1901
George B. Ward
organices a securities
firm, predecessor to
Sterne, Agee & Leach.
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1916
Mervyn H. Sterne and
George B. Ward merge
firms to form Ward,
Sterne & Company.
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1924
Saul Stone, a door-to-door
egg wholesale, formed
Saul Stone and Company,
predecessor to FCStone.
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The Correspondent Clearing Division of Stone X Group provides execution, clearing and custody solutions for US Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers, and Foreign Financial Institutions.
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1930
In the 1930's Saul Stone and Company became one of the first clearing members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
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1936
Ward, Sterne & Company joins the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
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1978
A new entity called Farmes Commodities Corporation (FCC) was formed to accomodate the grain hedging brokerage services.
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1981
International Assets was established as an
internationally focused boutique brokerage firm.
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1994
International Assets was
listed on NASDAQ.
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2000
FCC acquired Saul Stone
and Company to become
FCStone, one of the nation's
largest commercial grain
brokerage firms.
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2009
International Assets was
Holding Corporation
and FCStone Group Inc.
merge.
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2011
International Assets Holding Corporation
changes its name to INTL
FCStone.
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2012
The institutional securities
brokerage accounts of
Tradewire Securities, LLC
are acquired.
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