Cantor Fitzgerald
Icap retains Washington lobbyists
UK inter-dealer broker Icap has retained the services of a professional lobbying company in Washington to combat negative political sentiment and ensure the broker’s interests are fully represented on Capitol Hill.
eSpeed settles patent dispute with CBOT and CME
eSpeed, a subsidiary of interdealer broker Cantor Fitzgerald and developer of electronic trading technology, has settled its lawsuit against the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) over infringement on patented…
Cantor's Fry to head TradeSpark
Harry Fry has stepped up from his position as managing director of Cantor Fitzgerald’s energy derivatives and market data business to become president of TradeSpark, the electronic energy commodity market-place formed by Cantor and its online brokerage…
Fimat signs up for Egar's energy trading system
Fimat, the US-based brokerage firm, has signed up to Egar Technology’s Focus system for trading energy and commodity derivatives. Egar is a New York-based technology firm that offers trading systems for over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate…
Cantor names new executives
Cantor Fitzgerald has named new managers to its sister business eSpeed to replace those lost in the World Trade Center tragedy. The broker lost nearly 700 of its 1,000 staff in the tragedy, which has now claimed more than 6,000 lives.