What an IB actually earns, and how
Every broker advertises the highest commission in the market. Here is the mechanism instead, including the two rules that decide whether your volume counts at all.
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Paid on volume, never on losses
Your commission is a share of the trading volume of clients under you, credited per lot. It does not depend on whether that client won or lost.
That distinction is worth understanding rather than skimming. A model that pays a partner when their clients lose puts the partner and the client on opposite sides, and it is the structure behind most of the partner arrangements that end badly in this region. Volume is the only basis that keeps both interests pointing the same way — you earn more when your client trades longer, and a client only trades longer if they are treated well.
A partner paid on client losses is a partner betting against their own clients.
The two rules that decide whether volume counts
- Positions held under five minutes do not count. This exists so nobody can manufacture volume by opening and closing instantly. Tell your clients about it rather than letting them discover it in a statement.
- Only your referral link attributes a client to you. Sharing the plain website address does not attach them, and it cannot be corrected reliably afterwards. This is the single most common way a new partner loses commission on clients they genuinely introduced.
Sub-IB levels
Partners you introduce become partners in their own right, and you earn a smaller share of their network's volume alongside your own clients' activity.
This is where partner income becomes durable rather than linear — a network keeps producing when you are not personally recruiting. It is also where the temptation to over-promise starts, so the rules below matter more the larger your network grows.
The rules that protect both of us
- Never promise a return. Not a monthly percentage, not a guaranteed profit. Real trading has no fixed return, and promising one is the signature of every scheme that has collapsed in this region.
- Never trade on a client's behalf or ask for their password. If they want somebody else's decisions, that is what copy trading is for.
- No self-referral. Routing your own trading through your own code is not commission — it is a rebate on your own activity, and it is reversed when found.
- Be accurate about costs and payment routes. A client who feels misled leaves, and you lose the volume you were being paid on.
What you get to work with
A partner portal with live reporting — volume, clients and earnings update as trades close, so you are not waiting on a monthly statement to know where you stand. A personal referral link and QR code. Local payout routes. And a licence your clients can verify themselves, which matters more in this market than any commission number.
If you want the full picture of how the programme is structured before applying, the partner programme page covers registration and tiers.
Common questions
How is IB commission calculated?
Per lot on the trading volume of your clients, regardless of whether they profit or lose. It is never paid on client losses.
Do very short trades count?
Positions opened and closed within five minutes do not count toward commission. The rule stops volume being generated artificially.
How do I know a client is attributed to me?
They must arrive through your referral link. Sharing the plain website address does not attach them, and it cannot be corrected reliably afterwards.
Can I earn from partners I introduce?
Yes. Sub-IB levels pay you a smaller share of your network's volume alongside your own clients.
Can I refer myself or my family?
You cannot refer yourself — routing your own trading through your own code is reversed when found. Family trading their own money on their own accounts are ordinary clients.