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Milan Galik
CEO & President at Interactive Brokers
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Milan Galik is a Slovak-American financial technology executive, serving as the CEO and President of Interactive Brokers. Joining the firm as a software developer in 1990, he has spent over three decades designing electronic trading networks. Under his leadership, the firm integrated direct Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading into its global brokerage platform.
- TWS Cryptocurrency Integration (2021) Directed the architectural layout to trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) side-by-side with traditional equities, options, and futures in the Trader Workstation (TWS) and mobile engines.
- Third-Party Execution & Custody Framework Managed the API systems integration and compliance relationships with Paxos Trust Company and Zero Hash to handle underlying cryptocurrency trade execution and cold-storage custody.
- Automated Market-Making (Timber Hill Era) Helped design the company’s early automated market-making algorithms and helped launch the firm’s electronic derivatives operations on the Frankfurt exchange in the early 1990s.
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Corporate Revenue: ~$5.2B (2024)
Est. Net Worth: ~$271M+ (2025 Estimate)
| Years | Company | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 – Pres. | Interactive Brokers | Chief Executive Officer | Active Multi-Asset Leadership |
| 2014 – Pres. | Interactive Brokers | President | Brokerage Growth Operations |
| 2003 – 2014 | Interactive Brokers | SVP of Software Development | Software Infrastructure Scaling |
| 1990 – 2003 | Timber Hill / IBKR | Software Developer / Systems Architect | Electronic Execution Infrastructure |
Corporate Infrastructure Footprint (IBKR Client Scale):
💼 $558.7B+ Client Equity (2024)
🔌 Paxos execution partner
🔌 Zero Hash integration
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