US Institutional Equities

GFI is a leader in providing a wide range of solutions for trading equities. GFI's hybrid model offers clients electronic and voice assisted execution in both single stock equities and basket of stocks (listed and OTC). From its desks in New York, GFI provides North American corporate and institutional clients with unmatched access to liquidity as well as a host of value added services including bespoke research.

Equity Research

GFI Research provides its clients with a unique, independent research product, which delivers timely, thought-provoking and actionable insight on a niche, but nevertheless important, area of market interaction (namely the influence of CDS spreads on equities). Aimed primarily at equity market professionals, it attempts to identify and exploit discrepancies in credit and equity market pricing. With the focus of the productlargely untouched by the research teams of bulge bracket banks, GFI provides an edge by offering a unique view of company-specific risk.

Program Trading

GFI's New York based desk is made up of a highly-experienced team of traders who are able to assist through all stages of a trade. The desk evaluates the entire basket before determining the appropriate combination of algorithms, pricing strategies, aggressiveness levels and weave strategies. The hybrid approach to order handling - human and algorithmis - allows GFI to react to market shifts in real-time in order to make performance-enhancing strategy adjustments.