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The Account Information summarizes the account name, account alias, account number, account type (i.e. Individual, Advisor Master, Broker Consolidated, etc.), customer type (i.e. individual, partnership, etc.), account capabilities (cash or margin), trading permissions (i.e. stock, options, etc.) and the base currency of the account (AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY and USD).
Net Asset Value (NAV) in Base Currency
The Net Asset Value (NAV) in Base Currency section shows all positions by asset class (stock, securities options, warrants and bonds), cash, and accruals for the current and prior period. Current totals are split between long and short amounts. Customers can click on the current or prior period amounts for further details on how the balances are derived. All non-base currency amounts are converted to the base currency at the close of period rate. Please note that there are no open futures positions, as the gain or loss for futures contracts settles into cash each night.
Net Asset Value (NAV) Time Series
This section displays a bar chart time series of a long and short equity balances by asset class in an accounts base currency. Daily statements show the opening and closing balances, monthly statements a bar for each trading day of the month, and yearly statements a bar for each trading day of the year.
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Mark-to-Market
Performance Summary in Base
The MTM Performance Summary shows profit and loss (P&L) by underlying and asset class. It also shows the internal rate of return for the statement period. To compute the Time Weighted Rate of Return we use a time-weighted average calculation method. This takes initial investment and cash flows, weighting each cash flow for its time period, and computes a return rate for the statement period. For an example of how this figure is calculated, see Time-Weighted Method#3: The Microsoft Excel way. This table does include Bonds, Bills, and Notes but not Forex. Users that hold those positions should have that in mind when looking at the Total P&L and Internal Rate of Return.
MTM P&L shows how much profit or loss was made over the statement period,
regardless of whether positions are open or closed. There is no concept of
matching opening and closing transactions under this methodology. MTM calculations
assume all open positions and transactions are settled at the end of each day
and new positions are opened the next day. MTM calculations are split for purposes
of simplification: calculations for transactions during the statement period,
and calculations for positions open at the beginning of any day. As an example,
assume the following:
Reported on MTM Statement
Realized & Unrealized
Performance Summary in Base
The Realized and Unrealized Performance Summary in Base shows Profit & Loss by underlying and asset class. An alternative to the MTM profit and loss calculations are calculations where
closing transactions are matched to opening transactions and a profit or loss
is realized when a position is closed. Open positions are marked-to-market
and the resulting profit or loss is unrealized. To determine the realized profit
or loss an assumption needs to be made as to which opening transaction should
match the closing transaction. There are a number of methods for determining
this: First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Average Cost,
and Specific Lot. For our realized and unrealized profit and loss statement
calculations we utilize FIFO, LIFO or Maximize Losses, which ensures that your losses are maximized for tax purposes by matching the closing trade to the opening position that will produce the greatest dollar loss. FIFO is the most common accounting method. Wash sales are also accounted for in the FIFO method.
Using the assumption from the MTM examples above, the daily Realized statements
would look as follows:
Reported on Realized Statement
Because all positions in the example were closed, the Total Realized Gain
is equal to the Grand Total MTM Gain. To simplify tax reporting the realized
category splits gains and losses, as well as long term and short (long term
is for positions held a year and a day, and short term everything else), into
separate categories. The unrealized category splits gains and losses into separate
categories.
It should be noted that commissions are not netted for MTM calculations and
are included as a separate line in the MTM Performance Summary. For FIFO, LIFO or Maximize Losses, commissions
are netted from the cost basis and sales proceeds to determine the realized
and unrealized P+L.
Wash Sales
For wash sales, the disallowed loss is included in the respective Realized S/T Loss or L/T Loss columns.
Month & Year to Date Performance Summary in Base
Month & Year to Date Performance Summary in Base displays MTD and YTD totals by underlying in base currency. It
includes MTM, Realized Short Term and Realized Long Term
Wash Sales
For wash sales, the disallowed loss is included in the respective Realized Short Term MTD/YTD or Long Term MTD/YTD columns..
The Cash Report section details how each period's cash balance changes from beginning to end. For statements with multiple currencies, all currencies are detailed and then totaled in the Base Currency Summary section. Because FX translation rates change from period to period, there will be differences in the translated base currency balances. This difference is reflected in the Cash FX Translation Gain/Loss line.
