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 |