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. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share Image
Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
Some traders still think that a computer could not trade as well as they can. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
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… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
I don't think my basic business strategy is well known by the public, probably because people think it's too simple. My strategy has always… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
My mother had various jobs, from where she was regularly fired as politically undesirable. I often saw her crying and mumbling that we'll starve… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
My charitable donations go to educational efforts, such as Teach for America, Vanderbilt University, Berkshire School. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
It was a big deal to leave home and my culture and my language. But I believed that in America, I could truly reap… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
I think bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are great ideas. They should be allowed to be traded freely and used freely to find their appropriate… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
I don't think there is anything unusual about a business losing money in certain years. — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share
