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Thomas Peterffy

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Net worth
$104.1B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Recent SEC filings

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Form 4 insider trades post within 2 business days. 13F fund holdings can arrive 45 days after quarter end. New to filings? Read Filings 101.

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Companies

Interactive Brokers GroupIBKR · Nasdaq · Founder and Chairman · Peterffy and affiliates own… · as of Feb 2026 · $89.82 ▼ 1.90%
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Ticker
IBKR
Exchange
Nasdaq
Role
Founder and Chairman (CEO until Dec 2019; Milan Galik CEO since)
Stake
Peterffy and affiliates own ~91.6% of IBG Holdings LLC, which owns ~73.7% of IBG LLC and holds ~73.7% of votes via Class B stock
Stake as of
2026-02-24
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IBG Holdings LLCControlling holding company of… · ~91.6% · as of Feb 2026
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Role
Controlling holding company of Interactive Brokers (sole holder of Class B common)
Stake
~91.6% (Peterffy and affiliates)
Stake as of
2026-02-24
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Stakes

Newsmax Inc. Class B common (via Conyers Investments LLC); Peterffy is a director and 10% ownerNMAX · 25.9% · as of Mar 2025 · $10.98 ▲ 0.73%
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Ticker
NMAX
Stake
25.9% of Class B (23,045,352 shares)
Stake as of
2025-03-31
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Investment vehicles

IBG Holdings LLCholding co · CIK 0001399812
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Type
holding co
Notes
Holds IBKR Class B stock / ~73.7% of IBG LLC; historically filed SC 13D/A on IBKR (2007-2022).
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Conyers Investments LLC (Connecticut)holding co
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Type
holding co
Notes
Peterffy is manager; holds his Newsmax Class B shares.
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Private deals

Became Newsmax director and 10% owner (Form 3) around Newsmax's 2025 public listing; 23.0M Class B shares via Conyers…Mar 2025
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Became Newsmax director and 10% owner (Form 3) around Newsmax's 2025 public listing; 23.0M Class B shares via Conyers Investments
Date
2025-03-28
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Real estate

Palm Beach, FloridaPrimary residence · current
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Florida (mostly)Land holdings of over 560,000 acres · current (Forbes)
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Greenwich, Connecticut80-acre estate (sold) · $21M · 2020 (sale; first listed at $65M in 2015)
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Aspen, ColoradoHome · reported
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Trophies

Media outlet: ~25.9% of Newsmax Class B stock and board seat
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Legal & regulatory

OFAC $11,832,136 settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC over apparent sanctions violations (Iran, Cuba, Syria…
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OFAC $11,832,136 settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC over apparent sanctions violations (Iran, Cuba, Syria, Crimea, Chinese military companies, Russia); deemed non-egregious and voluntarily self-disclosed
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Past IBKR regulatory settlements: 2020 $38M AML settlement (SEC/FINRA/CFTC); 2023 SEC $35M and CFTC $20M recordkeeping…
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Past IBKR regulatory settlements: 2020 $38M AML settlement (SEC/FINRA/CFTC); 2023 SEC $35M and CFTC $20M recordkeeping penalties; FINRA $2.25M (Dec 2024)
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IBKR runs ForecastEx prediction-market exchange (launched Aug 2024; political contracts from Oct 2024)…
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IBKR runs ForecastEx prediction-market exchange (launched Aug 2024; political contracts from Oct 2024) - CFTC-regulated business line
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Dual-class control: Holdings expected to cast ~73.7% of votes at the 2026 annual meeting
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Research gaps: Session WebSearch budget exhausted; profile built from SEC EDGAR, OFAC, Forbes and Wikipedia. Not verified: Peterffy's Palm Beach purchase prices/dates (2021-2025 reports), Florida land entities, any private foundation/EIN, aircraft, current Newsmax stake after March 2025, 2025-2026 IBKR regulatory matters beyond OFAC. Peterffy Form 4 (Feb 2025) could not be retrieved (EDGAR 503). Political donations intentionally excluded.

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What to watch

Interactive Brokers Q3 2026 earnings (typically mid/late October) and monthly brokerage metrics
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Any IBG Holdings exchanges of IBG LLC interests into Class A stock (reduces Peterffy's economic stake)
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Newsmax (NMAX) insider filings by Peterffy/Conyers
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IBKR stablecoin funding (USDC from Jan 2026) and crypto/prediction market expansion
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