Founded in 2004, Gar Wood Securities is an investment bank and institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois. The firm trades solely on an agency basis. The firm provides it's clients access to all major global markets covering equities, options, futures, fixed income, mutual funds and alternative investments in hedge funds and commodity trading advisors. Gar Wood's investment banking division extends the firm's capital raising efforts to United States-based middle-market private companies seeking early-stage funding, growth capital, and recapitalization for special situations.