LaBranche and Co. Inc. - 2000 dated Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE3877 Specimen Stock
New York
Wisconsin
Specimen Stock printed by American Bank Note Company. Incorporated in 1999.
LaBranche & Co. Inc. (NYSE: LAB) was a market maker and specialist firm on the NYSE, one of the oldest in the business at the time of its acquisition. It also operated in options, futures, and ETFs through various subsidiaries. Its stock symbol on the NYSE was LAB. LaBranche & Co. said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its NYSE Designated Market Maker business to Barclays Capital for $25 million. LaBranche will still retain their NYSE Euronext NYX.N shares. On June 29, 2011, Cowen Group completed its acquisition of LaBranche, ending the firm's independent existence. Michael LaBranche is the Chairman, President and CEO of LaBranche & Co. Company's revenue is $345 million in 2000.
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