Starting and Ending Cash lines represents trade date balances. We also show
settlement date balances representing cash that has been received from a clearing
organization (i.e. if you sell stock today you will not receive the proceeds
for three days). Interest is calculated based upon settlement balances (adjusted
settled balances in the event an account holds short stock positions), accrued
during the month and paid after the close of the month. For a complete explanation
of how interest is calculated, see our IB
Interest Calculation Method page.
Three lines that merit further explanation in the Cash Report are Cash Settling MTM, Net Trades (Sales) and Net Trades (Purchase).
Cash Settling MTM shows mark-to-market gains and losses for Futures and CFDs, as well as Options that settle into cash.
Net Trades (Sales) is made up of the following components:
- Proceeds from Stocks, Options, Bonds, T-bills and Forex.
- Cash received from Corporate Actions.
and Net Trades (Purchases) contains the following:
- Purchases for Stocks, Options, Bonds, T-bills and Forex.
- Cash paid due to Corporate Actions.
This section is a ledger that displays all cash-related transactions for the given statement time period. It displays the open and closing cash balances and all cash activity (credits and debits) that occurred as single line items.
The soft payments show how much has been paid to your soft dollar vendors. This information will display only if you are participating in IB's Soft Dollar Program. For more information about soft dollars, see the IB Soft Dollars Commission Program highlights.
The change in position value section explains the changes in your position from the beginning of the period to the end of the period. This section is broken down by asset class and currency, but the Base Currency per asset class will always be displayed at the top of the section. Changes in
position value are due to transactions, changes in market prices, and with multiple currencies translation gains and losses to the base currency. Details
for these changes can be found in the Net Asset Value (NAV) In Base Currency section, MTM Performance Summary section, Futures Price Adjustments section, and Corporate Actions section.
Displayed in Settled Activity statements, this section shows the daily debits, credits and balance for securities and commodities for the period covered by the report.
This section shows all long open positions, Cost Basis by lot, the FIFO, LIFO or Maximize Loss Unrealized Profit or Loss, and the Percentage of Equity. Positions are segregated by asset type, currency and symbol. The Cost Basis, Closing value, and Unrealized PNL for positions in a non-base currency are also translated to the base currency using the exchange rates that were in effect on the day of the opening transaction. The Unrealized Profit or Loss calculated in this section will be used in the MTM Performance Summary section above. This section also summarizes totals in your base currency at the asset level and displays this as a new total line.
To see more detail for an underlying, click the plus sign (+) next to the ticker symbol to display all data.
Wash Sales
For lots that have been adjusted for a loss disallowed, the value LD will appear in the Code column. For other types of lots, nothing will be displayed in the Code column. In the Open column, the holding period time is displayed instead of the open time. For default lots they are the same; for lots that have been adjusted for a loss disallowed, the holding period will be the date/time of the original lot. For the loss disallowed lots, the cost basis has been adjusted by the amount disallowed (and thus also cost price).
Short Open Positions
This section shows all short open positions, Cost Basis by lot, the Unrealized Profit or Loss, and the Percentage of Equity. Positions are segregated by asset type, currency and symbol. The Cost Basis, Closing value, and Unrealized PNL for positions in a non-base currency are also translated to the base currency using the exchange rates that were in effect on the day of the opening transaction. The Unrealized Profit or Loss calculated in this section will be used in the MTM Performance Summary section above. This section also summarizes totals in your base currency at the asset level and displays this as a new total line.
To see more detail for an underlying, click the plus sign (+) next to the ticker symbol to display all data.
Wash Sales
For lots that have been adjusted for a loss disallowed, the value LD will appear in the Code column. For other types of lots, nothing will be displayed in the Code column. In the Open column, the holding period time is displayed instead of the open time. For default lots they are the same; for lots that have been adjusted for a loss disallowed, the holding period will be the date/time of the original lot. For the loss disallowed lots, the cost basis has been adjusted by the amount disallowed (and thus also cost price).
The trades section shows all trades, segregated by asset type and currency. Realized and MTM profit and loss is shown for all realized (closed) trades. For the purpose of cost basis and Realized profit or loss, commissions are netted. For MTM profit or loss, commissions are not netted and are included as a separate line in the MTM Performance Summary above.
