Interactive Brokers CEO Milan Galik earns $4M bonus, $14.55M in stock awards in 2025
Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers has posted details about its top management compensation for 2025.
Interactive Brokers’ named executive officers for the 2025 fiscal year were Mr. Thomas Peterffy, Chairman; Mr. Earl H. Nemser, Vice Chairman; Mr. Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer and President; Mr. Paul J. Brody, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary; and Dr. Thomas A. Frank, Executive Vice President.

The Compensation Committee has traditionally set Mr. Peterffy’s compensation as salary only, capped at 0.2% of IBG LLC’s net income. During 2025, Mr. Peterffy was paid a salary of $591,500 by IBG LLC and no bonus or equity awards, in accordance with historical practices. During 2026, Mr. Peterffy will be paid a salary of $610,000 by IBG LLC.
Mr. Earl H. Nemser has historically been compensated for his employment as Vice Chairman, reflecting contributions as legal counsel, as head of the IBG LLC Internal Audit Committee, as a member of the Company’s Steering Committee, in his role at ForecastEx, as a director of many of the Company’s subsidiaries, and, since 2023, as Chairman of Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited.
During 2025, Mr. Nemser was paid a salary of $770,000 by IBG LLC (inclusive of $180,000 of IBG LLC director fees) and a cash bonus of $1,000,000 in accordance with these practices. Mr. Nemser also received a stock award under the Stock Incentive Plan valued at $1,550,000 for the year ended December 31, 2025. During 2026, Mr. Nemser will be paid a salary of $790,000 by IBG LLC (inclusive of $180,000 of IBG LLC director fees).
Messrs. Galik and Brody and Dr. Frank have historically been compensated with a mixture of base salary, cash bonus, and stock awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. Mr. Galik’s, Mr. Brody’s and Dr. Frank’s 2025 base salary was $590,000. Each received an individual performance-based bonus.
Messrs. Galik and Brody and Dr. Frank received stock awards under the Stock Incentive Plan valued at $14,550,000, $3,500,000, and $900,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Galik’s performance and contribution to the achievement of the Company’s financial goals merited a higher bonus in 2025 than the other named executive officers of the Company.
All salaries and bonuses will be paid by IBG LLC or one of its operating subsidiaries. No employee of IBG LLC will be paid any separate or additional amount for their services as director of the Company, except for director fees.

