Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is a global electronic brokerage company that provides trading, investment and related financial services to individual investors, financial professionals, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups and other institutional clients. Through its online platforms, the company offers access to stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment products.
The company operates a technology-focused brokerage platform designed to provide access to multiple markets and asset classes from a single account. Its services include trading tools, portfolio and risk-management features, market data, margin lending, securities lending and cash-management capabilities. Interactive Brokers also provides APIs and other technology solutions for professional and institutional users.
Interactive Brokers was founded in 1977 by Thomas Peterffy, who pioneered electronic trading in financial markets. The company serves clients in numerous countries and operates through regulated subsidiaries in the United States and other major financial jurisdictions. Thomas Peterffy serves as founder and chairman, while Milan Galik is the company's chief executive officer.
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