Overseas accounts are ok. You will need to fill out a W-8BEN tax agreement form which is available during the sign up process. https://www.trademonster.com/forms/TRANSFER_ON_DEATH.pdf
I just checked it out and my Brother in the UK had an account.
I would agree that IB will offer the global and institutional investor many things that others sometimes don't. However, the largest quantity of traders will be much better served by trying TS. Take a free look and test the various information and trading tools that they offer. I would only...
I have tested Interactive Brokers and find their site to be severely lacking. In the long run the savings are in the 10% to 20% range but you have limited abilities as regard to options trades. Also I find the web site often has trouble loading my account and makes you jump through hoops...
I have traded options for 30 years and there is no better platform than TradeMonster. They also do futures. see below
https://education.trademonster.com/frequently-asked-questions/futures-frequently-asked-questions-3/
Looking for software to automatically send trades to www.trademonster.com brokerage account from Excel spreadsheet system that I have developed and back-tested. I use Esignal and Qlink to generate the live spreadsheet.