Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage firm that provides trading, clearing and custody services to individual and institutional investors worldwide. Founded in 1978 by Thomas Peterffy, the company pioneered the use of computerized order execution and advanced risk management tools. Interactive Brokers offers access to more than 150 market destinations in 33 countries, spanning equities, options, futures, forex, bonds and funds. Its flagship trading platform, Trader Workstation (TWS), is complemented by mobile and web-based applications designed to support sophisticated order types, algorithmic trading and real-time risk analysis.
Interactive Brokers serves a diverse clientele that includes hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, financial advisors and individual traders. The company’s direct market access model leverages smart order routing technology to automatically seek out the best available prices across multiple exchanges and liquidity providers. Additional services include portfolio margining, securities lending, prime brokerage solutions and an integrated clearing operation. Interactive Brokers also offers a range of investor education tools, research resources and API connectivity to facilitate customized trading strategies.
Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with regional offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Sydney and other financial centers, Interactive Brokers operates through a network of fully owned broker-dealers and affiliates. Executive Chairman Thomas Peterffy remains actively involved in setting the company’s strategic direction, while Milan Galik serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. The firm’s management team emphasizes technological innovation, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance as key pillars of its global expansion strategy.
Over its four decades of operation, Interactive Brokers has built a reputation for low transaction costs, transparent pricing and robust risk controls. Although primarily known for its electronic trading infrastructure, the company continues to explore new opportunities in digital assets, API-driven services and cross-border clearing. By maintaining a fully automated, capital-efficient business model, Interactive Brokers aims to deliver scalable trading solutions to professional and retail clients alike.
