Andrew Hobbs

GL Trade SA provides software solutions to financial intermediaries and brokerage houses. It provides electronic trading platforms and tools for the global stock, options, and bond markets. The firm also offers software to banks, fund managers, and brokers to access worldwide trading exchanges, broadcast financial data, trading processes, and perform processing and clearing functions. The company was founded by Louis Christophe Laurent and Pierre Gatignol in 1987 and is headquartered in Paris, France.