A global financial services firm serving the equity and fixed income capital markets and one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade with the US Federal Reserve. Its portfolio also includes Cantor Commercial Real Estate, Cantor Gaming and BGC Partners, a leading global brokerage company. Through the Relief Fund, it provided over US $180 million to help families of the 658 of its 960 New York employees who perished on September 11, 2001. Its annual charity day has provided over US$ 75 million.