▁the ▁Group ' s ▁establishment ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁O dd o ▁Sec ur ities ▁Corporation ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁O dd o ▁Options ▁is ▁launched , ▁aim ing ▁to ▁gather ▁all ▁the ▁options ▁trad ing ▁activities ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Milan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁O dd o ▁As set ▁Management ▁is ▁created , ▁strength ening ▁the ▁Group ' s ▁position ▁in ▁institution al ▁management . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁several ▁ac quis itions ▁from ▁O dd o ▁et ▁C ie . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Group ▁acqu ires ▁Pin at ton , ▁a ▁company ▁special ized ▁in ▁inter medi ation , ▁corpor ate ▁fin ance ▁and ▁private ▁bank ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁O dd o ▁et ▁C ie ▁acqu ires ▁N F MD A ▁( private ▁management ), ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁credit ▁inter medi ation ▁activities ▁of ▁Cr éd it ▁Ly onna is ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁O dd o ▁et ▁C ie ▁bu ys ▁Cy ril ▁Fin ance ▁As set ▁Management , ▁and ▁Kil bra X E ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Group ▁obtain s ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁bank . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ,