Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. released data for February2026, highlighting continued growth in retail client activity. The firmrecorded daily average revenue trades of 4.366 million, marking a 21% increasecompared with February 2025, though slightly down by 1% from January 2026.The total number of client accounts reached 4.646 million,up 31% year-over-year and 2% compared with the previous month. Based on thesefigures, the annualized average of cleared DARTs per account stood at 204.IBKR February Commissions and Trade CostsAverage commission per cleared order was reported at $2.61.This included $1.95 per stock trade, reflecting an average of 749 sharestraded, $3.77 per equity options order based on 6.5 contracts, and $4.04 perfutures order, averaging 2.9 contracts.For IBKR PRO clients trading U.S. Reg.-NMS stocks, theaverage trade size was $24,009. The total all-in cost for these trades inFebruary was 1.3 basis points, which included 0.8 basis points in commissionsand fees and 0.5 basis points in execution costs relative to thevolume-weighted average price.US Retail Forex Deposits Rise Slightly in DecemberLooking at broader trends in US retail forex, depositsacross major platforms rose 0.8 percent in December 2025 to $499.9 million,ending three consecutive months of decline. Despite the modest recovery, levelsremained below the $530.1 million peak seen in March 2025, highlighting ongoingchallenges for retail currency traders.Within this environment, InteractiveBrokers led the rebound. Forex deposits on the platform increased 20.8percent to $32.5 million, reversing a November pullback. Total client accountsreached 4.4 million, up 32 percent year-over-year, while client equity rose 37percent to $779.9 billion. Trading volumes also grew, with options up 27percent, futures up 22 percent, and stocks up 16 percent. The firm additionallyintroduced stablecoin funding for U.S. clients, reducing account funding timesand supporting faster access to capital.In addition to its traditional trading offerings, thebroker recently added small-sized “nano” Bitcoin and Ether futures,including monthly and perpetual-style contracts, providing 24/7 crypto tradingalongside stocks, options, bonds, and other products across more than 170global markets.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.