Interactive Brokers has announced that eligible customers of its US subsidiary can now fund their brokerage accounts using stablecoins. According to the company, this feature enables near-instantaneous processing and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including weekends and holidays.
This feature allows clients to deposit funds and start trading on 170 global markets within minutes of initiating a transfer. This announcement follows an update last year in which Interactive Brokers said it was considering support for stablecoins for instant and 24-hour customer funding, subject to issuer credibility, as well as possible support for third-party stablecoins.
Milan Garik, CEO, Interactive Brokers
“Stablecoin funding provides international investors with the speed and flexibility they need in today's markets,” said Milan Garik, CEO of Interactive Brokers. “Customers can transfer funds and begin trading within minutes, while also reducing trading costs.”
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The introduction of stablecoin funding aims to address challenges in accessing global capital markets. Traditional cross-border financing is often time-consuming and expensive, especially in regions where USD wire transfers require multiple correspondent banks. Stablecoins settle almost instantly and can be used outside of normal business hours.
Stablecoin instantly converts to USD IBKR
Clients can fund their accounts by sending USD coins from their cryptocurrency wallets to a secure wallet provided through the integration with Zerohash. Interactive Brokers plans to add support for Ripple and PayPal coins next week. Once received, the stablecoin will be automatically converted into USD and credited to the customer's brokerage account.
Retail, hedging clients show strong returns
Alongside the stablecoin announcement, Interactive Brokers reported that its clients outperformed the S&P 500 Index in 2025. The average return for retail clients was 19.2%, compared to 17.9% for the S&P 500.
Retail customer activity remains high, with an average daily revenue transaction of 3.384 million in December and 4.399 million customer accounts by year-end, with $779.9 billion in capital. The average return for hedge fund clients was 28.91%.
The company cited lower transaction costs, execution quality and access to global markets as reasons for its performance. Customers also earn interest on uninvested cash, and margin rates remain below industry averages.
