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Exhibit 99.1
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP ANNOUNCES 2013 RESULTS

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REPORTS COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.67, INCOME BEFORE TAXES OF $451 MILLION ON $1,076 MILLION IN NET REVENUES, AND EARNINGS PER SHARE ON NET INCOME OF $0.73.
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.10 PER SHARE.


GREENWICH, CONN, January 21, 2014 — Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.67 for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $1.13 for 2012.

On a non-comprehensive basis, which excludes the effect of changes in the U.S. dollar value of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries, the Company reported diluted earnings per share on net income of $0.73 for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.89 for the same period in 2012.

Net revenues were $1,076 million and income before income taxes was $451 million for the year, compared to net revenues of $1,131 million and income before income taxes of $527 million for 2012.

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share.  This dividend is payable on March 14, 2014 to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2014.


Business Highlights

·  
42% pretax profit margin for 2013, or 48% without unusual item.
·  
48% Electronic Brokerage pretax profit margin for 2013, or 56% excluding unusual item.
·  
26% Market Making pretax profit margin for 2013.
·  
Customer equity grew 39% from 2012 to $45.7 billion.
·  
Customer accounts increased 14% in 2013 to 239,000.
·  
Total DARTs increased 18% from 2012 to 486,000.
·  
Brokerage segment equity was $2.5 billion.  Total equity was $5.1 billion.



 
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Segment Overview

Electronic Brokerage
Electronic Brokerage segment income before income taxes grew 15%, to $391 million, in 2013.  Customer accounts grew 14% from the prior year and customer equity increased 39% during 2013(1).  Commissions and execution fees increased 22%.  Net interest income grew 24% from the prior year, to $228 million.  Pretax profit margin was 48% in 2013, down from 51% in 2012.  Excluding $64.3 million in expense related to an unusual item (see below), pretax profit margin was 56% in 2013.

Total DARTs(2), for cleared and execution-only customers, increased 18% to 486,000 in 2013, compared to 413,000 during 2012.  Cleared DARTs were 441,000 in 2013, 15% higher than in 2012.

Market Making
Market Making segment income before income taxes decreased 62%, to $72 million, in 2013.  This decrease was driven by a market making environment with persistent low volatility and low actual-to-implied volatility, and by a greater loss from holding our equity in a basket of currencies, as measured in U.S. dollars.  In 2013, our currency diversification strategy resulted in a reported loss of $89 million, compared to a $39 million loss in 2012.  Currency translation effects are reported as part of Trading Gains in the Market Making segment.  Including balance sheet effects, our currency strategy resulted in a loss of $116 million in 2013, as compared to a loss of $19 million in the prior year.  Pretax profit margin decreased to 26% in 2013 from 41% in 2012.  Market Making options contract volume decreased 12% in 2013.

Unusual Item
As disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, a small number of  the Company’s brokerage customers had taken relatively large positions in four securities listed on the Singapore Exchange.  In early October, within a very short timeframe, these securities lost over 90% of their value.  The customer accounts were margined and fell into deficits prior to the time the Company took possession of their securities positions. At December 31, 2013, the Company has recognized an aggregate loss of approximately $73 million. The maximum aggregate loss, which would occur if the securities’ prices all fell to zero and none of the debts were collected, would be approximately $84 million. The Company is currently pursuing the collection of the debts.  The ultimate effect of this incident on the Company’s results will depend upon market conditions and the outcome of the Company’s debt collection efforts.
 
Effects of Foreign Currency Diversification
In connection with our currency strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 16 major currencies in which we hold our equity.  In 2013, our currency diversification program decreased our comprehensive earnings by $116 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL decreased by approximately 2.4%.  The effects of currency diversification are reported as components of (1) Market Making Trading Gains and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”).  In this year 76% of the GLOBAL effect was captured in Market Making Trading Gains in the Net Income section of the Statement of Comprehensive Income, with the remainder reported as OCI in the separate Comprehensive Income section of the Statement of Comprehensive Income.



