About LCM

 
LCM is a partnership.

Michael Benhamou and Laurent Imbert established Louis Capital Markets in 1999 in New York. In 2003, Patrice Cohen joined the partnership and founded the London office.

In 2005, Pierre Lacaze created LCM Commodities. In 2006, Scott Greene created LCFX. In 2007, LCM opened in Hong Kong under the leadership of Alex Colin-Jones. In 2008, LCM opened an office in Paris under the leadership of Gilles Aupin.

Facts


• Coverage of more than a thousand institutional accounts
• Five offices: New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Houston
• One of the leading players in Equity Derivatives in Europe, the US and Asia
• Ranked number one listed Crude Oil option broker by NYMEX in 2008
• Direct Access to more than 35 equity markets
• Voted in 2010 number 1 broker US crude Oil domestic by Risk Energy

 

 

Culture

  • Louis Capital Markets was founded on these basic principles:
    • Offer customer best execution
    • Diffuse only relevant flows with customer permission
    • Send out-of-the box research and innovative ideas
    • Build strong customer relationships with value-added service
    • Tolerate no slippage and always remain compliant