Interactive Brokers Rides the Trading Boom
May 20, 2021 at 9:52AM The COVID-19 pandemic created a wave of financial market volatility, with investors racing to adjust their portfolios amid the most uncertain economic environment in recent memory. With extensive societal restrictions and lockdowns in place, many people were confined to their homes with little to do but wait -- and invest their stimulus dollars in high-flying growth stocks. For many of them, it was their first foray into the markets. Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) was one of the trading platforms trying to manage the influx of new investors. T...