Securities quoted on Aquis Stock Exchange are now available to eligible Interactive Brokers clients, giving the UK market’s companies a further route to international investors. Aquis announced the connection on 20 October, describing it as an expansion of the audience able to discover and trade its issuers.[1]
The commercial change is distribution through an established brokerage relationship. IBKR serves customers across a network of more than 170 markets. Aquis expects the connection to improve issuers’ international visibility and access to capital; the announcement reports availability rather than a measured increase in turnover or fundraising.[1]
AQSE already has retail distribution through brokers including AJ Bell, Barclays, Hargreaves Lansdown, IG and Interactive Investor, according to its broker directory. IBKR adds another route for investors who use its international platform, extending a market that previously depended on a different set of customer relationships.[2]
The market and data labels matter
Aquis Stock Exchange operates both a Main Market and a Growth Market. The Main Market is a UK regulated market for securities on the UK Official List. The Growth Market is a multilateral trading facility, divided between Apex for larger, more established businesses and Access for smaller companies at an earlier stage. An AQSE designation therefore needs to be read alongside the company’s actual segment and admission documents.[3]
IBKR’s published market-data schedule separately identifies “Aquis Stock Exchange - AQSE (L1)” and “Aquis Exchange - MTF (L1)”. It shows the AQSE Level 1 subscription fee as waived for non-professional subscribers, with the professional column marked N/A. That is a market-data treatment: trading commissions, currency conversion and other applicable transaction charges require their own assessment.[4]
The venue’s normal session remains 08:00–16:30 on UK business weekdays, subject to its holiday calendar. International distribution consequently brings more potential investors into an established local trading schedule. For brokers and advisers, the implementation task is to identify the correct AQSE security and segment, apply account eligibility and data entitlements, and display the issuer information needed to assess an order.[3][1]
Sources & further reading
- AQSE-Listed Securities now available to Interactive Brokers’ Global Client Base Aquis Exchange · 20 Oct 2026 · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Retail Brokers Aquis Stock Exchange · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Rules & Regulations Aquis Stock Exchange · Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- Market Data Pricing Interactive Brokers U.K. Limited · Accessed 20 Oct 2026