MBP Capital, the LSE Student Investment Fund’s Post

After the fund’s first Investment Committee of the semester, we have decided to initiate a LONG position on Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR), a leading electronic trading platform, at $77/share with an expected IRR of 23%. As IBKR continues to grow its client base, an increasing share of revenue will be from net interest income, regardless of the speed or magnitude of rate cuts. We think the market is overreacting to how sensitive IBKR’s intrinsic value is to interest rates. IBKR is also well positioned to capture market share in the fast-growing and hard-to-break-in brokerage market in Asia. Within this largely unpenetrated market, it has attracted young and tech-savvy investors with its wide range of international market access and advanced technology. Additionally, we think IBKR will continue to win more hedge funds as clients, especially those with AUM from under $50mn to $500mn. These hedge funds tend not to be clients of the big banks, so IBKR’s superior technology, wide range of tools, and flexibility offered at a lower cost are highly appealing. Overall, we believe that IBKR is a great company at an attractive price of 13x forward P/E. We will continue to monitor the company and provide updates on this position. By: Sarah Baek

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