8-K

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR)

8-K 2025-04-15 For: 2025-04-15
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  April 15, 2025

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware 001-33440 30-0390693
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 618-5800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of the exchange on which registered
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Class A common stock, par value $.01<br> per share IBKR The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this<br> chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any<br> new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 15, 2025, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

Item 8.01 Other Items.

On April 15, 2025, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. announced its intention to effect a four-for-one forward split of its common stock in the form of a stock dividend to make stock ownership more accessible to investors. The stock split is subject to stockholder approval of an amendment to Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to accommodate the stock split. The Company intends to seek stockholder approval for this amendment by written consent.

Each record holder of common stock as of the close of market on Monday, June 16, 2025, will receive three additional shares of common stock, to be distributed after the close of market on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis at market open on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 15, 2025

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Paul J. Brody
Name: Paul J. Brody
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer<br><br> <br>and Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP ANNOUNCES 1Q2025 RESULTS

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GAAP DILUTED EPS OF $1.94, ADJUSTED^1^ EPS OF $1.88

GAAP NET REVENUES OF $1,427 MILLION, ADJUSTED NET REVENUES OF $1,396 MILLION

RAISES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FROM $0.25 TO $0.32

DECLARES FOUR-FOR-ONE FORWARD STOCK SPLIT

GREENWICH, CT, April 15, 2025 — Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Reported diluted earnings per share were $1.94 for the current quarter and $1.88 as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported diluted earnings per share were $1.61 and $1.64 as adjusted.

Reported net revenues were $1,427 million for the current quarter and $1,396 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported net revenues were $1,203 million and $1,216 million as adjusted.

Reported income before income taxes was $1,055 million for the current quarter and $1,024 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported income before income taxes was $866 million and $879 million as adjusted.

Financial Highlights

(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Commission revenue increased 36% to $514 million on higher customer trading volumes. Customer trading volume in stocks, options and futures increased 47%, 25% and 16%, respectively.
Net interest income increased 3% to $770 million on higher average customer margin loans and customer credit balances.
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Other fees and services increased 32% to $78 million, led by increases of $9 million in risk exposure fees and $3 million in payments for order flow from exchange-mandated programs.
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Execution, clearing and distribution fees increased 20% to $121 million, driven by a higher SEC fee rate, a new FINRA Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) fee initiated during the fourth quarter of 2024, and higher<br> customer trading volumes in stocks, options and futures.
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General and administrative expenses increased 24% to $62 million, driven primarily by an increase of $8 million in advertising expenses.
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Pretax profit margin for the current quarter was 74% as reported and 73% as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, pretax margin was 72% both as reported and as adjusted.
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Total equity of $17.5 billion.
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The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.25 per share to $0.32 per share. This dividend is payable on June 13, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 30, 2025.

In addition, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. announced a four-for-one forward split of its common stock to make stock ownership more accessible to investors. Each record holder of common stock as of the close of market on Monday, June 16, 2025, will receive three additional shares of common stock, to be distributed after the close of market on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis at market open on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.


^1^ See the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 9.

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Business Highlights

(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Customer accounts increased 32% to 3.62 million.
Customer equity increased 23% to $573.5 billion.
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Total DARTs^2^ increased 50% to 3.52 million.
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Customer credits increased 19% to $125.2 billion.
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Customer margin loans increased 24% to $63.7 billion.
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Other Items

In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, our currency diversification strategy increased our comprehensive earnings by $127 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL increased by approximately 0.75%. The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income (gain of $20 million) and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (gain of $107 million).

Conference Call Information:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will hold a conference call with investors today, April 15, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results. Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI218ab20742f74471b0ec9061980600cd to obtain the dial-in details. The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and forecast contracts around the clock on over 160 markets in numerous countries and currencies from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation have enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. Interactive Brokers has consistently earned recognition as a top broker, garnering multiple awards and accolades from respected industry sources such as Barron's, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and many others.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Investors: Nancy Stuebe, investor-relations@ibkr.com or Media: Rob Garfield, media@ibkr.com.


