GFI Group is a leading inter-dealer broker in credit markets. We regularly rank highly in Risk magazine’s annual inter-dealer surveys and in September 2008 GFI was once again voted to No. 1 Credit Derivatives broker.

The single-name credit default swap market forms the building blocks of highly customized solutions for credit risk management and transfer. Exotic credit derivatives are directly aimed at improving correlation and volatility risk management as well as forming the basis for new, alternative credit structures.

GFI has used its leadership in the credit default swap market to establish an award-winning, active, liquid exotic credit derivative brokerage operation, combining technology with broker-assisted trading.

GFI has credit derivatives desks in New York, London, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

GFI CreditMatch® 

GFI CreditMatch® is GFI's electronic trading platform for credit derivatives and bonds. It forms a key part of GFI's hybrid brokerage model, working alongside GFI's credit brokers and serving the market from its offices around the world.In the 2007 Financial News Awards for Excellence in IT in Europe, GFI CreditMatch® was awarded Best OTC Trading Venue.