Thomas Peterffy
$39.39B
$259.4M (0.7%)
as of 07/02/24
About Thomas Peterffy
A digital trading pioneer, Thomas Peterffy chairs Interactive Brokers, which markets its specialized trading platform to sophisticated investors.
He founded Interactive Brokers in 1993 after originally starting in market-making, and was CEO until December 2019.
In March 2017, he announced part of his market-making operation would phase out. It had been under attack by faster competitors.
Peterffy arrived in America in 1965 at age 21, the penniless descendant of Hungarian aristocrats who lost nearly everything to the Soviets.
He is a major landowner, with more than 560,000 acres, primarily located in his home state of Florida.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Discount brokerageResidence
Palm Beach, FloridaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
09/30/44 (age 79)Number of children
3Education
Drop Out, New York UniversitySelf-made
self-madeThomas Peterffy’s fortune is worth
656K
troy ounces of gold
606K
median U.S. household
394K
median U.S. income
0.788%
U.S. credit card volume
0.158%
GDP of the United States
0.116%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In high school in Hungary, Peterffy sold contraband Juicy Fruit gum to classmates at a 500% markup.
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NASDAQ | IBKR-US
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