Knight Capital Group
The Knight Capital Group is an American global financial services firm engaging in market making, electronic execution, and institutional sales and trading. With its high-frequency trading algorithms Knight was the largest trader in U.S. equities, with a market share of 17.3% on NYSE and 16.9% on NASDAQ.
| Public | |
| TradedĀ as | KCG |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA |
Key people | Thomas Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | Market making and trading |
| Revenue | $1.404 billion USD (2011) |
| $115.2 million USD (2011) | |
Number of employees | 1,418 (2012) |
| Website | www.knight.com |