^2^ Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Revenues:
Commissions $ 514 $ 379
Other fees and services 78 59
Other income (loss) 65 18
Total non-interest income 657 456
Interest income 1,718 1,760
Interest expense (948) (1,013)
Total net interest income 770 747
Total net revenues 1,427 1,203
Non-interest expenses:
Execution, clearing and distribution fees 121 101
Employee compensation and benefits 154 145
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization 24 26
Communications 10 10
General and administrative 62 50
Customer bad debt 1 5
Total non-interest expenses 372 337
Income before income taxes 1,055 866
Income tax expense 91 71
Net income 964 795
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 751 620
Net income available for common stockholders $ 213 $ 175
Earnings per share:
Basic $ 1.95 $ 1.63
Diluted $ 1.94 $ 1.61
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 108,923,381 107,070,830
Diluted 109,865,741 108,149,440

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Comprehensive income:
Net income available for common stockholders $ 213 $ 175
Other comprehensive income:
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes 28 (26)
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income - -
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 28 (26)
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders $ 241 $ 149
Comprehensive earnings per share:
Basic $ 2.21 $ 1.39
Diluted $ 2.19 $ 1.37
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 108,923,381 107,070,830
Diluted 109,865,741 108,149,440
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 751 $ 620
Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment 79 (76)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 830 $ 544

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(UNAUDITED)

March 31,<br><br> <br>2025 December 31,<br><br> <br>2024
(in millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,500 $ 3,633
Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes 39,173 36,600
Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes 29,394 27,846
Securities borrowed 5,845 5,369
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 8,376 6,575
Financial instruments owned, at fair value 3,406 1,924
Receivables from customers, net of allowance for credit losses 63,857 64,432
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations 2,495 2,196
Other assets 1,624 1,567
Total assets $ 157,670 $ 150,142
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 12 $ 14
Securities loaned 16,894 16,248
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value 252 293
Other payables:
Customers 120,654 115,343
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations 1,226 476
Other payables 1,149 1,171
123,029 116,990
Total liabilities 140,187 133,545
Equity
Stockholders' equity 4,502 4,280
Noncontrolling interests 12,981 12,317
Total equity 17,483 16,597
Total liabilities and equity $ 157,670 $ 150,142
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Ownership of IBG LLC Membership Interests Interests % Interests %
IBG, Inc. 108,981,614 25.8% 108,931,614 25.8%
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC) 313,643,354 74.2% 313,643,354 74.2%
Total IBG LLC membership interests 422,624,968 100.0% 422,574,968 100.0%

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

OPERATING DATA

EXECUTED ORDER VOLUMES:

(in 000's, except %)

Customer % Principal % Total %
Period Orders Change Orders Change Orders Change
2022 532,064 26,966 559,030
2023 483,015 (9%) 29,712 10% 512,727 (8%)
2024 661,666 37% 63,348 113% 725,014 41%
1Q2024 143,320 9,190 152,510
1Q2025 211,148 47% 28,393 209% 239,541 57%
4Q2024 196,433 23,220 219,653
1Q2025 211,148 7% 28,393 22% 239,541 9%

CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:

(in 000's, except %)

TOTAL

Options % Futures^1^ % Stocks %
Period (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change
2022 908,415 207,138 330,035,586
2023 1,020,736 12% 209,034 1% 252,742,847 (23%)
2024 1,344,855 32% 218,327 4% 307,489,711 22%
1Q2024 307,593 54,046 64,027,093
1Q2025 383,998 25% 61,869 14% 93,934,241 47%
4Q2024 371,683 52,285 97,610,744
1Q2025 383,998 3% 61,869 18% 93,934,241 (4%)

CUSTOMER

Options % Futures^1^ % Stocks %
Period (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change
2022 873,914 203,933 325,368,714
2023 981,172 12% 206,073 1% 248,588,960 (24%)
2024 1,290,770 32% 214,864 4% 302,040,873 22%
1Q2024 296,146 53,018 62,898,480
1Q2025 369,931 25% 61,381 16% 92,763,867 47%
4Q2024 356,254 51,662 95,910,447
1Q2025 369,931 4% 61,381 19% 92,763,867 (3%)

PRINCIPAL

Options % Futures^1^ % Stocks %
Period (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change
2022 34,501 3,205 4,666,872
2023 39,564 15% 2,961 (8%) 4,153,887 (11%)
2024 54,085 37% 3,463 17% 5,448,838 31%
1Q2024 11,447 1,028 1,128,613
1Q2025 14,067 23% 488 (53%) 1,170,374 4%
4Q2024 15,429 623 1,700,297
1Q2025 14,067 (9%) 488 (22%) 1,170,374 (31%)

^1^ Includes options on futures.

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED

CUSTOMER STATISTICS

Year over Year 1Q2025 1Q2024 % Change
Total Accounts (in thousands) 3,616 2,746 32%
Customer Equity (in billions)^1^ $ 573.5 $ 465.9 23%
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands) 3,519 2,350 50%
Cleared Customers
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order^2^ $ 2.76 $ 2.93 (6%)
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized) 220 197 12%
Consecutive Quarters 1Q2025 4Q2024 % Change
Total Accounts (in thousands) 3,616 3,337 8%
Customer Equity (in billions)^1^ $ 573.5 $ 568.2 1%
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands) 3,519 3,118 13%
Cleared Customers
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order^2^ $ 2.76 $ 2.72 1%
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized) 220 213 3%

^1^ Excludes non-customers.
^2^ Commissionable Order - a customer order that generates commissions.

