- Thomas Peterffy
Thomas Peterffy is the founder and CEO ofInteractive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR). He is a Hungarian immigrant to theUnited States . Peterffy originally worked as a computer programmer. He foundedInteractive Brokers in 1977.Interactive Brokers is a discount electronic brokerage, trading across multiple asset classes and regions. The company went public in April 2007.
External links
* [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=30176335&capId=4185357&previousCapId=27807&previousTitle=E*TRADE%20Financial%20Corporation Executive Profile: Thomas Peterffy]
* [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=as7endxc3TAg Peterffy, Refugee Pioneer of Electronic Trading, Bids for Refco]
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