Interactive Brokers trading journal
Export your Interactive Brokers trade history from Performance & Reports > Flex Queries > Trades as CSV or Flex XML, then drop it into TradeStack. The importer recognises the Interactive Brokers layout, builds a daily P&L calendar and calculates win rate, profit factor and expectancy for free.
Exporting your Interactive Brokers trade history
Interactive Brokers keeps its trade export under Performance & Reports > Flex Queries > Trades. Choose the widest date range you can and download the CSV or Flex XML file. You do not need to reorder columns, rename headers or delete rows first — TradeStack fingerprints the header row and maps the fields itself.
What the importer does with a Interactive Brokers file
One quirk worth knowing: Flex exports split commissions into their own column, which is netted into realized P&L. That matters because a journal that pairs fills incorrectly will report a win rate and average win that do not match your statement. After import you can open any trade, edit it, add a screenshot, tag a playbook and write the note that explains the decision.
Columns TradeStack looks for in a Interactive Brokers export
Detection is header-based. If your file's header row contains any one of these column combinations, the Interactive Brokers layout is recognised automatically and the remaining fields are mapped by name:
clientaccountid + buy/sell + quantitylevelofdetail + buy/sell + quantitynetcash + buy/sell + quantityibcommission + buy/sellibcommissionassetclass + tradepriceibcommission + open/closeindicatort. pricesymbol + realized p/l
Column names are matched case-insensitively and extra columns are kept, so a renamed or re-ordered export still imports. If none of the combinations match, the file falls back to the universal mapper, which needs at minimum a date column, a symbol column and either a P&L column or entry and exit prices.
Metrics you get from Interactive Brokers trades
- Daily P&L calendar with the dollar result printed on each day
- Win rate, average win, average loss and profit factor
- Expectancy per trade and a running equity curve
- Stats per instrument and per holding time
- Consistency %, which prop firms check before paying out
New to the terminology? Profit factor, Expectancy, R multiple, Drawdown.
Who this is for
Interactive Brokers is used mainly by multi-asset and international traders, trading stocks, options, futures and forex. If that is you, the fastest useful review loop is a weekly import: export the week, import it, and read P&L by session and by setup rather than by single trade.
Frequently asked
How do I export trades from Interactive Brokers?
Open Performance & Reports > Flex Queries > Trades and download the CSV or Flex XML file. Drop that file straight into TradeStack — the importer detects the Interactive Brokers column layout, so there is no template to fill in.
Is the Interactive Brokers journal free?
Yes. TradeStack is free, including unlimited CSV imports, the daily P&L calendar, playbooks and every analytics report.
Does it handle Interactive Brokers fees and commissions?
Yes. Where Interactive Brokers reports fees in a separate column, they are netted into realized P&L so your journal matches your statement.
Can I edit trades after importing?
Yes. Every imported trade stays editable, and the original columns from your export are preserved so nothing is lost.
Questions traders ask about journaling
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