The Plexus Group is an independent consulting firm that specializes in assessing the processes of investing and trading, and provides insight into the competitiveness of a broker's execution skills. Plexus publishes the BrokerEDGE Monitor™, an industry-standard report designed to highlight areas of expertise among brokerage firms. The ongoing mandate will be to analyze, on a rolling basis, the most recent 4 quarters in search of trends that can be taken advantage of to provide best execution.

Our fine-tuned trading process ensures that CAPIS consistently receives strong performance ratings as reported by The Plexus Group*. Click here to download a full Plexus report for Exchange Listed Equities (PDF). Of note, CAPIS demonstrates particular expertise in small-cap trading (PDF) and has received a high ranking for Exchange and Nasdaq small cap execution. For a detailed analysis of CAPIS' trading desk in our best execution section.

Plexus confirms ourlong-held belief that our outstanding performance, combined with our personalized approach to client service sets CAPIS apart among institutional brokers.

*Plexus benchmarks offer the industries' most comprehensive and comparative estimate of expected costs. These benchmarks are based on Plexus' proprietary database universe comprised of trade data submitted by over 100 of the largest institutions. With this data, Plexus derives the average execution cost of similar trades implemented in similar market conditions. Plexus reports its cost results in basis points (1/100th of 1%) so they may be directly introduced into an evaluation of security or portfolio returns.