Our Clearing Firm
G-FORCE TRADING's clearing firm, MF Global, is among the very largest members of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), as well as, through affiliates, the London International Financial Exchange (LIFFE), the London Metal Exchange (LME), the Marche a Terme International de France (MATIF), and the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
MF Global (NYSE: MF), formerly Man Financial, is the leading broker of exchange-listed futures and options in the world. It provides execution and clearing services for exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative products as well as for non-derivative foreign exchange products and securities in the cash market. MF Global is uniquely diversified across products, trading markets, customers and regions. Its worldwide client base of more than 130,000 active accounts ranges from financial institutions, industrial groups, hedge funds and other asset managers to professional traders and private/retail clients. MF Global operates in 12 countries on more than 70 exchanges, providing access to the largest and fastest growing financial markets in the world. It is the leader by volume on many of these markets and on a single day averages eight million lots, more than most of the world's largest derivatives exchanges.
MF Global's Rankings
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Exchange Rankings By Trade Volume¹
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| 2007 | CBOT | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | CME | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | COMEX | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | NYMEX | #2 Executing Member |
| 2007 | EUREX | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | ICE Futures | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | Euronext Liffe | #1 Executing Member |
| 2007 | SGX | #3 Executing Member |
| 2007 | SFE | #1 Executing Member² |
(¹) Based upon quarterly rankings for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, except where no quarterly rankings were provided, in which case simple averages of monthly rankings for the three months ended September 30, 2007 where used. See Company SEC Filings for underlying details.
(²) Takes into account MF Global's acquisition of Broker One effective September 28th, 2007
FCM Financial Rankings as of February 29, 2008
Ranked by Customer Equity
(Information obtained from the CFTC)
| Futures Commission Merchant | B/D |
Customer Segregated Funds $
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| 01 | UBS SECURITIES LLC | Y |
$17,070,615,522
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| 02 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO | Y |
16,512,970,504
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| 03 | MF GLOBAL INC. | Y |
13,007,347,859
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| 04 | CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC | N |
12,400,589,641
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| 05 | JP MORGAN FUTURES INC | N |
10,776,614,936
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| 06 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | Y |
9,183,687,360
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| 07 | NEWEDGE USA LLC. | Y |
8,624,007,935
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| 08 | DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC | Y |
8,603,686,260
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| 09 | NEWEDGE FINANCIAL INC. | Y |
8,538,813,388
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| 10 | LEHMAN BROTHERS INC | Y |
7,295,015,000
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| 11 | BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC | Y |
5,728,936,021
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| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO INCORPORATED | Y |
5,204,009,763
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| 13 | BEAR STEARNS SECURITIES CORP | Y |
4,771,053,907
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| 14 | PRUDENTIAL BACHE COMMODITIES LLC | Y |
3,034,995,000
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| 15 | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | N |
2,841,163,340
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| 16 | RJ OBRIEN & ASSOCIATES LLC | N |
2,517,383,874
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| 17 | BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | Y |
1,952,263,275
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| 18 | MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL | N |
1,682,030,363
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| 19 | ADM INVESTOR SERVICES INC | N |
1,445,703,173
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| 20 | FC STONE LLC | Y |
1,332,818,680
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| 21 | BNP PARIBAS COMMODITY FUTURES INC | Y |
1,278,759,865
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| 22 | ROSENTHAL COLLINS GROUP LLC | N |
1,257,829,877
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| 23 | RBS GREENWICH CAPITAL INC | N |
1,192,453,000
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| 24 | GOLDMAN SACHS EXECUTION & CLEARING LP | N |
1,145,528,852
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| 25 | HSBC SECURITIES USA INC | Y |
1,095,655,445
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| 26 | FORTIS CLEARING AMERICAS LLC | Y |
1,009,951,536
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| 27 | MCVEAN TRADING AND INVESTMENTS LLC | Y |
693,615,003
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| 28 | MIZUHO SECURITIES USA INC | Y |
653,247,297
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| 29 | IOWA GRAIN CO | N |
475,378,712
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| 30 | RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION | Y |
463,546,196
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| 31 | ABBEY NATIONAL SECURITIES INC | N |
422,450,900
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| 32 | VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC | Y |
386,126,792
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| 33 | UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | Y |
353,944,825
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| 34 | INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC | N |
331,823,559
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| 35 | WACHOVIA SECURITIES LLC | N |
325,582,232
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| 36 | TRILAND USA INC | N |
302,822,143
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| 37 | COUNTRY HEDGING INC | Y |
292,837,211
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| 38 | PENSON GHCO | N |
289,987,026
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| 39 | TIMBER HILL LLC | Y |
268,484,108
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| 40 | BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP | Y |
256,153,790
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| 41 | PEREGRINE FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Y |
251,595,539
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| 42 | RAND FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | N |
248,475,500
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| 43 | CADENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | N |
242,036,700
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| 44 | ENSKILDA FUTURES LTD | Y |
237,279,895
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| 45 | ALARON TRADING CORPORATION | N |
219,483,577
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| 46 | ADVANTAGE FUTURES LLC | N |
174,397,861
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| 47 | TENCO INC | N |
163,249,504
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| 48 | MBF CLEARING CORP | N |
160,725,970
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| 49 | FIRST CAPITOL GROUP LLC | Y |
94,736,646
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| 50 | SHATKIN ARBOR INC | N |
65,034,229
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B/D: A 'Y' means the FCM is also registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a securities broker or dealer.
Customer Segregated Funds: This represents the total amount of funds that an FCM is required to segregate on behalf of customers who are trading on commodity exchanges located in the United States. This is the sum of all accounts that contain a net liquidating equity.