Interactive Brokers brokerage, CHESS sponsorship and licence
- Website
- interactivebrokers.com.au
- Product
- —
- Legal entity
- Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd
- ASX shares
- No restriction stated
- Your shares
- Custodial
- Executes ASX orders
- Interactive Brokers Australia Pty Ltd
- Clears and settles
- BNP Paribas
- International shares
- Yes
- Account fee
- None
- Documents
- Commissions · Client protection
- Record re-read by hand
- 15 October 2026
Nominee and custody model: Australian shares are recorded on a HIN sponsored by BNP Paribas in a client sub-custody account; client is beneficial owner, not an individual HIN.
Brokerage
| Trade value | Brokerage |
|---|---|
| Any trade | 0.08% (min $6.00) |
Fixed plan: 0.08% of trade value, minimum AUD 6.00 per order, exclusive of GST (GST is added for Australian residents). Prices are quoted before GST; the figures below add 10%.
- The Tiered plan is 0.08% with a AUD 5.00 minimum for monthly trade value up to AUD 3m, lower above, plus exchange and clearing fees.
Brokerage at common trade sizes
| Trade | Brokerage | Of trade |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | $6.60 | 1.32% |
| $1,000 | $6.60 | 0.66% |
| $2,000 | $6.60 | 0.33% |
| $5,000 | $6.60 | 0.13% |
| $10,000 | $8.80 | 0.09% |
| $25,000 | $22.00 | 0.09% |
| $50,000 | $44.00 | 0.09% |
| $100,000 | $88.00 | 0.09% |
What the broker says
Brokerage
“Fixed Example Exclusive of GST 5 : 400 Shares @ AUD 50 Share Price = AUD 16.00”
Source: interactivebrokers.com.au/en/pricing/commissions-stocks-asia-pacific.php · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Holding
“Please note that IBA holds clients' Australian assets at BNP in a client sub-custody account separately from its own assets.”
Source: interactivebrokers.com.au/en/general/security-investor-protection.php · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Execution
“Whilst IBA is a market participant of the ASX and the Cboe Australia markets, IBA has appointed a third-party, BNP Paribas, ABN: 23000000117, AFSL 238043 ("BNP"), to clear and settle the transactions that IBA executes on behalf of clients on these markets, as well as ensuring that these shares are recorded on a HIN sponsored by BNP.”
Source: interactivebrokers.com.au/en/general/security-investor-protection.php · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Licence
- AFS licence
- 453554 · INTERACTIVE BROKERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
- ABN
- 98166929568
- Licensed since
- 28 July 2016
- Principal business
- Sydney NSW 2000
- Authorised to
- Buy and sell securities for clients (retail clients)
- Hold assets for clients (custody) (retail clients)
- Advise on securities (retail clients)
- Make a market (retail clients)
From ASIC's AFS Licensee dataset, release of 11 November 2026, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia.
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