MEXEM trading platform interface showing Apple Inc. stock charts with candlestick graphs, technical indicators, trade options, and recent news.

Platform Purpose & Positioning

Stock trading interface showing AAPL price chart with candlesticks, Bollinger Bands, volume bars, and trading details on the right panel.

MEXEM Desktop is the latest generation desktop trading platform from Interactive Brokers, engineered to blend ease of use with advanced trading capabilities. It is tailored to accommodate both seasoned professionals and newer traders seeking robust tools.

Core Features & Capabilities

  • Highly Customizable Interface & Layouts

    Custom workspaces with multi-monitor support and. localization in 10 languages, enabling traders to design the interface to fit their workflow.
  • Advanced Trading Tools
    Features include sophisticated charting (technical & fundamental), Level II market depth, conditional order types, multi-leg options strategies, Strategy Builder, ForecastTrader, Time & Sales widget, among others.
  • Broad Asset & Market Access
    Seamless access to over 160 global markets across asset classes stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, mutual funds, and more all from a unified interface.
  • Integrated Risk Management
    Real-time risk monitoring tools and visibility into order book depth help traders manage exposure proactively.
  • Performance & Efficiency

    Constructed with a modern UI framework, it delivers responsive performance with features from TWS (Trader Workstation), including Option Lattice and MultiSort screeners.
  • Enhanced Order Execution
    Includes SMART routing, dual market center redundancy, and an “Overnight + Day” time-in-force option that ensures orders can remain active overnight and into the following day.
Computer monitor displaying a stock screener interface from Mexem with a list of US stocks, showing columns such as financial instrument, company name, change percentage, trades per minute, EPS growth percentage, change in stock price, market cap, volume, average volume, P/E ratio, and open price.

Core Features & Capabilities

IBKR Desktop complements, rather than replaces, IBKR’s broader platform ecosystem:

  • Trader Workstation (TWS) remains the flagship solution for advanced algorithmic trading, with deeper toolsets and legacy support.
  • Client Portal provides a web-based environment for reporting, account management, and simplified trading.
  • MEXEM Mobile & GlobalTrader offer mobile-first access to charting, options, and global stock trading.
Trading platform interface showing market charts, order entry, portfolio summary, and news about the stock market.

Try MEXEM Desktop Today

MEXEM Desktop is a platform built by traders for traders. Download the platform to get started.

Note: Not all account types are currently supported. Ineligible account types include: RIAs, Non-Professional Advisors, Family Offices, Introducing Brokers/Introducing Broker Clients, Money Managers, and Hedge Fund Advisors.

MEXEM Desktop is not yet available for Linux.

Please contact us at service@mexem.com with questions.