VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Interactive Brokers vs Portseido comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Interactive Brokers adds Brokerage, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, Order Book / Level II, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Watchlist, Scenario & Stress Tests, Performance Attribution, and Options & Derivatives coverage that Portseido skips.

Portseido includes Dividend, and Data Visualizations categories that Interactive Brokers omits.

Interactive Brokers highlights: Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies., More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing., and Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS)..

Portseido is known for: Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies., Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency., and Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer..

Portseido keeps a free entry point that Interactive Brokers lacks.

Interactive Brokers

interactivebrokers.co.uk

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

A global, multi-asset direct-access broker with coverage across 160 markets in 36 countries and 28 currencies. Crypto trading and some services vary by region (IBKR Crypto is powered by Paxos or Zero Hash where supported). Client APIs include the Client Portal Web API and TWS API; retail users authenticate via the local Client Portal Gateway, while OAuth2 applies to approved web integrations.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Desktop

API

Pricing

Other

Quick highlights

Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies.
More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing.
Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS).
Advanced options analytics with Greeks, implied volatility curves, and a 3D volatility surface viewer.
Risk Navigator for real-time portfolio risk, Value-at-Risk, and what-if scenario analysis.

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Portseido

portseido.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Portfolio and dividend tracker covering global stocks, ETFs, and crypto with both web and mobile apps. Free users can track one portfolio with up to 50 transactions. Paid tiers expand limits, add multiple portfolios, and include a 14-day free trial. Dividends and splits are tracked automatically.

Platforms

Web

Mobile

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies.
Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency.
Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer.
Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments.
Flexible data input: upload broker CSVs, enter transactions manually, or sync from Google Sheets.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Portfolio, and Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown).

Where they differ

Interactive Brokers

Distinct strengths include:

Order Book / Level II

APIs & SDKs

Data APIs

Watchlist

Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies.
More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing.
Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS).
Advanced options analytics with Greeks, implied volatility curves, and a 3D volatility surface viewer.

Portseido

Distinct strengths include:

Dividend

Data Visualizations

Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies.
Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency.
Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer.
Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Interactive Brokers	Portseido
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Portfolio, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown) Unique: Brokerage, Paper Trading, Advanced Order Types, Smart/Direct Routing, Order Book / Level II, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Watchlist, Scenario & Stress Tests, Performance Attribution, Options & Derivatives	Shared: Portfolio, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown) Unique: Dividend, Data Visualizations
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Currencies, Commodities, Cryptos	Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, Desktop, API	Web, Mobile
Pricing High-level pricing models	Other	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies. More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing. Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS). Advanced options analytics with Greeks, implied volatility curves, and a 3D volatility surface viewer. Risk Navigator for real-time portfolio risk, Value-at-Risk, and what-if scenario analysis. Portfolio Rebalancer tool to realign or target allocation weights across accounts.	Unique Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies. Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency. Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer. Automatic dividend tracking with history, estimates, and a dividend calendar/forecast, plus automatic split adjustments. Flexible data input: upload broker CSVs, enter transactions manually, or sync from Google Sheets. Mobile apps for iOS and Android allow real-time tracking of portfolios on the go.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Interactive Brokers and Portseido both support?

Both platforms cover Portfolio, and Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown) workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Portseido offers a free entry point, while Interactive Brokers requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Interactive Brokers and Portseido?

Both Interactive Brokers and Portseido support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Interactive Brokers differentiates itself with Single universal account providing access to around 160 markets across 36 countries and 28 currencies., More than 100 order types and algos, including Bracket, OCO, and OCA, with either SMART routing or direct exchange routing., and Market depth (Level II) and full order book views via Trader Workstation (TWS)., whereas Portseido stands out for Global coverage of stocks (70+ exchanges), 20,000+ ETFs, and major cryptocurrencies., Performance metrics include Money-Weighted Return (MWR) and Time-Weighted Return (TWR), benchmarked and displayed in your base currency., and Risk analysis with beta and drawdown metrics in the Portfolio Analyzer..

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