(1)
Approximately 9% of the increase in customer equity was due to the reclassification of certain related accounts from “non-customer” to “customer”, which are regulatory distinctions.
 
 (2)
Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.
 
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Conference Call Information:
Interactive Brokers Group will hold a conference call with investors today, January 21, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly 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 100 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 AccountSM.  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.



For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Media: Caitlin Duffy, 203-913-1369 or Investors: Deborah Liston, 203-618-4070.


 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA

 
TRADE VOLUMES:
             
(in 000's, except %)
     
Brokerage
 
     
 
Market
  Brokerage
 
Non
     
Avg. Trades
 
Making
%
Cleared
%
Cleared
%
Total
%
per U.S.
Period
Trades
Change
Trades
Change
Trades
Change
Trades
Change
Trading Day
2009
             93,550
 
     127,338
 
       13,636
 
     234,524
 
                 934
2010
             75,169
-20%
     133,658
5%
       18,732
37%
     227,559
-3%
                 905
2011
             63,602
-15%
     160,567
20%
       19,187
2%
     243,356
7%
                 968
2012
             60,421
-5%
     150,000
-7%
       16,118
-16%
     226,540
-7%
                 904
2013
             65,320
8%
     173,849
16%
       18,489
15%
     257,658
14%
             1,029
                   
4Q2012
             14,477
 
       37,300
 
         3,532
 
       55,309
 
                 878
4Q2013
             14,437
0%
       45,167
21%
         4,585
30%
       64,189
16%
             1,019


CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:
     
(in 000's, except %)
           
             
TOTAL
Options
%
Futures*
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2009
     643,380
 
       82,345
 
    75,449,891
 
2010
     678,856
6%
       96,193
17%
    84,469,874
12%
2011
     789,370
16%
     106,640
11%
    77,730,974
-8%
2012
     698,140
-12%
       98,801
-7%
    65,872,960
-15%
2013
     659,673
-6%
     121,776
23%
    95,479,739
45%
             
4Q2012
     159,048
 
       25,591
 
    17,278,459
 
4Q2013
     155,216
-2%
       28,724
12%
    27,042,356
57%
             
MARKET MAKING
Options
%
Futures*
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2009 **
     428,810
 
       15,122
 
    26,205,229
 
2010 **
     435,184
1%
       15,371
2%
    19,165,000
-27%
2011 **
     503,053
16%
       15,519
1%
    11,788,769
-38%
2012 **
     457,384
-9%
       12,660
-18%
      9,339,465
-21%
2013 **
     404,490
-12%
       18,184
44%
    12,849,729
38%
             
4Q2012 **
     102,703
 
         3,203
 
      2,361,442
 
4Q2013 **
       87,498
-15%
         4,245
33%
      2,776,564
18%
             
BROKERAGE TOTAL
Options
%
Futures*
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2009
     214,570
 
       67,223
 
    49,244,662
 
2010
     243,672
14%
       80,822
20%
    65,304,874
33%
2011
     286,317
18%
       91,121
13%
    65,942,205
1%
2012
     240,756
-16%
       86,141
-5%
    56,533,495
-14%
2013
     255,183
6%
     103,592
20%
    82,630,010
46%
             
4Q2012
       56,345
 
       22,388
 
    14,917,017
 
4Q2013
       67,718
20%
       24,479
9%
    24,265,792
63%
             
* Includes options on futures
         
** In Brazil, an equity option contract typically represents 1 share of the underlying stock; however, the typical minimum
trading quantity is 100 contracts. To make a fair comparison to volume at other exchanges, we have adopted a policy
of reporting Brazilian equity options contracts divided by their trading quantity of 100.
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED
 
 
CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES, continued:
   
(in 000's, except %)
           
             
BROKERAGE CLEARED
Options
%
Futures*
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2009
       93,868
 
