NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) today announced that its subsidiary, INTL FCStone Securities Inc., was the #1 market maker in more than 2,000 securities traded around the world according to data on trading volume collected by Bloomberg. In its role as a market maker, INTL FCStone Securities offers access to more than 8,000 securities around the world, specializing in delivering speed, accuracy and execution quality to our clients in illiquid and complex markets. INTL FCStone Securities has been a key source of liquidity for our customers in an extremely uncertain and volatile market environment.
Charles Lyon, CEO of INTL FCStone Securities Inc., said, "We're thrilled by what we have been able to achieve in our role as a market maker in these securities and look forward to expanding our status as a leading market maker into others. Our team is committed to serving the needs of our broker/dealer and institutional customers with the competitive pricing and liquidity necessary for investing in these securities."
About INTL FCStone Securities Inc.
INTL FCStone Securities Inc. provides trading, market making, investment banking and corporate finance services to customers around the globe. The investment banking division provides capital raising, mergers and acquisitions advisory, trade finance and bank loan syndication as well as restructuring and corporate advisory services to middle market firms in the natural resources, agriculture, financial institutions, power generation and real estate sectors. INTL FCStone Securities Inc. (member FINRA/SIPC/MSRB) is a wholly owned subsidiary of INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL).
INTL FCStone Securities Inc. is a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA, SIPC and the MSRB. This information is not meant to be viewed as analysis or opinion of any security. This information should not be taken as an offer or as a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or sale of any security or other financial instruments or as a recommendation to engage in any trading strategy. The information presented was obtained from Bloomberg for the time period specified above and is currently available in the public domain and while it is from sources believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate. INTL FCStone Securities Inc. may have long or short positions in securities or related issues mentioned here.
About INTL FCStone Inc.
INTL FCStone Inc. (INTL) provides execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL's businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution firm FCStone Group, serve more than 20,000 customers in more than 100 countries through a network of offices in twelve countries around the world.
Further information on INTL is available at www.intlfcstone.com.