In 2006, Lightspeed was formed by the spin off of the professional trader platform of E-Trade.[1]
In 2008, Lightspeed acquired Integrity Trading.[2][3]
In February 2010, Lightspeed acquired NobleTrading.[4][5]
In June 2010, Lightspeed received an exclusive license to operate the Anvil Professional Trading Platform.[6]
In October 2010, Lightspeed acquired Terra Nova Financial.[7][8]
In June 2011, Lightspeed acquired Lime Brokerage International of Ireland.[9][10][11]
In July 2011, Lightspeed acquired Greenmoor Financial Group, expanding its offerings in options.[12][13][14]
In 2018, it was sold to Wedbush Securities[15] by its prior owner Professional Trading Solutions, which LLR Partners had invested in.[16] In the transaction it merged with Lime Brokerage, LLC, an agency brokerage owned by Wedbush.[17][18]
In 2020, Lightspeed sold the Lime low-latency execution platform to Score Priority, a New York–based brokerage.[19]
in 2021, Lightspeed acquired Coinigy, a cryptocurrency portfolio management company to create Lightspeed Crypto.[20]
Referencesedit
^CAREY, THERESA W. (September 1, 2008). "Barrons: Making Changes at Lightspeed". Barron's.
^"Lightspeed Financial Acquires Exclusive License to Operate Anvil Professional Trading Platform" (Press release). Lightspeed. June 22, 2010.
^Oneal, Michael (June 16, 2010). "Lightspeed to acquire Chicago's Terra Nova". Chicago Breaking Business.
^"Lightspeed Financial Completes Acquisition of Terra Nova Financial" (Press release). Business Wire. October 21, 2010.
^"Lightspeed Financial Expands Internationally Through Acquisition of Lime Brokerage International (Ireland) Limited" (Press release). Lightspeed. June 20, 2011.
^CAREY, THERESA W. (June 25, 2011). "Traveling to Europe at Lightspeed". Barron's.