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The Bond Marketplace has a Vast Selection of Global Fixed Income Securities

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The IBKR Advantage

  • No mark-ups or built in spreads with low, transparent commissions
  • Vast universe of over 1 million bonds globally, including UK Gilts
  • Trade US Treasuries around the clock five days per week
  • Use our Bond Search tool to compare available yields
  • Overnight trading hours available for US Treasuries, European Government Bonds (EGBs) and UK Gilts
  • Trade directly with other IBKR clients
  • Rated Best Online Brokers for Bonds by Benzinga
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No Mark-ups or Built In Spreads

IBKR has no mark-ups or built in spreads and low and fully transparent commissions on bonds

  • UK Gilts and all other UK Bonds: 10 bps for the first GBP 10,000 of face value, plus 2.5 bps for face value above GBP 10,000

US Bonds

  • Treasury bills, notes and bonds: 0.2 bps for the first USD 1 million
    of face value, plus 0.01 bps for face value above USD 1 million
  • Corporate bonds: 10 bps for the first USD 10,000 of face value,
    plus 2.5 bps for face value above USD 10,000
  • Municipal bonds: 5 bps for the first USD 10,000 of face value,
    plus 1.25 bps for face value above USD 10,000
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Vast universe of over
1 million bonds

  • A full universe of US government securities
  • corporate bonds
  • municipal securities
  • CDs, and non-US sovereign bonds
  • plus fixed income futures and fixed income options
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Trade US Treasuries Around the Clock Five Days per Week

Trade US Treasuries, European Government Bonds and UK Gilts Around the Clock Five Days per Week

Trade US Treasuries, EGBs and UK Gilts 22 hours each day to respond swiftly to market news and economic events as they occur, regardless of time and location. The daily trading session opens at 8:00 pm US Eastern Time (ET) and closes at 5:00 pm ET. Trading hours from November to early March are 7:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET.

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Use our Bond Search tool to compare available yields against those of other brokers.

Take the bond challenge to learn how much you can save. You can search availability by maturity, yield and quality or compare our prices vs quotes from your broker.

For corporate bonds, simply enter a suitable maturity date range into the search tool and click "View Results". Clicking the Yield or Maturity column headers will sort your search results.

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Trade directly with other clients

Trade Directly with
Other IBKR Clients

If two IBKR clients on opposite sides of a trade want to trade the same bond at the same price, we cross the trade internally.

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