Interactive Brokers Reports 4% MoM Dip in DARTs for March 2025

Automated global electronic brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has unveiled its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for March 2025, reporting slight month-over-month declines in Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) and ending client equity.

Interactive Brokers recorded 3.471 million DARTs in March, representing a 44% surge compared to March 2024 but a 4% dip from February 2025’s 3.617 million. Ending client equity amounted to $573.5 billion, showing a 23% increase year-over-year yet a 2% decline from the prior month.

Ending client margin loan balances reached $63.7 billion, up 24% year-over-year and stable month-over-month. Meanwhile, ending client credit balances were $125.2 billion, including $4.9 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps, a 19% year-over-year increase and a 1% increase compared to February. 

The Group’s client account growth remained robust, with total accounts standing at 3.62 million in March—a 32% increase year-over-year and a 2% increase month-over-month. Notably, the real account growth reached 87.7 thousand for the month. However, a net account growth of 74.4 thousand was recorded after 13.3 thousand accounts were escheated to governmental authorities as required by law.

Additional performance indicators included an annualized average cleared DARTs of 211 per client account and an average commission per cleared commissionable order of $2.85, including exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees.