Interactive Brokers Launches Direct Access Hong Kong Stock and Warrant

Interactive Brokers Launches Direct Access Hong Kong Stock and Warrant

March 02, 2007

    GREENWICH, Conn., March 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Interactive Brokers has recently added the trading of
stocks and warrants in Hong Kong to its worldwide direct
access platform.  Commissions for stocks and warrants are
0.088% of the trade value, with an HKD 18.00 minimum, plus
any stamp duty and SFC transaction fees.  Interactive
Brokers continues to offer the trading of Hong Kong Futures
with commissions for the Hang Seng Index and other Hong Kong
futures contracts starting at HKD 9.50 and going as low as
HKD 2.00 for high volume customers*.  

    A full list of all market centers and products that IB
makes available in 16 countries can be found at
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/products.php .
 Traders and investors with a need for direct international
access to stocks, warrants, options, futures, forex, and
bonds are encouraged to complete an electronic application
at http://www.interactivebrokers.com .

    "Trading internationally is simplified at
Interactive Brokers because of our Universal Account(TM), a
unique industry innovation launched by IB five years ago.  A
customer deposits cash in one of eight currencies and is
able to trade stocks, options, futures, forex, and bonds on
over 60 market centers worldwide from a single screen in one
single account.  When trading in multiple currency products,
our customers have a choice of converting at tight interbank
rates or creating a margin loan with the deposited currency
as collateral," said Steve Sanders, SVP Product
Development.

    About the Interactive Brokers Group

    Interactive Brokers Group (IBG) provides professional
traders and investors with direct access to options,
futures, stocks, forex, and bonds on over 60 market centers
worldwide from a single IB Universal Account(TM). With
consolidated equity capital that exceeds US $2.8 billion,
IBG executes in excess of 500,000 trades/day and executes
21.6% of North American options**. In 2006, Barron's
awarded Interactive Brokers its top star ranking overall
and for lowest cost broker. For more information, please
see the Interactive Brokers website at
http://www.interactivebrokers.com. Securities products and
services are offered by Interactive Brokers LLC (Member
NYSE/NASD/SIPC).  

    *Plus exchange, clearing and regulatory fees.
    **As of 12/31/06.

    For more information, please contact: 

     Violeta Petrova
     Interactive Brokers LLC
     Tel:   [phone] 
     Email: [e-mail]


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