Our History

As a major participant in the public markets, GETCO is a firm believer that vibrant, healthy markets serve a public good. To that end, we are continually looking for ways to make markets more efficient.

Several years ago, we realized that many investors sought trading solutions that provided more flexibility than the public markets afforded them. In response to that need, we created GETMatched (formerly known as GES when it was the division’s only client service offering), which began trading as a U.S. Alternative Trading System, or ATS, in 2008. In the spring of 2010, GETMatched expanded its offering to European participants. In the spring of 2011, we expanded our client offerings to include GETAlpha, an execution algorithm for U.S. equities, and GETRouted, a customized low latency router. 

All of GES’ services are natural extensions of our core market making business and provide investors with the benefit of the same world-class strategies, tools and market leading technology of global market maker, GETCO.