Traders’ Academy offers traders and investors interested in mutual funds, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and foreign currencies – each available to trade on IBKR’s award-winning Trader Workstation platform – in-depth educational courses about the fundamentals behind these products, as well as some of IBKR’s tools that are designed to help buyers and sellers of these products make more informed investment decisions, including Dual FX Display, and GlobalAnalyst.

Trading Around the World
Level: Intermediate

Trading Around the World

This course is designed to help investors understand the implications of trading outside of their domestic market. The goal is to help investors be aware of available markets, trading permissions and market data available through Interactive Brokers.

American Depositary Receipts
Level: Beginner

American Depositary Receipts

If you are interested in investing in non-US companies, this course explains how to gain exposure through American Depositary Receipts. We explain what an American Depositary Receipt is; why an investor would use them; where and when ADRs are traded and how investing in ADRs differs from investing directly in the stock of a foreign company. This course also covers the history of ADRs and potential benefits and risks.