ISK Accounts
Investeringssparkonto (ISK) - A Smarter Way to Invest
Grow your savings with simplicity, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
An ISK account makes it easier than ever for Swedish tax residents to invest globally in stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds while benefiting from advantageous tax conditions
The IBKR Advantage
- Create a diversified portfolio of international stocks, ETFs and funds while benefitting from ultra-competitive commissions and no account opening fees, maintenance fees or transfer fees.
- An easy-to-use online portal to manage your deposits and withdrawals with minimal administrative tasks.
- Our cutting-edge technology and sophisticated trading tools allow you to easily create and execute investment strategies from almost any device, desktop or mobile.
- Easy and quick ISK opening with Interactive Brokers. If you already have an account with Interactive Brokers, you can add an ISK in minutes and fund it in seconds.
Investing Made Easy with an ISK
An ISK is an ideal choice for Swedish investors who want a simple, tax-efficient way to grow their savings. It allows you to invest globally in stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds without needing to track each transaction for tax purposes. Instead of paying capital gains tax, you pay a low standard tax based on the account's value regardless of how much you trade. With no lock-in period, easy withdrawals, and automatic tax reporting, an ISK makes it easier to invest long-term and keep more of your returns.
An ISK offers low commissions on ISK-eligible global stocks, ETFs and mutual funds.
- Brokerage commissions from 0.05%
- Zero custody fees
- Zero transfer fees
- Zero account maintenance fees
IBKR BestXTM is a powerful suite of advanced trading technologies designed to help clients achieve best execution and maximize price improvement while minimizing market impact.
Professional Trading Platforms, Order Types, and Tools
Powerful, award-winning trading platforms and tools for managing your portfolio. Available on desktop, mobile apps, and web.
100+ order types, algos and tools – from limit orders to complex algorithmic trading – help you execute any trading strategy.
Use a full suite of professional trading tools to help make better decisions and manage your portfolio. Spot market opportunities with Advanced Market Scanners and analyze your portfolio with Risk Navigator.
Fundamentals Explorer provides comprehensive, worldwide fundamentals data on over 30k companies, shows more than 300 data points per company, has more than 80 sources for newswires and reports and features 5.5k+ analyst ratings from TipRanks.
Align your investments with what you care about most. Use the Impact Dashboard to identify and invest in companies that share your values and use ESG scores from Refinitiv to make investment decisions based on more than just financial factors.
Investeringssparkonto (ISK) Account Structure
An ISK is available to individuals with a Swedish personal identity number, typically those who are tax resident in Sweden. The account is personal and cannot be jointly owned, though you may hold more than one ISK. Minors can open an ISK with a legal guardian. Eligible investments include mutual funds, ETFs and certain bonds, but unlisted shares are generally excluded.
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Investeringssparkonto (ISK) FAQs
Open an ISK Account
To open an ISK account, you must be a Swedish tax-resident citizen age 18 or older. The ISK account can be requested as part of the account opening process or from the User (“Head/Shoulder” icon) > Settings > Open an Additional Account > Individual Brokerage Accounts > ISK menu in Client Portal.