Lot detail for closing positions, if applicable,
will be signified with a plus sign (+) next to the symbol which can be expanded.
Note: IB offers three ways to declare your Tax Basis (FIFO, LIFO and Maximize Losses). For more information please visit Tax Basis page in Account Management Users Guide.
Wash Sales
For wash sales, the Realized P/L column will contain the net realized amount, including loss disallowed. Also, Closed Lots now appears in place of Open for closed lots for default election. For Maximize Losses or LIFO tax basis election, VSP (Versus Purchase Date) appears.
Unbundled Commission Details
Your total Unbundled Commission Details will include IB unbundled, exchange, clearing and regulatory fees. This section is available in daily statements for individual accounts and single account structures only. It is not available for multiple account structures.
Incoming Trade Transfers
Institutional customers with IBPrime Services will have an Incoming Trade Transfers section which details the trades that have been executed away with a third-party broker and are coming in to IB for clearing and custody. The trades are sorted by asset class and date.
Outgoing Trade Transfers
Institutional customers with IBExecution Services will have an Outgoing Trade Transfers section which details the trades that have been executed at IB and are given-up to to third-party brokers for clearing. The destination of the trade is listed in the Instruction field. Give-up trades will also appear in the Transactions section.
Futures Price Adjustments
This section shows any price adjustments that were made to your account based on actual execution prices of your futures. Each adjustment transaction includes the trade date, underlying symbol, and amount.
This section shows any price adjustments that were made to your account based
on actual execution prices. Each adjustment transaction includes the trade
date, quantity, price and trade amount for both the original and the adjusted
trade.
Commission Adjustments
This section shows any Commission adjustments that were made to your account based on actual commission charges
Unsettled Transfers
Institutional customers with IBExecution or IBPrime Services will have an Unsettled Transfer section which details DVP, NSCC, CMTA, and GUS trade give-ups
into and out of our broker. For give-up transactions the trade will appear
from the day of trade until the day of settlement broken into trade date sections
and sorted by the stage of the give-up process. Give-up trades will also appear
in the Transaction section on the trade date as a trade, and will be removed
from the Transaction section on the settlement date as a transfer. Take-up
trades appear from the day of notification until the day of settlement. They
will also appear in the Transaction section on the date of trade notification.
Give-up and Take-up trades appear together and are differentiated by a To (Give-up)
or a From (Take-up) indicator in the Direction column.
Institutional customers with IBExecution services that pre-trade allocate
options trades will have an Unbooked Trades section. This section will
detail options and Single Stock Futures trades that are immediately given up to a third-party broker
and that are not booked into your account before being given-up. This section
is for informational purposes only.
Mark-to-Market P/L on Prior Period Positions
As discussed in the MTM Performance Summary section above, MTM profit and
loss is calculated in two components: MTM gains from transactions during the
statement period and MTM gains or losses for positions that are carried into
a new trading day. The following example will illustrate this:
This section is segregated by asset class and currency. Prior MTM profit or loss not in the base currency is translated to the base currency at the exchange rate in effect on the day of the prior period calculation.
To see more detail for an underlying, click the plus sign (+) next to the ticker symbol to display all data.
The Withholding Tax section shows any required tax withholdings. In rare cases,
local tax authorities will require us to withhold taxes.
A broad-based Transaction Tax is triggered by various types of transactions and is imposed either as a percentage of a transactions full value, or as a flat fee.
The Corporate Actions section is sorted by asset class and currency.
The Dividends section lists all dividend payments by currency. Each currency total is also displayed in your base currency. In addition, each line shows the price per share, the applicable currency and the income type (for example, Ordinary Dividend).
Advisors and Brokers who charge fees to their clients will have a Client Fees section on the master account statement. Commission or wrap fee revenues from the client are reflected in the Revenue column, and commission expenses paid to IB for execution and clearing services are reflected in the Expense column. The net is the profit made by the advisor or broker.
The Client Fees section is summarized by account. Advisors and Brokers can view expenses and revenues for each account on a separate line in the statement. In HTML/WEB-formatted daily statements, each account is expandable and collapsible. In HTML/WEB- or PDF-formatted monthly and annual statements, only the summaries are displayed. This section is segregated by currency and ties to the Performance Summary and the Cash Summary. Fees in a non-base currency are translated to the base currency using the conversion rate in effect on the day of the fee.
