# Interactive Brokers (إنتراكتيف بروكرز)

> Interactive Brokers is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Interactive Brokers](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/interactive-brokers.md)
- Categories: Investment, Banking, Cryptocurrency Exchanges
- Official site: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/
- Community votes: 64
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/interactive-brokers

## About

Global electronic brokerage platform for trading stocks, options, and futures

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, with the restriction affecting Syrian nationals including those in the diaspora. The team sent official outreach in April 2026 asking the company to review its Syria IP restrictions under the current sanctions framework. A community note had earlier suggested at least lifting restrictions for Syrians abroad with valid documentation. No company response has been received yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-04-11 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent to dpo@ibkr.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current OFAC and BIS framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-08 — Note. A user from Kuwait suggested a potential approach for services that refuse to unblock due to KYC limitations in Syria: request that they at least lift restrictions on Syrian nationals residing abroad who can provide valid residency and identity documents. The full ban on Syrian nationality should not apply to those with verified documentation outside Syria.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/interactive-brokers?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/interactive-brokers/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/interactive-brokers
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/interactive-brokers.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/interactive-brokers.md