Our Firm
GETCO is a global electronic trading and technology firm focused on helping investors efficiently transfer risk. Our primary business, electronic market-making and liquidity provision, involves both buying and selling securities to provide two-sided markets on exchanges around the world and as a Designated Market Maker (DMM) on the New York Stock Exchange. The electronic liquidity we supply allows individual and institutional investors to immediately transfer the risk often associated with securities while saving money on trading costs. In addition, we also provide customers with dedicated liquidity through an Alternative Trading System, GETCO Execution Services (GES).
GETCO By The Numbers:
- Founded in 1999
- Over 270 Associates in Chicago, New York, London and Singapore.
- Provide liquidity to the marketplace in 4 major asset classes: equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities.
- Trade in over 50 markets in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
- Consistently among the top 5 participants by volume on many venues, including the CME, Eurex, NYSE Arca, NYSE ARCA Options, BATS, Nasdaq, Nasdaq Options, Chi-X, BrokerTec, and eSpeed.
- Created GETCO Execution Services with the goal of bringing an exchange-level experience to orders not destined for the public markets.
- An investor in 4 electronic exchanges: BATS Exchange, Chi-X, NYSE Liffe U.S., and ELX.