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Import Interactive Brokers Trades to Vigil

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is a professional-grade brokerage offering access to global markets. Its Flex Query system provides highly customizable trade reports, but the export format is complex.

Reviewed against current importer coverage on Apr 2, 2026. Interactive Brokers Flex exports are highly configurable and multi-section, so this guide stays noindex until the page documents deeper real-world mapping examples.

What Job Is This Guide Actually Solving?

The job is not simply uploading a Interactive Brokers file. The real job is turning raw executions into an audit-ready trade history without losing the fields that explain why a session passed or failed.

Interactive Brokers already records the fills. This guide helps you verify whether the exported file keeps the timestamps, sizing, and P&L evidence that Vigil needs before you trust the audit layer.

What Interactive Brokers Import Gives You

Interactive Brokers records what happened. Vigil tells you what went wrong. Every imported trade gets checked against your prop firm rules: did you exceed daily loss? Did you hold through a restricted news window? Did your position size violate the drawdown math? The answers are in your execution data -- you just need something that reads it.

Parsing happens entirely in your browser. Your Interactive Brokers file never touches a server. Interactive Brokers exports are clean (6 columns), so the import is fast and rarely needs manual correction.

Who this import guide is for

Best for traders exporting directly from Interactive Brokers and wanting to audit broker or platform history without manual trade entry.

What to verify after import

Broker exports can be messy around partial fills, commissions, duplicate headers, or signed quantities. The guide reduces that friction, but you still need to verify the parsed trades before saving.

--Export format reflected on this page: Multi-section CSV or Flex Query XML
--6 common columns mapped from Interactive Brokers
--3 documented quirks for this format
--5 concrete export steps listed

How should you evaluate this import?

- Does your Interactive Brokers export preserve the exact fields Vigil needs, starting with Symbol, Quantity, T. Price, Comm/Fee?

- Are Date/Time values consistent enough that you can verify one known trade before saving the import?

- Do the quirks on this page match the file you are holding, or are you relying on a different export mode than the one this guide describes?

What evidence should survive the import?

- Direction, symbol, size, and realized P&L match the original Interactive Brokers file after parsing.

- Date/Time survives in a format you can sanity-check against one real trade from the source platform.

- Partial fills, commissions, swap, or grouped executions are reviewed before you trust the imported totals.

How to Export from Interactive Brokers

Log into IBKR Account Management (Client Portal).
Go to Performance & Reports > Flex Queries.
Create a new Flex Query or use the default Trades report.
Run the query and download as CSV.
Upload the CSV file to Vigil > Import.

Export format: Multi-section CSV or Flex Query XML

Supported Columns

Vigil automatically detects these Interactive Brokers columns and maps them to a standardized trade format:

SymbolQuantityT. PriceComm/FeeRealized P&LDate/Time

What usually breaks in Interactive Brokers exports?

--Most complex format -- CSV contains multiple sections with header rows.
--Quantity is signed: positive = buy, negative = sell.
--Flex Query XML provides more fields but requires configuration.
--Broker exports often look clean until one edge case distorts the audit, especially around signed quantities, duplicate headers, or entry/exit pairing.

What should you check before trusting the import?

- Spot-check one winning trade and one losing trade before saving the import.

- Confirm the importer did not flatten a format-specific edge case into a generic row.

- Treat this page as a working guide, not a final authority, because the export shape is still too variable for confident indexing.

[Screenshot: Interactive Brokers import flow in Vigil]

What Happens After Import

Once your Interactive Brokers trades are imported, Vigil normalizes every execution into a standard format with symbol, direction, entry/exit prices, quantity, and P&L. From there you can:

1. Run an AI audit to identify your biggest leaks and rule violations.
2. See performance breakdowns by instrument, session, and day of week.
3. Track drawdown in real-time against your prop firm rules.
4. Compare win rates, R:R ratios, and consistency across time periods.

Ready to import your Interactive Brokers trades?

Free, private, and takes under 30 seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it free to import Interactive Brokers trades to Vigil?

Yes, importing trades from Interactive Brokers to Vigil is completely free. There is no limit on the number of trades you can import, and all parsing happens client-side in your browser so your data never touches our servers.

What file format does Interactive Brokers export?

Interactive Brokers exports trade data as Multi-section CSV or Flex Query XML. Vigil automatically detects the Interactive Brokers format based on column headers and maps all fields to a standardized format for analysis.

Does Vigil support all Interactive Brokers trade types?

Vigil supports long and short trades from Interactive Brokers across all asset classes the platform covers. If your export includes partial fills or scaling, Vigil will parse each execution row and pair entries with exits automatically.

Is my Interactive Brokers data safe when importing to Vigil?

Your data is completely private. Vigil parses Interactive Brokers files entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. No trade data is uploaded to any server. This makes the import process GDPR-compliant by design.

What should I verify before saving an imported Interactive Brokers file?

Verify that the parsed trades preserve the core evidence from your Interactive Brokers export: symbol, direction, size, timing, and realized P&L. Then spot-check one known winning trade and one known losing trade before you trust the audit output.

Why is this Interactive Brokers import page kept noindex?

Interactive Brokers Flex exports are highly configurable and multi-section, so this guide stays noindex until the page documents deeper real-world mapping examples.

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