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Karen Laureano-Rikardsen
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Leading options market-maker chooses market-leading system for FX Options Desk
New York, June 8th 2009 – New York’s LaBranche Structured Products LLC has licensed FENICS® FX Pricing and Analysis from GFI Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFIG) for use on LaBranche’s FX Option Desk in New York City.
Andrew Dexter, head of FX Options at LaBranche said, “We evaluated multiple systems for FX Options pricing, risk management, and transaction processing and believe that FENICS® is the best system available for us. The FENICS® customer support team provides fantastic training and ongoing support to help us get the most out of FENICS® and be more efficient.”
“FENICS® has seen tremendous success over the last year adding new clients in a range of market segments; it continues to prove itself as the market standard in FX Options”, said Richard Brunt, Global Head of FENICS® & Market Data Services at GFI, “We are delighted that LaBranche has selected FENICS®.”
FENICS® FX is a powerful front, middle and back office platform for pricing, analyzing, and managing FX options. An end-to-end solution, it provides all the necessary tools, math models and independent market data for fast, accurate price discovery and revaluation of vanilla options and exotic multi-leg, multi-currency strategies.
The platform is licensed to over 350 clients worldwide, financial institutions and corporations, with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions.
About GFI Group Inc. www.GFIgroup.com
GFI Group Inc. (www.GFIgroup.com) is a leading inter-dealer broker specializing in over-the-counter derivatives products and related securities. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of credit, financial, equity and commodity instruments. Fenics Software Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.
Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 1,700 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, Cape Town, Calgary, Englewood (NJ), and Sugar Land (TX). GFI provides services and products to over 2,200 institutional clients, including leading banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI™, GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch™, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex® and Trayport®.
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Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968-2964
Mob: (646) 717-4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com