[July 21, 2011]

Interactive Brokers Group Announces 2Q2011 Results

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported diluted earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.09 for the same period in 2010.

On a comprehensive basis, which includes the full effect of currency translation, the Company reported diluted earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.004 for the same period in 2010. Reported results on a comprehensive basis reflect the new GAAP convention that requires the reporting of currency translation results contained in Other Comprehensive Income as part of reportable earnings. Previously, these were reported as a component of changes in Total Equity in the Statement of Financial Condition.

Net revenues were $297 million and income before income taxes was $149 million for this quarter, compared to net revenues of $226 million and income before income taxes of $72 million for the same period in 2010.

Business Highlights

• 50% pretax profit margin for this quarter.
• 52% Electronic Brokerage pretax margin for this quarter.
• 47% Market Making pretax profit margin for this quarter.
• Customer equity increased 57% from the year-ago quarter to $25.7 billion and customer accounts increased 21%.
• Cleared DARTs decreased 2% from the year-ago quarter to 378,000.
• Electronic Brokerage pretax income increased 23% from the year-ago quarter.
• Market Making pretax income increased to $59 million from $4 million in the year-ago quarter.

"This quarter we have realized our goal of becoming the largest electronic broker as measured by DARTs," said Thomas Peterffy, our CEO. "We are looking forward to solidifying this position and continuing to reveal new and innovative services in the coming months."

Segment Overview

Electronic Brokerage

Electronic Brokerage segment income before income taxes grew 23% in the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Commissions and execution fees were level with those of the year-ago quarter. Net interest income increased 109% from the same period. Customer accounts grew 21% to 176,000 and customer equity grew 57% to $25.7 billion. Pretax profit margin increased from 50% to 52% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 from the same period in 2010. Total DARTs⁽¹⁾ for cleared and execution-only customers decreased 3%, to 408,000 from the year-ago quarter. Cleared DARTs were 378,000 in this quarter, 2% lower than the same period last year.

Market Making

Market Making segment income before income taxes increased from $4 to $59 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 from the same period in 2010. This increase is partly a reflection of currency translation effects, which negatively impacted the year-ago quarter's earnings, and are reported in the results of the Market Making segment. Pretax profit margin expanded to 47% in this quarter from 5% in the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The environment for market makers exhibited wider options bid/offer spreads in the U.S., declining trading volume and lower actual-to-implied volatility ratios. Market Making options contract and futures volume decreased by 20% and 19%, respectively, from the year-ago quarter.

Effects of Foreign Currency Diversification

In connection with our currency hedging strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, our currency hedging program contributed to our profits as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL increased by approximately 1.2%. The effects of currency hedging are reported as components of (1) Market Making Trading Gains and (2) Other Comprehensive Income, described below.

Comprehensive Income

Reported results on a comprehensive basis reflect the Company's early adoption of newly issued U.S. GAAP guidance⁽²⁾ that requires the presentation of a Statement of Comprehensive Income, replacing the former Statement of Income. The Statement of Comprehensive Income reports currency translation results that are a component of Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") directly in this statement. Previously, OCI was reported as a component of changes in total equity in the Statement of Financial Condition. In prior periods we reported non-GAAP measures for the purpose of incorporating all currency translation gains and losses in the Statement of Income. This reporting method is now required under GAAP guidance.

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Conference Call Information:

Interactive Brokers Group will hold a conference call with investors today, July 21, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2011 results. Investors who would like to listen to the conference call live should dial 877-324-1965 (U.S. domestic) and 631-291-4512 (international). The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. Ask for the "Interactive Brokers Conference Call."

The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is an automated global electronic broker that specializes in catering to financial professionals by offering state-of-the-art trading technology, superior execution capabilities, worldwide electronic access, and sophisticated risk management tools at exceptionally low costs. The brokerage trading platform utilizes the same innovative technology as the Company's market making business, which specializes in routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds and funds on more than 90 electronic exchanges and trading venues around the world. As a market maker, we provide liquidity at these marketplaces and, as a broker, we provide professional traders and investors with electronic access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and mutual funds from a single IB Universal Account^SM. Employing proprietary software on a global communications network, Interactive Brokers is continuously integrating its software with a growing number of exchanges and trading venues into one automatically functioning, computerized platform that requires minimal human intervention.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the company's operations and business environment which may cause the company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the company on the date of this release. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the company's financial results may be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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