Compagnie Financière Tradition S.A. (CFTE)

Overview

Compagnie Financière Tradition SA, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a global interdealer broker that plays a pivotal role in the trading of a wide range of financial and non-financial products. Incorporation in 1959 marks its longstanding presence in the industry, operating under the ownership of Financière Vermeer NV. The company excels in facilitating the trading of an extensive array of products in capital markets, energy and commodities, equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, and more, catering to a diverse clientele that spans worldwide.

Products and Services

Compagnie Financière Tradition SA offers an extensive portfolio of products and services designed to meet the intricate needs of the global financial markets. These include:

• Capital Market Products: These involve basis swaps, credit and currency derivatives, inflation products, Latin American derivatives, non-deliverable swaps, overnight index swaps, short dates, and Turkish fixed income and money market products, in addition to interest rate derivatives, options, and swaps.
• Energy and Commodity Products: This category covers a wide spectrum from coal, electricity, environmental products, natural gas, oil, precious metals, property derivatives, pulp and paper, refined products, soft commodities, to tradition energy, weather, LNG, petroleum and LPG, and renewable energy credits.
• Equities: Services include trading in cash and preferred equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, institutional cash equities, single-stock options, delta-one products, exotics, post-reorg equities, index variance and equity finance swaps, and dividend swaps.
• Fixed Income Products: This encompasses asset swaps credit, floating rate notes, futures and options, mortgages, repurchase agreements, and securities, alongside corporate, covered, and government bonds.
• Foreign Exchange (FX) Products: The company's offerings include emerging markets, FX listed futures and options, FX options, ParFX, spot and forward FX, and FX exotics.
• Market Data Products: Compagnie Financière Tradition SA collects and distributes comprehensive market data, aiding clients in informed decision-making.
• Money Market Products: The offerings in this segment range from arbitrage, cash fund management, commercial paper, deposits and certificates of deposits, forward rate agreements, to bank bills, federal funds, and short dates.
• Secondary Market Services for Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, and More: This includes private equity secondaries, hedge fund secondaries, real estate secondaries, non-traditional secondaries, structured products, and GCC fixed income, catering to investors looking to buy or sell existing investments.