
IBKR Podcasts
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Podcasts offers market commentary on a variety of topics and asset classes. Episodes include discussions with IBKR employees, researchers, and leading financial services companies.
Latest episodes

Aug 13, 2024 • 23min
A Behind the Scenes Look at ForecastEx Events Contracts
Interactive Brokers recently launched its event contracts platform in conjunction with ForecastEx LLC, a Chicago exchange specializing in making markets on economic data points. ForecastEx CEO David Downey explains the conception of the project and why he built it.

Aug 6, 2024 • 17min
Stock Market Capitulation?
Following the powerful rise of the Japanese yen and the shortfall in US payroll growth, the IBKR Podcast team dissects the global stock market’s panic sell-off in search of capitulation.

Aug 1, 2024 • 13min
Near-Term Sector Outlook May Reward Bulls
Join us as Gary Christie from Trading Central delves into the current state of the U.S. stock market. Discover which sectors are driving the market, the impact of recent earnings, and the rotation from large cap to small cap stocks and get an in-depth look at the technical tools that can help you navigate these turbulent times.

Jul 24, 2024 • 9min
Debt, Demographics, and the Future of Europe
In this episode of IBKR Podcasts, host Andrew Wilkinson speaks with Erik Norland, Chief Economist at CME Group, about the current political and economic landscape in Europe. They discuss the implications of recent elections in France and the UK, the ECB's monetary policy, and the potential impacts of demographic shifts on national debts.

Jul 23, 2024 • 13min
It’s Sticky! Inflationary Trends
Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss current inflationary trends and how consumers of different income levels are affected.

Jul 17, 2024 • 26min
Exploding With Volume: Analyzing Stock Trading Bursts
Dmitry Pargamanik and Will McBride, the cofounders of Market Chameleon, join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss how to identify, analyze, and interpret stock volume bursts.

Jul 17, 2024 • 32min
It’s Broken So Let’s Fix It: Former FDIC Chair Isaac’s Recipes For Success
Join us on the Interactive Brokers Podcast as Senior Economist Jose Torres sits down with Bill Isaac, former FDIC Chairman and financial industry titan. Discover Bill's insights on how today’s regulatory failures mirror past crises and what we need to fix our financial system. From the challenges of the 1980s to today’s economic turbulence, get an insider’s perspective on steering clear of history’s pitfalls and shaping a resilient future.

Jul 10, 2024 • 13min
Jobs + Inflation = Consequences for the FOMC
In this week’s economic podcast from Interactive Brokers, Andrew Wilkinson hosts a discussion with Chief Strategist, Steve Sosnick and Senior Economist, Jose Torres. They analyze the June nonfarm payrolls report, noting both strengths like the addition of 206,000 jobs and weaknesses such as job losses in economically sensitive sectors.
The conversation also explores the Federal Reserve's potential actions, inflation trends, and consumer spending behavior amidst economic uncertainties.

Jul 8, 2024 • 18min
Mid-Year Technical Analysis Check-in with CMT’s Tyler Wood
Tyler Wood examines the technical health of the US equity markets and sees reasons to be cheerful in cruise liners, biotech, healthcare and news media industries.

Jul 2, 2024 • 12min
Rich Man Spends, Poor Man Can’t Save
Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss consumer spending trends, and how the differ between the wealthy and lower income consumers.