than prior year and 3% higher than prior month.</li>
<li>227 annualized average cleared DARTs1 per client account.</li>
<li>Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order3 of $2.75 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees.</li>
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