Interactive Brokers Review 2026

I tried IBKR demo platform to trade forex and found it was intentionally made complicated in order to get more money from traders. Instead of making trading as simple and instant as other platforms like MT4/5,... it requires traders to go thru several steps, even with the so called 'instant trading', while other platforms do not. Each extra step costs you some more pips, especially when the markets move fast. Big brokers do not mean good brokers.