NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, today announced that it will host its inaugural Internet Conference in New York on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at the Waldorf Astoria New York. The full-day conference will highlight recent developments in Internet and technology and address prospects of continued innovation and outperformance in this sector. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with top industry leaders, technology investors and venture capitalists through individual presentations, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings.

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Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. said, "Cantor's inaugural Internet Conference will offer our institutional investors a venue to discuss emerging trends and developments in the rapidly-evolving technology sector. We are committed to delivering quality content that provides real business value and market-leading knowledge and insight from our top-ranked technology research team to give investors a different perspective on the market."

"The level of innovation in this segment of the economy is accelerating, and with it the opportunity for outsized returns for discriminating investors. Given this segment's stock performance to-date and expectations for the holiday season, the timing of our conference could not be any better," added Youssef H. Squali, Global Head of Internet and Media Group at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Participating companies include comScore (SCOR), F5 Networks (FFIV), IBM (IBM), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Shutterstock (SSTK), Softbank (9984.JT), Vistaprint (VPRT), Yahoo (YHOO) and Yelp (YELP).

To register, please email conf-clients@cantor.com or call 1-212-915-1214.

About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent capital markets investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in equity and fixed income capital markets, investment banking services, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate financing and its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald also is a leader in gaming technology, e-commerce, insurance and other ventures. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 21 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald's 1,600 employees serve clients through over 30 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

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