MF Global
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MF Global was a now-defunct U.S.-based brokerage and financial derivatives firm that collapsed in 2011 after a major liquidity crisis and misuse of customer funds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MF Global canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19209367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MF Global Context triple: [Jon Corzine, employer, MF Global]
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A.
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers was a major global investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy became a central event in the global financial crisis.
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B.
Paulson & Co.
Paulson & Co. is a New York-based hedge fund firm best known for its highly profitable bets against the U.S. subprime mortgage market during the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
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C.
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald is a New York–based financial services firm and brokerage known for its bond trading operations and for suffering devastating losses in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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D.
Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Guggenheim Partners, providing advisory, financing, and related financial services to corporate and institutional clients.
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E.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MF Global Target entity description: MF Global was a now-defunct U.S.-based brokerage and financial derivatives firm that collapsed in 2011 after a major liquidity crisis and misuse of customer funds.
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A.
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers was a major global investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy became a central event in the global financial crisis.
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B.
Paulson & Co.
Paulson & Co. is a New York-based hedge fund firm best known for its highly profitable bets against the U.S. subprime mortgage market during the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
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C.
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald is a New York–based financial services firm and brokerage known for its bond trading operations and for suffering devastating losses in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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D.
Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets arm of Guggenheim Partners, providing advisory, financing, and related financial services to corporate and institutional clients.
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E.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.