Interactive Brokers Takes Aim at Robinhood With New Trading App

  • IBKR GlobalTrader is geared to investors new to markets
  • App marks shift for firm that caters to experienced clients

   

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Interactive Brokers Group Inc. is launching a trading app geared to novice investors that’s poised to compete with rivals including Robinhood Markets Inc.

The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm announced the new platform called IBKR GlobalTrader, which allows customers to make deposits in up to 23 different currencies, according to a Tuesday release.