The Other Fees section details miscellaneous charges, is sorted by currency,
translated to the base currency in effect on the day of the fee, and tied to
the Performance Summary as well as the Cash Summary.
The option cash settlements section shows the details of your index options that settle in cash.
IBG Notes
Customers that hold IBGNotes will have an IBGNotes section in their statement. This section shows the Date the notes were purchased or sold, a Description of the action taken, the Amount, as well as the Commissions that the holder of the notes has paid for the statement period.
The Deposits/Withdrawals table shows all cash transactions into and out of
your account.
Payment in Lieu of Dividends
If you buy a dividend paying stock on margin and we lend that stock, you don't receive dividends but instead receive a payment in lieu of dividends. This is treated as ordinary income.
Interest is paid and charged once a month after each month's close. We accrue
interest daily during the month. When interest is actually posted to the account,
the daily accruals are reversed. Interest accruals are presented for each currency
held and are translated to the base currency using the conversion rates in
effect at the time of the transaction. Interest accruals are a balance sheet
item and reflected in the Equity Summary at the top of the statement.
This section shows the amount of interest paid on long cash balances. It is only available for daily statements and statements that cover a range dates and is enabled by request.
This section shows the amount of interest charged on cash balances. It is only available for daily statements and statements that cover a range dates and is enabled by request.
Short Credit Interest Details
This section shows the amount of interest paid on short sale proceeds cash balances. It is only available for daily statements and statements that cover a range dates and is enabled by request.
Interactive Brokers makes an extensive list of stocks available for shorting. Customers who short stock pay a fee expressed as a reduced interest on the sale proceeds. For more information about shorting stocks, see the Shortable Stocks page.
This section of the Activity Statement displays daily shorted stocks and the associated borrow rates and fees. It is enabled by request.
This section shows all open borrow contracts for Portfolio Margin customers with Stock Borrow/Loan activity on the AQS® stock loan and borrow marketplace. Data includes the symbol, exchange, quantity, fee rate % and collateral amount and is sorted by currency.
This section shows all borrow activity for Portfolio Margin customers with Stock Borrow/Loan activity on the AQS® stock loan and borrow marketplace. Data includes the symbol, date, description, exchange, quantity, fee rate % and collateral amount and is sorted by currency.
Direct Borrow Fee Details
This section shows details of direct borrow fees for Portfolio Margin customers with Stock Borrow/Loan activity on the AQS® stock loan and borrow marketplace. Data includes the value date, symbol, exchange, start date, quantity, collateral amount, fees and charges and is sorted by currency.
Change In Dividend Accruals
This section displays the change in dividend accruals for the period. At the top of the section is the Starting Dividend Accruals in Base Currency, followed by a list of accrued dividends sorted by currency and underlying symbol. At the bottom of this section is the Ending Dividend Accruals in Base Currency. The postings (with code Po) are done for new accrual additions to the account. The reversals (with code Re) are done for the following three reasons: correction in dividend accruals, cancellation in dividend accrual, and reversal due to payout in cash. Dividend Accruals are a balance sheet item and reflected in the Net Asset Value (NAV) In Base Currency Currency at the top of the statement.
Open Dividend Accruals
This section displays all the open dividend accruals that will be paid out on the Pay Date. The dividends are listed by currency and underlying symbol.
Broker Interest Paid
This is the interest that is actually paid after the close of the month. Interest that has been accrued during the month is backed out of the Interest Accruals section at the time of recognition of interest paid. This section is sorted
by currency, translated to the base currency, and tie to the Mark-to-Market Performance
Summary as well as the Cash Report.
Broker Interest Received
This is the interest that is actually received after the close of the month. Interest that has been accrued during the month is backed out of the Interest Accruals section at the time of recognition of interest received. This section is sorted
by currency, translated to the base currency, and tie to the Mark-to-Market Performance
Summary as well as the Cash Report.
