Sales and Trading:

Overview

"Executions are this firm's life blood."
                        Ralph Worthington

At Gilford, whether your transaction is one hundred shares or a block trade, it receives the same professional attention and speed of execution. Individual investors benefit from the experienced trading capabilities that enable the firm to complete large, difficult, transactions on national exchanges as well as the "third-market" for institutional clients.

In the listed markets, Gilford's full range of technology allows customers direct access to markets through executions with independent brokers and third market dealers, as well as the NYSE "DOT" system and Instinet®.

Gilford has significant execution abilities in the over-the-counter market as well. Gilford employs the best technology currently available in the marketplace to make executions competitive. This includes services, such as ECN's and INSTINET®, that allow "third market" and "after-hours" transactions. Gilford also has specific capabilities in trading Canadian issues and other foreign stocks.