Interactive Brokers Group Will Appoint Milan Galik as CEO; Thomas Peterffy, Founder, Will Step Down

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/interactive-brokers-group-appoint-milan-133200663.html

Looks to be business as usual. Looking up the news I came across this neat interview

 

True American success story.

 

"...With him at the helm, the strength of our business and the quality of our platform that delivers our offering will continue to grow as Interactive Brokers becomes the largest broker in the World.

...Together we will continue working on realizing Thomas’ vision for IBKR.”

Notice how the word "world" above is capitalized.

So logically it follows that Thom's vision is...

 

re: communist Hungary
In high school in Hungary, Peterffy sold contraband Juicy Fruit gum to classmates at a 500% markup.
He was the son of aristocrats who lost everything to the Soviets.