Thomas Peterffy

“I don't think there is anything unusual about a business losing money in certain years.”

“My charitable donations go to educational efforts, such as Teach for America, Vanderbilt University, Berkshire School.”

“I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.”

“Software makes the world go round.”

“I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.”

“Advertising is so touchy-feely. You have to speak to the psyche of the people. I'm not very good at that.”

“I had an extremely boring time doing 20 to 30 trades a day while everyone was talking about baseball or basketball. So I stood there fantasizing about a device that could do the same thing I was doing.”

“Everybody should pay taxes.”

“Self-discipline is what separates the winners and the losers.”

“It seems like people don't learn from the past.”

“Socialism and Communism are extremely attractive to a superficial observer. It is not until you get into the details, or actually experience it, that it becomes apparent that it does not work.”

“Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.”

“As a child, I grew up in fear. When I was four, all my other relatives were deported to the countryside, having to leave most of their personal belongings behind.”

“The meaning of freedom is in the U.S. Constitution. Republicans want to live by the document's original meaning.”

“America's wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy.”

“Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.”

“I'm not connected to the Trump campaign in any way, shape, or form.”

“You win a few, you lose a few.”

“What I am objecting to is linking bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by federal regulations to the real economy, which would happen if we were to clear bitcoin along with other products in the same trading house.”

“Some traders still think that a computer could not trade as well as they can.”