Lightspeed Financial
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| Lightspeed Financial | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Headquarters | New York |
| Key People | Stephen Ehrlich, CEO |
| Twitter ID | @lightspeedtrade |
| Web site | www.lightspeedtrading.com |
Lightspeed Financial provides brokerage and execution services to hedge funds and professional traders. They also offer market data services and direct access trading to broker-dealers, institutional entities and professional traders. Their services are provided through their subsidiaries; Integrity Trading, Lightspeed Trading and Lightspeed Technologies.[1]
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History
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In July of 2006, Lightspeed Financial acquired E*Trade's professional trading division and their ETP technologies for an undisclosed amount.[2]
In February of 2010, it was announced that Lightspeed Financial had acquired NobleTrading. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.[3]
Other acquisitions on the part of Lightspeed Financial include retail trading firms Schonfeld & Company, LLC, and Integrity Trading Inc.
Products and Services
Lightspeed Financial offers brokerage services and an array of proprietary software including a direct market access platform, a suite of middle-office technology, a market data platform, an algorithmic trading platform and a risk monitoring system for the equity markets.
Key People
- Stephen Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer
- Janice Barrilleaux, President and Chief Operating Officer
- Jason Lyons, Chief Financial Officer
- Andrew Actman, Chief Strategy Officer
- Scott Ignall, Chief Technology Officer
References
- ↑ Lightspeed Financial. BusinessWeek. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Lightspeed Holdings Closes Acquisition of E*TRADE Professional Trading and ETP Technologies. Lightspeed Website. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Press Release. Lightspeed. Retrieved on February 17, 2010.
