Marex Completes Acquisition of Webb Traders to Boost Equity Derivatives Market Making
Marex Group has finalized its acquisition of Webb Traders, adding single stock options market making across European and US equities and strengthening its equity derivatives business.
Marex Group Limited (NASDAQ:MRX), the diversified global financial services platform, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Webb Traders, a European equity derivatives market maker. The deal brings a technology-led team of market makers, quants, and developers into the Marex organization, deepening the firm's electronic trading capabilities as part of its broader strategy to diversify revenue streams.
Webb Traders operates from offices in Amsterdam and Paris and focuses on single stock options market making for European and US mid and large cap equities. The addition is expected to support Marex's existing market making operations as well as its Equity Linked Structured Products platform. According to Marex, the acquisition will enable the firm to internalize hedging, improve profit margins, and offer more competitive pricing to clients across its equity derivatives business.
The transaction marks another step in Marex's ongoing expansion into specialized trading capabilities, building on its established position across commodity and financial markets. The company has been actively growing its market making footprint as part of a wider push to broaden its service offering beyond its traditional strengths in clearing and execution.
Marex operates across four core service lines: Clearing, Agency and Execution, Market Making, and Hedging and Investment Solutions. The firm has built a leading franchise in metals, energy, and agricultural products, with access to more than 60 exchanges globally. It serves over 3,400 active clients, including major commodity producers, consumers, traders, banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, and employs more than 3,000 staff across over 50 offices worldwide, spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
The Webb Traders acquisition is the latest move by Marex to extend its electronic trading and market making reach as the firm continues to broaden its revenue mix across global financial markets.
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