History
Created on January 2, 2008, Newedge is a joint venture combining the successful global brokerage firms of Calyon Financial and Fimat. Outlined below are the key milestones in the histories of Newedge and its legacy companies:
2010 | - First foreign company to get Korean Full Futures License
- Business Line Organization announced
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2009 | - Named No. 1 broker by Futures Magazine
- Launched Newedge Broker India Private Limited
- Newedge USA ranked No. 1 in CFTC seg funds for seven months
- Newedge and BBVA form Altura JV
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2008 | - Newedge launched on January 2
- Newedge opens Dubai office
- Newedge USA achieves No. 1 ranking in CFTC seg funds (Aug-Oct)
- Named No. 1 broker by Futures Magazine
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Calyon Financial History
| 2007 | JV futures brokerage in China with Citic |
| 2004 | Carr Futures becomes Calyon Financial |
| 2000 | JV with Spanish Altura Markets |
| 1996 | Acquisition of the institutional futures division of Dean Witter, diversifies in commodities and foreign exchange |
| 1997 | Crédit Agricole acquires Carr |
| 1991-95 | Opens offices in London, Madrid, NY and Tokyo |
| 1990 | Acquisition of Drexel Brokerage Teams |
| 1987 | Establishment of Carr Futures in Chicago, Paris and Singapore |
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Fimat History
| 2007 | Acquisition of Japanese commodity broker Himawari |
| 2006 | Acquisition of Cube Financial |
| 2005 | Fimat acquires assets of Preferred Trade in the USA |
| 2001 | Fimatrix project starts (cross-margining) |
| 1999 | Global FX product line launched |
| 1995 | Acquisition of Brody White and diversification in commodities |
| 1991 | Fimat USA DPG desk starts with value added execution of futures |
| 1986 | Establishment of the Group following the creation of the French Futures and Options Exchange |
On September 11, 2001, Carr Futures (since named Calyon Financial and with Fimat merged to form Newedge) lost 69 colleagues in the New York World Trade Center.
Each person lost that day was characterized by their unique attributes and played an important role within the Carr Futures organization. As Newedge, we remember these individuals and recognize their contributions and talents.
