Thomas Peterffy Talks Trump, M&A, Cryptocurrencies
December 11, 2024 at 05:01 pm EST
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Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Chair Thomas Peterffy discusses his expectations for a second Donald Trump administration, his firm's growth prospects, and why he is "sort of scared of cryptos." He speaks with Sonali Basak from a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. conference.
Founder of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. and Timber Hill LLC, Thomas Pechy Peterffy holds the position of Chairman for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. and Chairman & President at Timber Hill LLC and Chairman at Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.).
He previously held the position of Member of American Stock Exchange LLC.
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is an automated global electronic broker. The Company custody and service accounts for hedge and mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), registered investment advisors, proprietary trading groups, introducing brokers and individual investors. It specializes in routing orders and executing and processing trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments (forex), bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and precious metals on more than 150 electronic exchanges and market centers. In addition, its customers can use it trading platform to trade certain cryptocurrencies through third-party cryptocurrency service providers that execute, clear and custody the cryptocurrencies. Its key product offerings include IBKR Pro, IBKR Lite, and IBKR Universal Account. IBKRPro offers the lowest cost access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies from a single unified platform with no added spreads.