Major Events 2008-2015
2008
- Tel Aviv, Dubai and Dublin offices opened
- Acquisition of Trayport Ltd – supplier of trading systems
- Buenos Aires office opened
- GFI took a board seat on The Wholesale Market Brokers Association (WMBA) in Europe
- GFI added Matching for CDS to CreditMatch®
- GFI added Matching for FX derivatives on ForexMatch®
2009
- GFI founding member of The Wholesale Market Brokers Association Americas (WMBAA)
- Launch of PropertyMatch® – a screen-based secondary trading portal for unlisted real estate funds
- Santiago office opened
2010
- Acquisition of Kyte Group Limited and Kyte Capital Management Limited – providers of clearing, broking, investment services and seed capital to financial market traders
- Bogota office opened
2011
- Launch of RatesMatchSM – an electronic trading system designed for hybrid execution of cleared interest rate swaps.
- Swiss office opened
2012
- Mexico City office opened
- GFI’s Christopher Giancarlo appointed chairman of the Wholesale Market Brokers Association Americas (WMBAA)
2013
- GFI introduces its multi-bank trading platform, GFI Direct
2015
- GFI became a majority-owned division of BGC Group, Inc., a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets