The company also provides trading and research, private client services, derivatives, foreign exchange and futures sales and trading services. It serves governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals. Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York City. It has offices in the United States, London, Beijing, Dublin, Herzliya, Hong Kong, Lugano, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.