Thomas Peterffy
Thomas Peterffy
Thomas Peterffy is a Hungarian-born American entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. and played a key role in founding the Boston Options Exchange. Peterffy worked as an architectural draftsman after immigrating to the United States and later became a computer programmer. In 1977, Peterffy purchased a seat on the American Stock Exchange and played an important role in developing the electronic trading of securities. He is the largest shareholder of his company, Interactive...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionBusinessman
billion
I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.
slippery-slope littles bits
Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.
lifetime taxes billions
I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.
country pride socialist-countries
I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.
proverbs
You win a few, you lose a few.