LaBranche & Co Inc. is a holding company that is the sole member of LaBranche & Co. LLC and LaBranche Structured Products, LLC (LSP). The Company owns LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. (LFSI) and is the sole owner of LaBranche & Co. B.V. (BV). LaBranche & Co. LLC also acts as a specialist in equities on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). A registered broker-dealer and a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and other exchanges. LFSI provides securities clearing, securities execution and other related services to its own retail customers, customers of introducing brokers and institutional customers, including traders, professional investors and broker-dealers. LFSI also provides direct-access, floor-brokerage services to institutional customers. Organized in September 2002, LSP is a registered broker-dealer that operates as a specialist in options and a market-maker in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the AMEX.