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The richest person in Palm Beach

Luay Rahil
All Things Work

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Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida
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Just 70 miles north of downtown Miami, a small town called Palm Beach, one of Florida’s wealthiest cities.

The city is home to 8,723 people, none wealthier than Thomas Peterffy. The city’s median household income exceeds $141,348, and the median property value is about $1.18 million. However, Thomas Peterffy’s income exceeds that by 1000X.

His net worth exceeds $20 billion, making him the richest man in Palm Beach and the richest person in Florida. Though Peterffy remains unknown to many people, he has built a trading firm that has continued to have a significant impact on the financial market for longer than 40 years.

Who is Thomas Peterffy?

He is a Hungarian-born American billionaire entrepreneur, the founder, and the largest shareholder of Interactive Brokers LLC.

Interactive Brokers LLC is a multinational brokerage firm that provides trading in forex, stocks, options, futures, and other funds.

Thomas Peterffy was born in Budapest, Hungry, in 1944 during WWII in a hospital basement at the time of a Russian air raid. His father immigrated to the U.S. in 1956 without family, but in 1965, Thomas Peterffy joined his dad in New…

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Luay Rahil
All Things Work

I write engaging content on business and leadership development.