Interactive Brokers Launches Tax-Efficient ISK Accounts in Sweden

What the ISK Offers

The ISK is a Swedish government-approved, tax-advantaged investment account designed to simplify the process of saving and investing. With Interactive Brokers’ ISK, individual investors can:

• Access a wide range of foreign stocks, ETFs, and funds.
• Fund accounts in .
• Benefit from no capital gains tax on transactions; instead, taxation is determined annually by the Swedish Tax Authority based on account value and contributions.
• Avoid transaction-level .
• Withdraw funds at any time without additional withdrawal tax.

Commitment to European Investors

“The launch of the ISK reinforces our commitment to European growth and offers Swedish investors a simple way to begin their investment journey or reach their savings goals in a tax-efficient account,” said Milan Galik, CEO of Interactive Brokers.

Interactive Brokers has steadily expanded its European footprint and views Sweden’s high savings rate as a key opportunity to provide investors with better tools for building globally diversified portfolios.

Global Access with Local Relevance

Alongside the ISK, Swedish clients can also open General to over 160 markets worldwide. These accounts span a broad range of asset classes, including:

• Stocks, ETFs, and bonds
• Options and futures
• Currencies and commodities

All accounts are managed through Interactive Brokers’ advanced trading platform, supporting up to 28 funding and trading currencies, including SEK.

Competitive Advantages

Interactive Brokers highlights the following benefits for Swedish investors using its ISK platform:

• Tax efficiency: Simplified annual taxation and no capital gains tax.
• Cost efficiency: US and compared to many traditional brokers.
• Transparency: Annual taxation replaces complex transaction reporting.
• Flexibility: markets now and, soon, locally traded equities, ETFs, and derivatives.

Interactive Brokers also plans to enable investors to transfer existing ISKs from other brokers, broadening access to its competitive pricing and platform tools.

The ISK launch builds on Interactive Brokers’ broader localisation strategy in the region. Upcoming features include locally traded products and enhanced support for derivatives, aligning the platform with Sweden’s growing investor appetite for international diversification and tax-efficient savings vehicles.