Customer Service 

The knowledge, experience and professionalism of Penson team members, from senior management to service representatives is extensive. Penson's "People First" philosophy can be seen in many ways, from its rapid growth to over 230 worldwide clients since its inception in 1995 to its high referral rate. Penson strives to meet and exceed client expectations.

Technology Flexibility

Penson is dedicated to providing flexible, technology-based solutions to its clients. Over 100 systems development professionals across the organization are devoted to automating processes and creating customized solutions for clients.

Front-End Trading Technology

Nexa Technologies, Inc., Penson Worldwide's wholly-owned technology firm, offers a comprehensive suite of trading products that is fully integrated with its back-office solutions. This customizable suite of products includes direct access trading applications, browser-based trading, back-office order management systems, market data feeds, historical data and FIX execution services. Clients using other front-end applications can also have FIX connectivity into the Penson (Nexa) network.

International Hub

With technology centers in New York, London and Toronto, Penson offers a fully-automated FIX interface with electronic, real-time market access to European, Canadian and U.S. markets. Penson's exchange memberships provide clients with Direct Market Access and seamless clearing at the click of a button.

Focus

Penson believes every company needs the ability to focus on its core business. The focus at Penson is on providing state-of-the-art clearing and execution technology to its clients, giving our clients the ability to focus on their business.

Stability

Penson is focused on becoming the best clearing and execution services firm around the world. At a time of numerous corporate mergers and other withdrawals from the clearing business, Penson is growing stronger. Because Penson is an independent firm with a strong, experienced management team, it can offer stability to its clients. Penson is poised for continued growth with over $210 million in stockholders's equity around the globe and a strong capital partner.

Scalability

Penson's systems are designed to grow without requiring constant redevelopment of core applications. While processing hundreds of thousands of trades daily worldwide, Penson continues to invest heavily in new technologies, giving it the scalability to process a high volume of transactions while maintaining system stability and reliability.

Cross Risk Management

Penson has introduced unique innovations in the ability to cross-collateralize futures, equities and options. Penson's technology provides customers the ability to trade securities and selected futures on the same electronic execution platform.

Ethics

One of Penson's founding principles is that "It is more important to do the right thing than it is to make money." Clients can depend on Penson team members to maintain a high level of ethics and professionalism in everything they do.

Penson's Story

Penson entered the securities clearing marketplace in 1995 with its two principals and a staff of nine. From the beginning, Penson relied on its "People First" philosophy to differentiate it from industry giants. Today, Penson's policy of cooperation with and respect for its clients has helped it grow to more than 900 team members worldwide. Penson is now ranked among the five largest correspondent clearing firms by number of correspondents in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.