GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG), the US-based provider of brokerage, trade execution and clearing services, has unveiled plans to delist and deregister its common stock, which is currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company attributed its decision to the upcoming changes related to the deal with BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) and the lack…
Read moreThere is a positive development on the news LeapRate reported a week ago about BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, and GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG) agreeing on a tender offer of $6.10 per share. The companies announced today that the tender offer had been completed successfully.…
Read moreBGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has launched BGC Trader for Yen Interest Rate Swaps ("IRS"). BGC is the first interdealer broker to launch a fully electronic platform for the Yen IRS market. This new market offering utilizes BGC Trader, BGC's…
Read moreAcquisition of the assets and subsidiaries of RP Martin will expand BGC's footprint into the Netherlands and Sweden and strengthen BGC's European business
Read moreWell a good old fashioned shootout is taking place for control of the GFI Group, an interdealer derivatives broker serving banks and other financial institutions from around the world. First, the CME Group made an offer to buy the 83% of GFI it didn't already own for $4.55 per share back in July. That bid…
Read moreFormer ICAP senior executive Phil Cramp joins BGC Partners London operations, bringing with him 30 years of experience within the financial markets industry
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