
Is Interactive Brokers (IBKR) stock Halal?
As of the September 2026 screening, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) does not meet the AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 threshold for the non-permissible income, interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt screens, so the stock is not currently classified as Shariah compliant. It is re-screened every month and can regain compliance if its financial structure changes.
Interactive Brokers is a leading brokerage firm that provides investment services to a diverse range of clientele, including individual investors, professional traders, and institutional clients. The company's primary function is to facilitate trading across various financial instruments such as stocks, options, futures, forex, and bonds. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Interactive Brokers a Halal investment?
Is Interactive Brokers Shariah compliant?
Finance is the sector where Shariah screening does the most work, because Riba is not incidental here, it can be the product itself. Interactive Brokers passes the business activity screen only if its revenue comes from permissible services rather than lending at interest, and the financial screens of AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 still apply in full.
Does Interactive Brokers pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Interactive Brokers currently fails the non-permissible income, interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt screens, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item in this sector is the sharpest of all: revenue must come from permissible services, not from lending at interest.
Is Interactive Brokers' income Halal?
No. Interactive Brokers' income from impermissible sources currently exceeds AAOIFI's 5% revenue ceiling, which makes the stock non-compliant on this screen regardless of the others. The screen is reassessed monthly, so the status can change when new financial statements arrive.
Does Interactive Brokers meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
No. Both ratios currently breach the 30% caps: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each exceed the limit AAOIFI permits for a Halal investment. The ratios move with the share price as well as the balance sheet, and our Shariah Supervisory Board has IBKR re-screened every month.
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