Can I promote my trading tool or service here?
No. The rules ban solicitations, advertising, and promotions, including selling services or stock picks.
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r/interactivebrokers rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/interactivebrokers: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 109,279
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Technical product and developer communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No solicitations/DMs, advertising, or promotions: No selling or advertising chat rooms, stock picks, services, etc. No requests for DMs.
- No spam: No spam - unrelated, irrelevant, or spammy/annoying content.
- No low-effort content: Please search the sub as well as Google before posting a question.
- Language towards others: This sub should be a safe place to ask questions. Please be kind.
- No referral links or requests for referral links: We have a dedicated referral link thread pinned to the sub. Feel free to comment your referral link or find a referral link there. https://www.reddit.com/r/interactivebrokers/comments/1mtwme3/interactive_brokers_referral_links/
- No solely complaining: We understand that your experience may be frustrating. Please be constructive in your post/comments.
- Posts must be related to IBKR: Please focus posts related to Interactive Brokers. Check out subs such as r/investing, r/ETFs, r/stocks, r/options, r/trading, r/daytrading, r/realdaytrading, r/forextrading, or r/futurestrading for general questions.
- Do not include personally identifiable information (PII): This includes both your personal (SSN, email address) and account-specific information (account number, username).
- No phone numbers or emails: No phone numbers or emails. If you are trying to help someone contact official IBKR support, please link either: 1. (for phone numbers) https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/support/customer-service.php?p=contact (click “Phone” tab) 2. (for emails): https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/contact/newContact/contact.php
Works well
- A specific question about Trader Workstation configuration that you have already tried to solve via Google and the subreddit search.
- A clear explanation of how an IBKR API endpoint behaves, shared to help others, with no product pitch attached.
- A constructive post about an IBKR account issue that explains what happened and asks for input, rather than just complaining.
- A referral link placed only inside the pinned referral thread.
Avoid
- Do not post referral links outside the pinned referral thread.
- Do not sell or advertise chat rooms, stock picks, or services.
- Do not ask people to DM you.
- Do not post spammy, irrelevant, or annoying content.
- Do not share your account number, email, phone number, or SSN.
- Do not post phone numbers or emails, even when trying to help someone contact support; link the official IBKR contact pages instead.
What r/interactivebrokers Is For
This is an unofficial subreddit for Interactive Brokers, a multinational brokerage firm known for its Trader Workstation, APIs, and low margins. People come here to ask questions and discuss IBKR specifically, including stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, and funds. The rules say it should be a safe place to ask questions, and they ask you to keep posts focused on IBKR rather than general investing or trading topics.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that matter most for anyone doing marketing adjacent work are "No solicitations/DMs, advertising, or promotions", "No spam", "No low-effort content", "No referral links or requests for referral links", "No solely complaining", and "Posts must be related to IBKR". The "Do not include personally identifiable information (PII)" and "No phone numbers or emails" rules also matter because they shape what you can share even when trying to help. Promotion is fully banned in regular posts and comments, and referral links survive only inside the pinned referral thread.
What To Post
A good post here is a specific, IBKR focused question or discussion that you cannot answer with a quick search. If you are a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the only viable path is to be genuinely useful inside IBKR topics, such as API behavior, Trader Workstation setup, or account mechanics, without ever pitching your product. You can share knowledge that helps people solve a real IBKR problem, and you can link to official IBKR contact pages when someone needs support. If you have a referral link, the one place it belongs is the pinned referral thread.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that looks like promotion, including selling services, advertising chat rooms, or offering stock picks. Do not ask for DMs. Keep referral links out of regular posts and comments, because the rules allow them only in the pinned referral thread. Do not post spam or low effort questions without searching first. Avoid purely negative complaints, because the rules ask you to be constructive. Never share personal or account details, and never post phone numbers or emails directly, even for support, because the rules tell you to link the official IBKR contact pages instead.
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Common questions about r/interactivebrokers
Can I share my IBKR referral link in a regular post?
Only inside the dedicated referral link thread pinned to the sub. Anywhere else is not allowed.
Can I ask people to DM me for help?
No. The rules prohibit requests for DMs and any solicitations.
Can I post a phone number or email for IBKR support?
No. The rules say no phone numbers or emails, and they tell you to link the official IBKR contact pages instead.
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