Retail trading activity continued to climb in December.
We used metrics from InteractiveBrokers (IBKR) as a proxy.
- Daily average trades up 198% in December year-over-year.
- Client equity up 66% year-over-year.
- Client margin loan balances up 26% year-over-year.
- Client credit balances up 34% year-over-year.
- Client accounts up 56% year-over-year (full press release here. See full metrics here).