Bond Interest Paid
Bond interest is paid on a coupon date and reflects interest paid during the coupon period. If you purchase a bond in the middle of a coupon period, you will owe the previous owner of the bond interest for the period in which you do not own the bond. Bond Interest Paid reflects the amount paid to the previous owner of the bond. The total number in this section is backed out of the Dividends column in the MTM Performance Summary section at the time of recognition of interest paid. This section also ties to the Cash Report section.
Bond Interest Received
Bond interest is paid on a coupon date and reflects interest paid during the coupon period. If you sell a bond in the middle of a coupon period, the new owner of the bond will owe you interest for the period you owned the bond. The total number in this section is backed out of the Dividends column in the MTM Performance Summary section at the time of recognition of interest received. This section also ties to the Cash Report section.
Segregated Settled Stock Positions
This section displays the segregated quantity for long stock positions. This section only will appear in monthly statements for IB-CA accounts
This section gives an overview of the exchange rates versus base currency
for the report period.
Position transfer to or from another broker will be reflected in the Account/Brokerage
Transfers section. Common securities transfer systems include ACATs in the
U.S. and ATONs in Canada.
This section displays the security ID for stocks and bond as well as expiry and other identifying information for options and futures and is organized by asset class.
Professional advisors and their clients can view the Brokerage Account Quarterly Activity Summary, which is a simplified quarterly statement containing activity summaries of the advisor client's account. Each quarter, advisor clients receive a hard-copy of the summary by mail. Quarterly summaries are available for download as a PDF file under the Report Management section in Account Management.
Section-by-Section Explanation
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The Account Information section summarizes the account holder name address, account number, financial advisor name and address, customer type (i.e. individual, partnership, etc.), account capabilities (cash or margin), trading permissions (i.e. stock, options, etc.) and the base currency of the account (AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY and USD).
Net Asset Value (NAV) In Base Currency
The Net Asset Value (NAV) in Base section shows NAV totals by asset class (stock, securities options, warrants and bonds), cash, and accruals for the current and prior period. Current totals are split between long and short amounts. All non-base currency amounts are converted to the base currency at the close of period rate. Please note that there are no open futures positions, as the gain or loss for futures contracts settles into cash each night.
Current Account Positions
The Current Account Positions section shows the symbol, description, quantity and current price at the end of the quarter of all positions in your account, sorted by asset type and base currency.
The Transactions Summary section shows the total number of trades and total number of shares or contracts bought and sold for each asset class in the quarter. This section does not appear if you had no transactions in the quarter.
Year to Date Performance Summary in Base
The Year to Date Performance Summary in Base section shows year-to-date mark-to-market, and realized short and long term performance for each asset class in your account and totals for all asset classes.
The Cash Report section details how the quarter's cash balance changes from beginning to end. For statements with multiple currencies, all currencies are detailed and then totaled in the Base Currency Summary section. Because FX translation rates change from period to period, there will be differences in the translated base currency balances. This difference is reflected in the Cash FX Translation Gain/Loss line.
Starting and Ending Cash lines represents trade date balances. We also show settlement date balances representing cash that has been received from a clearing organization (i.e. if you sell stock today you will not receive the proceeds for three days). Interest is calculated based upon settlement balances (adjusted settled balances in the event an account holds short stock positions), accrued during the month and paid after the close of the month. For a complete explanation of how interest is calculated, see our IB Interest Calculation Method page.
Three lines that merit further explanation in the Cash Report are Cash Settling MTM, Net Trades (Sales) and Net Trades (Purchase).
Cash Settling MTM shows mark-to-market gains and losses for Futures and CFDs, as well as Options that settle into cash.
Net Trades (Sales) is made up of the following components:
- Proceeds from Stocks, Options, Bonds, T-bills and Forex.
- Cash received from Corporate Actions.
and Net Trades (Purchases) contains the following:
- Purchases for Stocks, Options, Bonds, T-bills and Forex.
- Cash paid due to Corporate Actions.
The change in position value section explains the changes in your position from the beginning of the period to the end of the period. This section is sorted by asset class and currency, but the Base Currency per asset class will always be displayed at the top of the section. Changes in position value are due to transactions, changes in market prices, and with multiple currencies translation gains and losses to the base currency.
The Other Information section includes information about your financial advisor and advisor fees.
The Codes section displays abbreviations used in the summary and their meanings.