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IBKR Launches Lite in Singapore: How Will This Drive Growth?
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Key Takeaways
Interactive Brokers launches IBKR Lite in Singapore for commission-free U.S. stock and ETF trades.
The plan complements IBKR Pro, with clients free to switch between plans as trading needs change.
Revenues grew, seeing a 21.8% CAGR since 2019, with 2025 growth projected at 8.8% on strong client gains.
Interactive Brokers (IBKR - Free Report) launches its IBKR Lite plan in Singapore, offering investors in the country a commission-free way to trade U.S. stocks and ETFs around the clock. This is another step taken by the brokerage firm to expand its product suite and the reach of its services globally.
This zero-commission trading plan in Singapore complements Interactive Brokers’ existing IBKR Pro pricing plan. Clients will be allowed to switch between the Lite and Pro plans at any time, depending on their trading needs.
IBKR has been continuously making efforts to diversify its product suite to expand globally. This and the firm’s efforts to develop proprietary software to automate broker-dealer functions have been aiding top-line growth.
Over the last five years (2019-2024), the company’s total net revenues witnessed a compound annual growth rate of 21.8%, with the upward momentum continuing in the first half of 2025.
Given Interactive Brokers’ technological superiority, its revenues are expected to continue to improve in the quarters ahead, supported by higher client acquisitions. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s 2025 and 2026 revenues is $5.68 billion and $6.03 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 8.8% and 6.2%, respectively.
Sales Estimates
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IBKR’s Competitors Expanding Product Suite
Interactive Brokers’ key competitors, TradeWeb Markets Inc. (TW - Free Report) and Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD - Free Report) , have also been rolling out products to bolster their market share.
TradeWeb launched electronic portfolio trading for European government bonds, spanning U.K. Gilts, EUR and single currency notes. Tradeweb was also the first platform to launch portfolio trading for corporate bonds in 2019.
Likewise, Robinhood has been diversifying its offerings to capitalize on investor demands. A couple of months ago, HOOD launched Robinhood Legend in the U.K. In March 2025, the company introduced Robinhood Strategies, Robinhood Banking and Robinhood Cortex to boost wealth management offerings and the prediction markets hub.
In February 2025, Robinhood launched options trading in the U.K., while in January, it launched Futures.
Shares of Interactive Brokers have rallied 53.1% so far this year compared with the industry’s growth of 20.5%.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
From a valuation standpoint, IBKR trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.29, well above the industry average.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Interactive Brokers’ 2025 and 2026 earnings indicates year-over-year growth of 11.4% and 6.1%, respectively. Over the past 30 days, earnings estimates for both years have been revised upward.
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IBKR Launches Lite in Singapore: How Will This Drive Growth?
Key Takeaways
Interactive Brokers (IBKR - Free Report) launches its IBKR Lite plan in Singapore, offering investors in the country a commission-free way to trade U.S. stocks and ETFs around the clock. This is another step taken by the brokerage firm to expand its product suite and the reach of its services globally.
This zero-commission trading plan in Singapore complements Interactive Brokers’ existing IBKR Pro pricing plan. Clients will be allowed to switch between the Lite and Pro plans at any time, depending on their trading needs.
IBKR has been continuously making efforts to diversify its product suite to expand globally. This and the firm’s efforts to develop proprietary software to automate broker-dealer functions have been aiding top-line growth.
Over the last five years (2019-2024), the company’s total net revenues witnessed a compound annual growth rate of 21.8%, with the upward momentum continuing in the first half of 2025.
Given Interactive Brokers’ technological superiority, its revenues are expected to continue to improve in the quarters ahead, supported by higher client acquisitions. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s 2025 and 2026 revenues is $5.68 billion and $6.03 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 8.8% and 6.2%, respectively.
Sales Estimates
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
IBKR’s Competitors Expanding Product Suite
Interactive Brokers’ key competitors, TradeWeb Markets Inc. (TW - Free Report) and Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD - Free Report) , have also been rolling out products to bolster their market share.
TradeWeb launched electronic portfolio trading for European government bonds, spanning U.K. Gilts, EUR and single currency notes. Tradeweb was also the first platform to launch portfolio trading for corporate bonds in 2019.
Likewise, Robinhood has been diversifying its offerings to capitalize on investor demands. A couple of months ago, HOOD launched Robinhood Legend in the U.K. In March 2025, the company introduced Robinhood Strategies, Robinhood Banking and Robinhood Cortex to boost wealth management offerings and the prediction markets hub.
In February 2025, Robinhood launched options trading in the U.K., while in January, it launched Futures.
IBKR’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimate Analysis
Shares of Interactive Brokers have rallied 53.1% so far this year compared with the industry’s growth of 20.5%.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
From a valuation standpoint, IBKR trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.29, well above the industry average.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Interactive Brokers’ 2025 and 2026 earnings indicates year-over-year growth of 11.4% and 6.1%, respectively. Over the past 30 days, earnings estimates for both years have been revised upward.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Interactive Brokers currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.