       66,241
 
    46,627,344
 
2010
     103,054
10%
       79,144
19%
    62,077,741
33%
2011
     145,993
42%
       89,610
13%
    63,098,072
2%
2012
     144,539
-1%
       84,794
-5%
    54,371,351
-14%
2013
     180,660
25%
     101,732
20%
    78,829,785
45%
             
4Q2012
       36,602
 
       21,952
 
    14,348,785
 
4Q2013
       49,181
34%
       24,020
9%
    23,208,208
62%
             
 * Includes options on futures            

BROKERAGE STATISTICS
     
(in 000's, except % and where noted)
     
 
4Q2013
4Q2012
% Change
   Total Accounts
                                239
                                210
14%
   Customer Equity (in billions) *
$45.7
$32.9
39%
       
   Cleared DARTs
                                453
                                378
20%
   Total Customer DARTs
                                499
                                407
23%
       
       
       
Cleared Customers (in $'s, except DART per account)
     
   Commission per DART
$4.23
$4.24
0%
   DART per Avg. Account (Annualized)
                                483
                                457
6%
   Net Revenue per Avg. Account (Annualized)
$3,375
$3,233
4%
       
* Excludes non-customers.  Approximately 9% of the increase in customer equity was due to the reclassification of certain related accounts
   from “non-customer” to “customer”, which are regulatory distinctions.
   
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
 

     
Three Months
   
Twelve Months
 
     
 Ended December 31,
   
 Ended December 31,
 
     
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
      (in millions)  
                           
Electronic Brokerage
Net revenues
 
$211.5
   
$172.1
   
$814.0
   
$670.4
 
 
Non-interest expenses
 
162.9
   
84.8
   
422.7
   
328.7
 
                           
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$48.6
   
$87.3
   
$391.3
   
$341.7
 
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
 
23%
   
51%
   
48%
   
51%
 
                           
Market Making
Net revenues
 
$52.6
   
$71.8
   
$274.5
   
$459.6
 
 
Non-interest expenses
 
46.8
   
63.4
   
202.6
   
271.0
 
                           
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$5.8
   
$8.4
   
$71.9
   
$188.6
 
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
 
11%
   
12%
   
26%
   
41%
 
                           
Corporate*
Net revenues
 
($14.2
 
$3.2
   
($12.3
 
$0.5
 
 
Non-interest expenses
 
1.4
   
2.7
   
(0.4
 
3.8
 
                           
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
($15.6
)  
$0.5
   
($11.9
)
 
($3.3
)
                           
                           
Total
Net revenues
 
$249.9
   
$247.1
   
$1,076.2
   
$1,130.5
 
 
Non-interest expenses
 
211.1
   
150.9
   
624.9
   
603.5
 
                           
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$38.8
   
$96.2
   
$451.3
   
$527.0
 
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
 
16%
   
39%
   
42%
   
47%
 
                           
                           
*  Corporate includes corporate related activities as well as inter-segment eliminations.
                   
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)


   
Three Months
 
Twelve Months
   
 Ended December 31,
 
 Ended December 31,
   
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
   
(in millions, except share and per share data)
                         
Revenues:
                       
Trading gains
 
$43.8
   
$63.1
   
$245.2
   
$435.1
 
Commissions and execution fees
 
124.1
   
103.1
   
502.1
   
412.6
 
Interest income
 
79.1
   
67.8
   
299.7
   
268.4
 
Other income
 
15.9
   
25.6
   
80.9
   
76.4
 
                         
Total revenues
 
262.9
   
259.6
   
1,127.9
   
1,192.5
 
                         
Interest expense
 
13.0
   
12.5
   
51.7
   
62.0
 
                         
Total net revenues
 
249.9
   
247.1
   
1,076.2
   
1,130.5
 
                         
Non-interest expenses:
                       
