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Interactive Brokers Group ("IBKR") would like to alert you to the risk of websites which may impersonate IBKR. These fraudulent websites may try to swindle clients out of money and personal information, such as identification documents. These fraudulent websites may attempt to mimic the "look and feel" of an IBKR website by using similar branding, logos, design or content. To be clear, IBKR’s official website is www.interactivebrokers.com. While IBKR does have additional website domains, it does not have any connection or affiliation with third-party websites and/or companies. Members of the public should be alerted to the possibility of scams and should always exercise care in giving out personal data and information.
Regulatory and law enforcement agencies maintain online lists of potentially fraudulent website. For more information on websites that have been reported to, or investigated by, regulators or law enforcement agencies as potentially fraudulent, please refer to these agencies' websites.
If you suspect that fraudulent activity or irregularities may have occurred with respect to your account(s), please contact IBKR Client Services immediately.
Interactive Brokers Securities Japan (IBSJ) is a reporting financial institution subject to "Act on Special Provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Corporation Tax Act, and the Local Tax Act Incidental to Enforcement of Tax treaties." Therefore, those who open financial accounts with us are required to submit a self-certification. Please be advised completion of the online application will satisfy the above requirement.
Account information, including account balance, is subject to reporting if the customer's jurisdiction of residence is a legally stipulated jurisdiction. Please click click here for more details.
The IBSJ account requires an initial deposit of 1,000,000 yen. An equivalent value of shares can be transferred instead of an initial deposit.
In accordance with the October 1, 2016 amendment of the "Act of Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds," applicants classified as Foreign PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons) may no longer apply for an account with IBSJ (Domestic accounts). If non-applicable, please proceed with the application by clicking "continue after confirming the above......" (Should you proceed with the application, you shall be deemed non-applicable).
Foreign PEPs is defined as below:
Those who fall under any of the items below, including those who served in the past and their family members.
*Please contact IBSJ client service (03-4588-9710) if you cannot determine whether you classify as any of the above.
As Foreign (Non-Japanese citizen) Ownership is limited by the "Civil Aeronautics Act," "Radio Law," "The Broadcast Act," and "The NTT Law," you may not be entitled to shareholders benefits, as well as be listed as a shareholder, in case foreign ownership exceeds the upper limit.
Please click this link for details on holding ratio and other related information.
If you wish to proceed with account opening after reading the above,
click the Start Application button.