Founded by Thomas Peterffy in 1978, Interactive Brokers has been a pioneer in electronic trading and has grown into one of the largest electronic brokerage firms by number of daily average revenue trades. The company's mission is to "create technology to provide liquidity on better terms. Compete on price, speed, size, diversity of global products and advanced trading tools." It serves a wide range of clients, from individual investors and traders to financial advisors, hedge funds, and introducing brokers, offering direct market access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, and funds on over 150 markets worldwide from a single integrated account.