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NET INTEREST MARGIN

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Average interest-earning assets
Segregated cash and securities $ 67,044 $ 61,132
Customer margin loans 64,363 46,653
Securities borrowed 4,871 5,368
Other interest-earning assets 12,456 9,952
FDIC sweeps^1^ 4,785 3,861
$ 153,519 $ 126,966
Average interest-bearing liabilities
Customer credit balances $ 118,022 $ 99,510
Securities loaned 16,137 11,734
Other interest-bearing liabilities 66 -
$ 134,225 $ 111,244
Net interest income
Segregated cash and securities, net $ 663 $ 764
Customer margin loans^2^ 775 678
Securities borrowed and loaned, net 10 26
Customer credit balances, net^2^ (817) (881)
Other net interest income^1/3^ 163 175
Net interest income^3^ $ 794 $ 762
Net interest margin ("NIM") 2.10% 2.41%
Annualized yields
Segregated cash and securities 4.01% 5.03%
Customer margin loans 4.88% 5.85%
Customer credit balances 2.81% 3.56%

^1^ Represents the average amount of customer cash swept into FDIC-insured banks as part of our Insured Bank Deposit Sweep<br> Program. This item is not recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Income derived from program deposits is reported in other net interest income in the table above.
^2^ Interest income and interest expense on customer margin loans and customer credit balances,<br> respectively, are calculated on daily cash balances within each customer’s account on a net basis, which may result in an offset of balances across multiple account segments (e.g., between securities and commodities<br> segments).
^3^ Includes income from financial instruments that has the same characteristics as interest, but is reported in other<br> fees and services and other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, $8 million and $6 million were reported in other fees and services,<br> respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, $16 million and $9 million were reported in other income, respectively.

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  INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
  

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Adjusted net revenues^1^
Net revenues - GAAP $ 1,427 $ 1,203
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net (20) 2
Mark-to-market on investments^2^ (11) 11
Total non-GAAP adjustments (31) 13
Adjusted net revenues $ 1,396 $ 1,216
Adjusted income before income taxes^1^
Income before income taxes - GAAP $ 1,055 $ 866
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net (20) 2
Mark-to-market on investments^2^ (11) 11
Total non-GAAP adjustments (31) 13
Adjusted income before income taxes $ 1,024 $ 879
Adjusted pre-tax profit margin 73% 72%

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Three Months
Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in millions)
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders^1^
Net income available for common stockholders - GAAP $ 213 $ 175
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net (5) 0
Mark-to-market on investments^2^ (3) 3
Income tax effect of above adjustments^3^ 2 (1)
Total non-GAAP adjustments (6) 2
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders $ 207 $ 177
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
Three Months
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Ended March 31,
2025 2024
(in dollars)
Adjusted diluted EPS^1^
Diluted EPS - GAAP $ 1.94 $ 1.61
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net (0.05) 0.00
Mark-to-market on investments^2^ (0.03) 0.03
Income tax effect of above adjustments^3^ 0.02 (0.01)
Total non-GAAP adjustments (0.06) 0.02
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 1.88 $ 1.64
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 109,865,741 108,149,440
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Note: The term “GAAP” in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

^1^Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available for common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are non-GAAP financial measures.

We define adjusted net revenues as net revenues adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments^2^.
We define adjusted income before income taxes as income before income taxes adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses)<br> on investments.
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We define adjusted net income available to common stockholders as net income available for common stockholders adjusted to remove the after-tax effects attributable to IBG, Inc. of our<br> currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
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We define adjusted diluted EPS as adjusted net income available for common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.
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Management believes these non-GAAP items are important measures of our financial performance because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook and may be useful to investors and analysts in evaluating the operating performance of the business and facilitating a meaningful comparison of our results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Our currency diversification strategy and our mark-to-market on investments are excluded because management does not believe they are indicative of our underlying core business performance. Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available to common stockholders and adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP net revenues, income before income taxes, net income attributable to common stockholders and diluted EPS.

^2^ Mark-to-market on investments represents the net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting, which are measured at fair value; on our U.S. government and municipal securities portfolios, which are typically held to maturity; and on certain other investments.

^3^The income tax effect is estimated using the statutory income tax rates applicable to the Company.

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