UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  July 28, 2008

 

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33440

 

30-0390693

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(203) 618-5800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

o

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On July 28, 2008, Thomas Peterffy, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., distributed a note to our analysts, that provides certain quarterly financial data that for each quarter from the quarter ended September 30, 2001 to the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (the “Quarterly Financial Data”), which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The Quarterly Financial Data consists of unaudited consolidated pretax income for our group companies for each fiscal quarter presented.  The Registrant believes that this information is important for investors in order to better understand the Registrant’s quarterly results and long term trend.

 

The information furnished in this report (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Note to our analysts and Quarterly Financial Data

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 28, 2008

 

 

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul J. Brody

 

Name:

 Paul J. Brody

 

Title:

 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
 and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1

 

Note to our analysts and Quarterly Financial Data

 

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