LaBranche & Co.
Financial ServicesNew York, United States51-200 Employees
LaBranche & Co., Inc. is a registered broker-dealer whose core activity centers on options, futures, and exchange-traded funds across multiple global markets. As a market-maker, the firm provides liquidity and facilitates trading in ETFs, options, and futures on a broad array of exchanges. The company traces its origins to 1924 and is headquartered in New York. Over time, it reduced its focus on traditional NYSE- and AMEX-listed equity securities after selling that line of business to BarCap in 2010. In Europe, LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) acts as a market maker for ETFs and related assets, delivering OTC liquidity across asset classes for institutional clients, pension funds, banks, and broker-dealers, including equities, commodities, FX, and bond ETPs. LSPE is a wholly owned subsidiary of LaBranche Holdings and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and SIX Exchange.