Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC, established in 1987, is the trading and brokerage arm of Rafferty Holdings, LLC.

In 1987, Cohane Rafferty Securities, Inc. was founded to package and trade a wide variety of assets between the nation’s mortgage and banking institutions.  Over a fifteen year period, CRSI became the recognized leader in providing investment banking services to the mortgage industry.  The business was sold to Lehman Bros. in 2001.

Over the course of those fifteen years, Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC primarily facilitated trading for Cohane Rafferty.  In 2002, the decision was made to enter the capital markets brokerage business.  RCM quickly established a strong position in the voice-brokering of U.S. Treasury and Agency securities.  In early 2004, RCM acquired J.J. Kenny Drake from S&P and immediately became a factor in the municipal bond market.  RCM has since entered the corporate debt and equity markets.

In l997 Rafferty Asset Management was created to serve as the advisor to Potomac Funds.  As of September 2004, RAM. manages more than $700 million in assets.

In 2002, Hilton Capital Management was created as the asset management arm of Rafferty Holdings, LLC.  Hilton’s primary objective is wealth preservation through the use of a variety of fixed income instruments.

Rafferty Holdings, LLC has headquarters in Garden City, New York and has regional offices in New York, NY, Boca Raton, Florida and Los Angeles, California.