Mr. Thomas Peterffy is the Chairman and Founder of the Company. Because of Mr. Thomas Peterffy s substantial ownership, we are eligible to be and are treated as a controlled company for purposes of Nasdaq Rules. The Compensation Committee is comprised of Messrs. Thomas Peterffy (Chairman), Earl H. Nemser and Milan Galik. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Messrs. Earl H. Nemser (Chairman) and Thomas Peterffy and Ms. Nicole Yuen. The Compensation Committee has traditionally set Mr. Peterffy s compensation as salary only, capped at 0.2% of IBG LLC s net income. During 2025, Mr. Peterffy was paid a salary of $591,500 by IBG LLC and no bonus or equity awards, in accordance with historical practices. We believe that the ownership by Mr. Peterffy and his affiliates, through their direct and indirect ownership in Holdings, of a significant amount of the equity in IBG LLC aligns his interests with those of our common stockholders.