Geojit Financial Services Ltd. is an investment services company in India headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It operates a network of offices across India and the Middle East. Geojit was the first company in India to launch online-trading facilities, develop franchise models of sub-broking, form joint ventures in West Asia and the first to begin commodity futures trading in pepper, cardamom, gold and silver in Bharat. The product offerings of the company include equities and derivatives to mutual funds, life and general insurance, commodities derivatives and portfolio management services. The company has 512 offices across the country. Through joint ventures and associates, the company has expanded its presence globally with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Muscat, Riyadh, Dammam, Bahrain and Kuwait. Geojit is listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). About Geojit was founded by C J George in 1987 and the major stakeholders of the company include C J George – Managing Director of Geojit, global banking major BNP Paribas, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. As of 31 December 2017, it has over Rs.41,000 crores as assets under custody and management, servicing over 913,000 clients. The network of Geojit covers more than 300 cities in states in India such as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and West Bengal. The company has B2B partnerships with a number banks such as Axis Bank (the partnership received IBA recognition 2007 & 2008), Federal Bank, Andhra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, SVC Bank (Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank), Corporation Bank, South Indian Bank and IndusInd Bank. History C J George, founder and CEO of the company set up M/s C.J George and Co. in 1987 with Ranajit Kanjilal as partner. However, a formal partnership was formed in 1988 after Kanjilal acquired membership in the Cochin Stock Exchange. The firm was then renamed as Geojit and Co. The name 'Geojit' was coined by conjoining the first and last three words in the names of the partners who set up the organization – C J George and Ranajit Kanjilal. In 1992, Kanjilal, left the organization and Geojit became sole proprietorship. In 1993, the company opened its first branch in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam and followed it up with another branch in Trichur in