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Global Equities

Our Sales and Trading team complements our premier research brand with world class distribution capabilities, market intelligence and client partnerships.

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Prime Brokerage

Cowen’s Prime Brokerage team offers a wide range of services that can be tailored to meet the individual needs of investment managers.

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Out­sourced Trading

Cowen’s global Outsourced Trading team provides investment managers with a first-rate, cost efficient solution for their trading needs.

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Cross-Asset

Our global Cross-Asset team specializes in distressed and special situations, focusing on event-driven and credit intensive, cross capital situations.

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Cowen Digital

Cowen Digital offers full-service trade execution, and custody solutions via our strategic partnership with Standard Custody.

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Securities Services

Our Sales and Trading team complements our premier research brand with world class distribution capabilities, market intelligence and client partnerships.

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We Specialize in the Following Sectors:

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Consumer

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Energy & Sustainability

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Health Care

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Industrials

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Technology, Media & Telecom

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Tech-Enabled & Business Services

Verticalized Software, Data & Analytics

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Washington Policy

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From the Desk: Finding value in a brave new fixed income world
Today’s fixed income market barely resembles what it looked like in the 1990s, when John Orrock got his start as a trader. In fact, the market barely resembles what it looked like just a decade ago, when electronic bond trading finally began to take off and post-crisis regulatory changes were…
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Concept for raising capital, looking above from street level upon a metropolis of large sky scrapers cast in sun. Jeb Altonaga, Founder of Clearglass Capital Partners & Cowen's own Amy Cheung discuss the soft skills involved in raising capital.
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Patience and Persistence: soft skills vital in hard work of capital-raising
Launching a hedge fund is hard. Before beginning to raise capital, managers spend countless hours and significant sums setting up the business, refining strategy and drawing up a killer marketing pitch. These are essential steps but, alone, will not persuade allocators to write a check. Soft…
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Investment Banking First Quarter 2022
Cowen Investment Banking reports results for the first quarter of 2022. …
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Awards

2021
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFM US Services Awards

  • Global Outperformer

    GLOBAL CUSTODIAN PRIME BROKERAGE SURVEY

  • Category Outperformer

    GLOBAL CUSTODIAN PRIME BROKERAGE SURVEY

2020
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFM EUROPEAN HEDGE FUND SERVICES

2019
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFM US HEDGE FUND SERVICES AWARDS

  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFM EUROPEAN HEDGE FUND SERVICES AWARDS

2018
  • Best Prime Broker

    GLOBAL CUSTODIAN INDUSTRY LEADERS AWARDS

  • Prime Broker of the Year

    THE TRADE LEADERS IN TRADING AWARDS

  • Best North American Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK USA AWARDS

  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFM EUROPEAN HEDGE FUND SERVICES AWARDS

  • Best Global Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK

2017
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFMWEEK US HEDGE FUND SERVICES AWARDS

  • Best North American Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK USA AWARDS

  • Best Prime Broker – Innovation

    HFMWEEK EUROPEAN HEDGE FUND SERVICE AWARDS

  • Best Global Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK

2016
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFMWEEK

  • Best North American Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK USA

  • Best Global Prime Broker

    HEDGEWEEK

2015
  • Best Boutique Prime Broker

    HFMWEEK

Awards

2021
  • Best Outsourced Trading Solution

    HEDGEWEEK EUROPEAN AWARDS

  • Best Outsourced Trading

    HFM EUROPEAN SERVICES AWARDS

  • Best Outsourced Trading Provider

    HEDGEWEEK US AWARDS

  • Best Outsourced Trading

    HFM ASIA AWARDS

2019
  • Best Outsourced Trading Solution

    HEDGEWEEK USA AWARDS

  • Best Outsourced Trading Provider

    HEDGEWEEK GLOBAL AWARDS

2018
  • Best Outsourced Trading Solution

    HFMWEEK US HEDGE FUND SERVICES AWARDS

News

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Digital Asset Infrastructure Leader PolySign Acquires Top Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fund Administrator MG Stover

Read the article “Digital Asset Infrastructure Leader PolySign Acquires Top Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fund Administrator MG Stover”
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Cowen Launches Digital Asset Division Offering Trading and Custody Solutions for Institutional Investors

Read the article “Cowen Launches Digital Asset Division Offering Trading and Custody Solutions for Institutional Investors”
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Cowen Bolsters Alternative Strategies Global Advisory Team With Four Senior Hires

Read the article “Cowen Bolsters Alternative Strategies Global Advisory Team With Four Senior Hires”

Conferences & Events

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Boulder, CO

Aug 08, 2022

8th Annual Communications Infrastructure Summit

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Virtual

Jun 22, 2022

7th Annual FutureHealth Conference

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Virtual

Jun 16, 2022

Next-Gen Fuel Summit: Renewable Diesel & SAF

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