
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. surged 5.52% on Tuesday following the announcement of a distribution agreement in South Korea. Shares finished at $98.19 before moving to $98.15 at 16:49 EDT.
Market data through August 25, 2026, 16:49 EDT · 22:49 CEST
Interactive Brokers will provide brokerage infrastructure behind Daol Investment & Securities’ platform for eligible South Korean investors seeking global equities. The companies disclosed no fees, customer targets or launch-volume commitments.
| Metric | Q2 2026 | YoY | Investor signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | $1.90B | +28% | Scale |
| Commissions | $673M | +30% | Trading activity |
| Net interest income | $1.06B | +23% | Balance-sheet yield |
| Customer accounts | 5.19M | +34% | Distribution |
| Customer equity | $930.3B | +40% | Asset depth |
| DARTs | 4.82M | +36% | Monetizable volume |
| Margin loans | $108.5B | +67% | Interest income |
| Net interest margin | 1.93% | −14 bp | Rate sensitivity |
Consensus: Buy from 12 analysts. The average target implies 8.1% upside. Goldman Sachs maintained Buy on August 25. Trailing P/E was about 39 times near the close.
| DARTs | 4.426M | +27% |
| Accounts | 5.317M | +34% |
| Client equity | $906.7B | +32% |
| Margin loans | $100.7B | +49% |
| Avg. commission | $2.56 | per order |
The Daol agreement has no disclosed economics. Adoption can lag distribution announcements. A lower rate environment may pressure net interest margin. South Korean rules and cross-border market access can slow onboarding.
Sources: Interactive Brokers and Daol announcement; Interactive Brokers Q2 2026 Form 10-Q; July brokerage metrics; StockAnalysis market and analyst data. Figures are current to the timestamp shown and are not investment advice.
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