Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Segments Disclosure

15. Segment Reporting and Geographic Information

Segment Reporting

The Company has a single reportable segment, brokerage, which is managed on a consolidated basis since the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) assesses performance and allocates resources on a consolidated basis based on income before income taxes and net income as reported on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer and President.

The brokerage segment provides execution, clearing and settlement of trades globally for hedge and mutual funds, ETFs, registered investment advisors, proprietary trading groups, introducing brokers and individual investors. The brokerage segment derives revenue from customers in the U.S. and international markets by routing orders and executing and processing trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments (“forex”), bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, precious metals, and forecast contracts on more than 170 electronic exchanges and market centers in 40 countries and 29 currencies around the world, and by offering custody, prime brokerage, and securities and margin lending services to customers. In addition, brokerage customers can use its trading platform to trade certain cryptocurrencies through third-party cryptocurrency service providers that execute, clear and custody the cryptocurrencies.

Since the brokerage segment is managed on a consolidated basis, no reconciling items exist between segment and the consolidated amounts reported in these financial statements, including total assets and segment assets. The accounting policies of the brokerage segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2.

Interest income and expense is disclosed in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Depreciation and amortization expense is disclosed in Note 13 – Property, Equipment and Intangible Assets.

Geographic Information

The Company operates its automated global business in the U.S. and international markets on more than 170 electronic exchanges and market centers. A significant portion of the Company’s net revenues is generated by subsidiaries operating outside the U.S. International operations are conducted in 39 countries in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the Americas (outside the U.S.). The following table presents total net revenues and income before income taxes by geographic area for the periods indicated.

Significant transactions and balances between the operating subsidiaries occur, primarily as a result of certain operating subsidiaries holding exchange or clearing organization memberships, which are utilized to provide execution and clearing services to subsidiaries. Intra-region income and expenses and related balances have been eliminated in this geographic information to reflect the external business conducted in each geographic region. The geographic analysis presented below is based on the location of the subsidiaries in which the transactions are recorded. This geographic information does not reflect the way the Company’s business is managed.