Execution and clearing
 
62.2
   
58.5
   
242.5
   
251.0
 
Employee compensation and benefits
 
56.7
   
64.3
   
205.3
   
244.5
 
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization
 
10.3
   
9.9
   
38.9
   
38.8
 
Communications
 
5.7
   
6.1
   
23.1
   
23.3
 
General and administrative
 
76.2
   
12.1
   
115.1
   
45.9
 
                         
Total non-interest expenses
 
211.1
   
150.9
   
624.9
   
603.5
 
                         
Income before income taxes
 
38.8
   
96.2
   
451.3
   
527.0
 
                         
Income tax expense
 
2.5
   
(4.4
)  
33.7
   
30.0
 
                         
Net income
 
36.3
   
100.6
   
417.6
   
497.0
 
                         
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
32.7
   
91.5
   
380.6
   
456.3
 
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
$3.6
   
$9.1
   
$37.0
   
$40.7
 
                         
                         
Earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Basic
 
$0.07
   
$0.19
   
$0.74
   
$0.89
 
Diluted
 
$0.07
   
$0.19
   
$0.73
   
$0.89
 
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
 
52,517,259
   
47,489,141
   
49,742,428
   
46,814,676
 
Diluted
 
53,729,140
   
47,680,329
   
50,924,736
   
47,070,522
 
                         
Comprehensive income:
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
$3.6
   
$9.1
   
$37.0
   
$40.7
 
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes
 
0.8
   
0.9
   
(3.2
 
2.2
 
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income
 
(0.2
)  
(9.6
)  
(0.5
)  
(9.1
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
1.0
   
10.5
   
(2.7
)  
11.3
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
$4.6
   
$19.6
   
$34.3
   
$52.0
 
                         
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
                       
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
32.7
   
$91.5
   
$380.6
   
$456.3
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) - cumulative translation adjustment
 
4.9
   
7.1
   
(24.7
)  
17.0
 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$37.6
   
$98.6
   
$355.9
   
$473.3
 
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in millions)
       
Assets
     
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,909.0
 
$1,614.6
Cash and securities - segregated for regulatory purposes
13,296.0
 
12,482.4
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
386.3
 
428.9
Securities borrowed
2,751.5
 
2,833.1
Trading assets, at fair value
4,448.8
 
4,544.7
Receivables from customers, net of allowance
13,596.7
 
9,851.0
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
858.2
 
844.6
Other assets
624.2
 
600.3
       
Total assets
$37,870.7
 
$33,199.6
       
Liabilities and equity
     
       
Liabilities
     
Trading liabilities - financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value
$3,153.7
 
$4,286.3
Securities loaned
2,563.7
 
1,839.3
Short-term borrowings
24.6
 
110.4
Other payables:
     
Customers
26,319.4
 
21,422.0
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
331.0
 
361.8
Other payables
386.2
 
366.7
 
27,036.6
 
22,150.5
       
Senior notes payable and senior secured credit facility
0.0
 
0.0
       
Equity
     
Stockholders' equity
707.3
 
598.5
Noncontrolling interests
4,384.8
 
4,214.6
Total equity
              5,092.1
 
            4,813.1
       
Total liabilities and equity
$37,870.7
 
$33,199.6
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS PER SHARE ON COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

 
 
Three Months
 
Twelve Months
 
 Ended December 31,
 
 Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in millions, except share and per share data)
               
               
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders, net of tax
$4.6
 
$19.6
 
$34.3
 
$52.0
Add (deduct) net income attributable to non-fair value redemption rights
0.0
 
0.0
 
0.0
 
1.1
               
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders
$4.6
 
$19.6
 
$34.3
 
$53.1
               
Comprehensive income (loss) per share:
             
Basic
$0.09
 
$0.41
 
$0.69
 
$1.13
Diluted
$0.09
 
$0.41
 
$0.67
 
$1.13
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
             
Basic
52,517,259
 
47,489,141
 
49,742,428
 
46,814,676
Diluted
53,729,140
 
47,680,329
 
50,924,736
 
47,070,522
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