Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. plans to act as the introducing broker for Kalshi under a pact announced in August. Speaking on Bloomberg Television Friday, Cantor Fitzgerald LP Chairman Brandon Lutnick said, "We're just helping to bring our clients - the biggest institutions - into that space," adding, "We think it should be great for both sides."
Cantor Fitzgerald LP sits at the top of the house, overseeing investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., BGC Group Inc. on the brokerage side, and Newmark Group Inc. in commercial real estate. Earlier this year, BGC struck its own prediction-markets tie up with Fanatics.
Brandon Lutnick and his brother, Kyle Lutnick, said they are expanding the enterprise long driven by their father, Howard Lutnick, who currently holds the position of U.S. commerce secretary in the administration of President Donald Trump. They spoke from Cantor Fitzgerald's Charity Day, an annual event where Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group donate one day of revenue to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. "We want to try and continue that promise forever," Kyle Lutnick said.
Newmark said earlier this year that longtime CEO Barry Gosin will leave the role by year end. Kyle Lutnick, previously named chief strategy officer at Newmark, pushed back on speculation that he would take the top job. "I'm not going to be CEO," he said. "I'm having a great time as chief strategy officer."
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