| January |
1901 |
George M.L. LaBranche begins trading US Steel on the Broad St.
outdoor curb exchange. |
| April |
1903 |
Mr. LaBranche moves into the new NYSE facility on Wall
Street. |
| January |
1924 |
George M.L. LaBranche forms LaBranche & Co. with his son
George M.L. LaBranche Jr. with three stocks. |
| October |
1929 |
LaBranche & Co. becomes the Specialist in AT&T. |
| October |
1929 |
Stock market crashes - record 16 million shares traded on October 29. |
| May |
1933 |
Securities Act of 1933 enacted. |
| June |
1934 |
Securities Act of 1934 enacted. |
| December |
1966 |
Transmission of trade and quote data from Floor is fully
automated. |
| April |
1975 |
Fixed commission system abolished. |
| June |
1975 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Stonehill, Gitterman and Co.. Now
has 10 seats and 37 stocks. |
| June |
1975 |
Full consolidated tape introduced. |
| March |
1976 |
Designated Order Turnaround (DOT) system inaugurated. |
| March |
1976 |
Alternative listing standards adopted to facilitate listing of
non-U.S. companies. |
| May |
1976 |
Specialists begin handling odd lots in their stocks. |
| April |
1978 |
Intermarket Trading System (ITS) inaugurated. |
| January |
1990 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Agora Inc. |
| December |
1992 |
Glaxo, a LaBranche listed company, becomes the first non-U.S.
company to be the most active NYSE issue. |
| August |
1996 |
LaBranche & Co. conducts first client satisfaction
survey. |
| May |
1997 |
LaBranche & Co. is first Specialist to host educational
conference for listed company clients. |
| June |
1997 |
NYSE begins trading stocks in increments of one-sixteenth. |
| July |
1997 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires a portion of the Specialist
operations of Stern Bros., LLC. |
| August |
1997 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Ernst, Homans, Ware
& Keelips. |
| July |
1998 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Fowler, Rosenau
& Geary, LLC and becomes the leading Specialist in dollar volume
traded on the NYSE. |
| August |
1999 |
LaBranche & Co. launches IPO to become the first independent
publicly-traded Specialist firm. |
| March |
2000 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Henderson Brothers,
Inc. |
| March |
2000 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Webco Securities,
Inc. |
| December |
2000 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires the assets of an AMEX options
Specialist. |
| January |
2001 |
NYSE begins trading all stocks in decimal increments. |
| February |
2001 |
LaBranche & Co. is first Specialist to begin wireless
communication pilot from Floor to clients. |
| March |
2001 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Robb Peck McCooey Specialist
Corporation. |
| August |
2001 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Cranmer & Cranmer, an American
Stock Exchange Specialist firm. |
| October |
2001 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Specialist firm Bocklett &
Co. |
| January |
2002 |
LaBranche & Co. launches LaBranche Financial
Services. |
| March |
2002 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires AMEX
Specialist firm Goin & Co. LLC. |
| June |
2002 |
LaBranche & Co. launches LaBranche
Structured Products, LLC as an options trading specialist. |
| September |
2002 |
LaBranche & Co. acquires Rights Specialist
firm Hochstin & Co. |
| June |
2004 |
LaBranche & Co. launches LaBranche
Structured Products Specialists, LLC as an ETF trading specialist on the NYSE. |
| March |
2006 |
LaBranche & Co. Inc. launches LaBranche
Structured Products Europe Limited as an market-maker in the United Kingdom. |
| April |
2006 |
LaBranche & Co. Inc. registers LaBranche Structured Products Hong Kong Limited as
a broker-dealer with Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission. |