Thomas Peterffy, o bilionário fundador do Interactive Brokers Group, recomendou que os investidores tenham 2-3% dos ativos líquidos em Bitcoin . Ele disse que sua empresa só permitia que sua clientela colocasse até 10% de seus ativos totais em criptografia.
Peterffy acredita que todos sem Bitcoin deveriam encontrar maneiras de possuir algum, mas não muito, devido ao risco associado de flutuações de preços. Ele estava, no entanto, preocupado com o fato de as criptomoedas serem tão valiosas quanto as moedas de papel, uma vez que não tinham valor intrínseco. Tendo crescido numa sociedade socialista, Peterffy estava convencido de que uma economia de mercado livre era a única forma de gerir uma sociedade de forma eficiente.
Thomas Peterffy, o bilionário fundador da corretora de varejo Interactive Brokers Group, disse que os investidores deveriam possuir algum Bitcoin , embora limitassem suas participações, dada a volatilidade do ativo. https://t.co/CJdDesLYbg
— Bloomberg (@business) 11 de dezembro de 2024
Peterffy, the chair of the retail brokerage firm Interactive Brokers, said investing a small portion in Bitcoin was advisable. He, however, cautioned against having too much exposure to cryptocurrencies in general because it was ‘dangerous’. Peterffy, who was initially critical of Bitcoin, argued that Bitcoin should be separated from the ‘real economy’ as the CME prepared to launch Bitcoin futures.
The Interactive Brokers chair went on to predict that Bitcoin could bring down the whole economy. Peterffy was surprised that the rapid implosion of the FTX crypto empire in November did not cause a steeper Bitcoin correction. He also forecasted a market downturn, although he predicted it would not be ‘very violent’ or ‘go very far’.
Speaking with Bloomberg’s Sonali Basak from the Goldman Sachs Inc. conference, Peterffy revealed that he had invested ‘just a little’ in crypto since July 2021. He added that there was a small chance of crypto emerging as a dominant currency back then.
“Even I myself have put a little bit of money into crypto, because even though chances are, I think, that this is not going to be a viable market, I think that there’s a small chance that this will be a dominant currency, so you have to play the odds.”
–Thomas Peterffy
Peterffy remained unsure about Bitcoin’s worth, saying that its price could either spiral down to zero or skyrocket to a million dollars. ‘I have no idea,’ he said. He, however, advised investors to use crypto as a hedge against plummeting fiat currencies. Peterffy claimed that his platform was the most efficient for crypto trading, other than Robinhood.
Interactive Brokers introduced AI-powered functionalities to help investors make smarter and faster decisions. Steve Sanders, the EVP of Marketing and Product Development at Interactive Brokers said AI enabled the retail brokerage firm to deliver valuable insights in seconds. He said the new feature would help Interactive Brokers’ investors understand how breaking news affected their portfolios.
Leveraging the power of AI, the tool extracted market-relevant information, which allowed clients to scan for important updates quickly and gave them more time to make informed decisions about managing their portfolios. According to Interactive Brokers, the ability to filter news-related asset classes in portfolios and wish lists made it easy for investors to stay up-to-date, which directly impacted their investments.
Sanders clarified that the AI-generated news summaries feature gave investors a powerful way to pinpoint the information that mattered most, making research fast, impactful, and accessible.
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