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Brokers Licensed in United States, November 2026

Written by traderpublic research deskReviewed by traderpublic research deskFact-checked by traderpublic research deskRegisters checked 23 Sept 2026Records last updated

Editorial note: every figure on this page comes from the broker's hub record and names the source it was checked against (our methodology). Where nobody has checked a field we say "not published" rather than guess. Nothing here is investment advice (risk disclosure).

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Short on time? Of the brokers on this page, the highest published score belongs to Interactive Brokers (3.8/5). What its record states:

  • Regulation: FCA, SEC — Registration verified
  • Trading platform: Proprietary web platform, Proprietary desktop platform
  • Licence in United States: SEC 8-47257 · Authorised
  • Min deposit: $0

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Brokers on this page (1 records with a published score)

Every broker on this page carries at least one registration whose jurisdiction is United States in our published records. For each one we print the regulator, the licence number, its standing and a link to the register, so you can check the same thing we checked.

A licence issued in United States does NOT mean the broker accepts clients from United States, and it does not mean the firm is available there. It is an authorisation fact about a company, true on the date we read the register and no later.

Which entity you would contract with, and whether it would take you on at all, depends on where you live. Our records do not carry that, so it is named below as unpublished rather than implied by this page's title.

This page rests on 31 published broker records, of which 31 carry a licence here that we read on the register ourselves.

This order is our published desk score, which covers the broker overall. It is NOT a ranking of licences or of countries: a licence is either on the register or it is not, and every row here links to the register so you can confirm it.

Warning:

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United States, November 2026

United StatesInteractive Brokers
Published score3.8/5
Licences issued in United StatesSEC 8-47257 · Authorised
Last verified by the desk23 Sept 2026
Min deposit$0
Trading platformProprietary web platform, Proprietary desktop platform
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All 1, ranked by published score

Licences issued in United States first; the order is the published score.

PositionLogoBrokerLicence in United StatesPublished scoreOther regulators (verified)Next step
Rank 1Interactive BrokersSEC 8-47257 · Authorised3.8/5FCA
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Licensed in United States, not ranked

30 records without a published score, A to Z, plus 0 whose licence here our desk has not matched on the register yet.

What a licence in this country does not tell you

The licence trail below is verified. These are the facts that would turn this into an availability page, and our records do not carry them.

Licences we checked ourselves

This is the part of the page that rests on evidence: each licence number was read from the regulator's own public register on the date shown.

Frequently asked questions

Does a licence issued here mean I can open an account?

No. A registration says a regulator authorised a company in that jurisdiction. Whether that company, or a sister entity, will accept you as a client depends on where you live, and our records do not publish it — which is why it is listed as unpublished above.

A broker says it is regulated here but is not on this page. Why?

This page rests on the registrations our research hub has published. A licence that has not reached our records yet puts no broker on this page, even if the firm really holds one. Read the regulator's own register too, and treat this page as a starting point rather than a complete roll.

Who did the work on this page

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Registers checked
23 Sept 2026

We publish no individual byline for a compiled category page. The work is the desk's, and naming a single author would suggest a judgement one person made.