INTL FCStone has its roots in the 1924 founding of Saul Stone and Company.
In the 1930s Saul Stone and Company was one of the first members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
In the 1970s the company began to work in financial futures.
In 1978 Farmers Commodities Corporation was formed to provide grain brokerage services. The company eventually bought Saul Stone and Company in 2000 and changed the name to FCStone.
In 1981 International Assets was founded as a brokerage firm. The company was listed on the NASDAQ in 1994.
In September of 2009 FCStone and International Assets merged. The company changed its name in 2010 to INTL FCStone.
Today, INTL FCStone is a financial services company that provides, together with their subsidiaries, foreign exchange services, treasury services, physical commodities trading, securities execution, risk-management services, foreign exchange and spot foreign currency trading services, and wholesale market services in select foreign securities.
INTL FCStone is #28 on the Fortune Global 500 list, works in over 100 countries through 30 worldwide offices, serves over 10,000 customers, has 1,000 employees, and had $54.53 billion in revenue in 2012.
INTL FCStone
INTL FCStone has its roots in the 1924 founding of Saul Stone and Company.
In the 1930s Saul Stone and Company was one of the first members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
In the 1970s the company began to work in financial futures.
History
In 1978 Farmers Commodities Corporation was formed to provide grain brokerage services. The company eventually bought Saul Stone and Company in 2000 and changed the name to FCStone.
In 1981 International Assets was founded as a brokerage firm. The company was listed on the NASDAQ in 1994.
In September of 2009 FCStone and International Assets merged. The company changed its name in 2010 to INTL FCStone.
Today, INTL FCStone is a financial services company that provides, together with their subsidiaries, foreign exchange services, treasury services, physical commodities trading, securities execution, risk-management services, foreign exchange and spot foreign currency trading services, and wholesale market services in select foreign securities.
INTL FCStone is #28 on the Fortune Global 500 list, works in over 100 countries through 30 worldwide offices, serves over 10,000 customers, has 1,000 employees, and had $54.53 billion in revenue in 2012.
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