Dec 08, 2020 / 04:20PM GMT
William Alfred Nance - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research Analyst
Okay. So joining us today, we're pleased to have Thomas Peterffy, Chairman of Interactive Brokers. Thomas founded Interactive Brokers in 1977, and it was one of the pioneers of the financial services industry, especially in its automation.
Thomas, thanks for joining us again for the conference for the fifth straight year, even in virtual form this year. Before we begin with today's presentation, which will be fireside chat, I wanted to remind the audience that they can send their questions via the webcast. And time permitting, we will take some of the audience questions at the end.
Questions and Answers:
William Alfred Nance - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research AnalystBut Thomas, maybe we can just start off high level on Interactive Brokers' unique position in the industry. So you have the most global reach of all the publicly traded brokerages, the most active client base, the highest return on client assets. And you've massively expanded