We are proud of Cantor Fitzgerald's distinguished history and unwavering commitment to meeting our clients' needs.
Formed in 1945 as an investment bank and brokerage business, Cantor Fitzgerald became known for its innovation in computer-based bond brokerage, the quality and success of its institutional distribution business model, and as the market’s premier dealer of government securities. Today, Cantor is a preeminent capital markets investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in equity and fixed income capital markets, and for its expanding presence serving the middle market with investment and merchant banking services, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate financing. Capitalizing on the firm’s financial acumen and technology prowess, Cantor’s portfolio of businesses also includes Cantor Commercial Real Estate, Cantor Gaming, CantorCO2e, Delivery.com, Cantor Index, Cantor Insurance Group, Cantor Exchange and other businesses and ventures.
A snapshot of selected milestones and events provides a window into the Cantor Fitzgerald story:
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1945
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Bernie Cantor and John Fitzgerald team up to create bond brokerage firm, Cantor Fitzgerald
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1965
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Cantor Fitzgerald establishes an Institutional Equities Sales and Trading Division, which offers large block trading to asset managers, pension funds, and portfolio managers.
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1972
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Cantor Fitzgerald purchases controlling interest in Telerate and pioneers “screen brokerage,” introducing the world’s first electronic marketplace for US Government Securities.
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1983
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Cantor Fitzgerald becomes the first firm to offer worldwide screen brokerage services in US Government Securities.
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1984
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Japan office opens brokering Eurobonds
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1991
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Howard Lutnick is named CEO & President of Cantor Fitzgerald.
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1999
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The first fully-electronic transaction via the eSpeed platform is executed by a Cantor Fitzgerald client.
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2000
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Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Banking Group is founded.
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2001
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Cantor Fitzgerald loses 658 of it's 960 New York based employees in the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.
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Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund created
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Cantor Market Data launches
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eSpeed purchases stake in Freedom International Brokerage, Inc., Canada’s leading full-service interdealer broker.
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2002
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Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates raise over $5 million on their 1st Annual Charity Day from their New York and London offices.
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2003
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Debt Capital Markets launches
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Risk Arbitrage and Relative Value Investing added to Sales and Trading offerings
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More than $7 million raised on 2nd annual Charity Day
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2004
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New global headquarters in midtown Manhattan established
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BGC Partners LP formed
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More than $6 million raised on 3rd annual Charity Day
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2005
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First wireless bond trading takes place on Blackberry platform
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More than $6 million raised in 4th annual Charity Day
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Cantor Market Data launches G3 Vision, the first ever 3-D desktop application of U.S. Treasury Cash and Futures Markets.
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2007
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eSpeed launches Aqua, a venture that brings new liquidity to the global equities markets.
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Cantor Environmental Brokerage and CO2e join forces to become CantorCO2e.
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The Leverage Finance Group is created
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2009
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London's Debt Capital Markets group is established
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Prime Brokerage Services is established
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2010
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Merchant Banking and Commercial Real Estate Groups are established
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