Interactive Brokers Gives AI Tools Authority to Trade on Clients’ Behalf

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Interactive Brokershas introduced a feature that allows eligible clients to authorise connectedartificial intelligence platforms to identify trading opportunities and submitsupported orders without approving each trade individually.London's trading industry is coming home!The move follows thebroker's earlier expansion of AI integrations. In June, Interactive Brokersintroduced anintegration with Claude that allowed clients to analyse portfolios andgenerate trading instructions for review. It later expanded itsconnections to ChatGPT, Grok and other AI tools. Autonomous Trading addsthe option for these systems to submit orders on clients' behalf.Interactive Brokers Adds Autonomous AITradingCalled IBKR AutonomousTrading, the feature covers more than 75,000 listed stocks, options andexchange-traded funds worldwide. Clients can define trading instructionsin natural language and set the conditions under which connected AI systems canact.The feature operatesthrough a dedicated AI Partition within an existing account. Clients can fundit by transferring money from their main account, without opening a separateaccount or making an external deposit.Interactive Brokerssaid the AI operates within client-defined instructions, subject to accountrestrictions and safeguards designed to help manage risk.Milan Galik, ChiefExecutive Officer of Interactive Brokers, said the feature builds on thecompany's use of automation.“IBKR AutonomousTrading builds on that approach, allowing clients to define their tradingstrategies and safeguards while connected AI monitors markets and executestrades within those parameters,” Galik said.AI Trading Includes Volatility andPortfolio RulesClients can setconditions for monitoring implied volatility, reviewing positions that fallbelow a specified price level, or reducing holdings that exceed portfolioallocation limits. They can also instruct the AI to sell 30-day covered callswhen a holding's implied volatility reaches the 90th percentile of its rangeover the previous 52 weeks. All actions remain subject to supported order typesand account restrictions.Interactive Brokers'existing AI Integration connects accounts to platforms including ChatGPT,Claude, Grok and Perplexity through the Model Context Protocol, withoutsharing API keys or passwords. The broker also offers AI Screeners, InvestmentThemes and Connections tools. Access to Autonomous Trading depends on country,regulatory and account eligibility, and is subject to funding and other limitsthat may change over time.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.