Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: July 28, 2008
Event: Regulation FD Disclosure regarding the distribution of a note to analysts containing unaudited consolidated pretax income data.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing references a historical dataset of unaudited consolidated pretax income for fiscal quarters ranging from September 30, 2001, to June 30, 2008. This data is provided in Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.
- Revenue, Profit, Cash Flow, Margins, Debt, Liquidity: The text of this 8-K does not provide specific numerical values for these metrics. It only confirms the existence of the pretax income data in the attached exhibit.
Material Changes
The filing does not detail specific material changes or comparative analysis between periods within the text itself. It serves as a disclosure mechanism to make the historical quarterly pretax income data available to investors.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: The Registrant states that the disclosed information is important for investors to better understand quarterly results and long-term trends.
Legal Status of Data: The information furnished, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly stated.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 ("Note to our analysts and Quarterly Financial Data") for the specific unaudited consolidated pretax income figures for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and prior periods.
- Verify the unaudited nature of the financial data presented in the exhibit.
- Confirm that this 8-K does not constitute a formal filing of financial statements under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.