Trading SPY with IB as EU citizen

[GordonDK 6]

Seems that you are not allowed by default to trade the SPY etf with Interactive Brokers if you are an EU citizen. Anyone in a similar situation who found a workaround to this issue?

[Justin 262]

I don't know much about your situation, but a quick Google finds someone else asking the same question with a few possible answers:

https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/112871/buying-an-us-etf-from-europe-using-interactive-brokers

[GordonDK 6]

Ok, thanks, but I do know how to Google

[Justin 262]

You never know who is a Bing searcher out there

Edited April 6, 2020 by Justin

[Justin 262]

If you haven't already, it seems you need to request ETF trading permissions

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To request ETF trading permissions, login to Client Portal/Account Management and select permissions for Stocks. Some ETFs may also require permissions for Complex or Leveraged Exchange Traded Products.

And if that's not working they have articles on why it still may be rejected:

https://www.interactivebrokers.eu/lib/cstools/faq/#/content/faq%3A%2F%2FpageId%3D35791095?articleId=41555180