The Benchmark Company Announces Inaugural Quantum Computing Summit
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Benchmark Company, a subsidiary of StoneX Group (NASDAQ: SNEX), announced its inaugural Benchmark‑StoneX Quantum Computing Summit, a two-day, in-person institutional investor event on June 16–17, 2026.
The summit in College Park, MD and Washington, D.C. connects 19 leading quantum computing companies with global institutional investors.
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News Market Reaction – SNEX
On the day this news was published, SNEX declined 0.44%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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SNEX was up 3.25% while peers were mixed: BGC -0.71%, but LAZ, MC, PIPR and MARA gained between roughly 2–4%. With no names in the momentum scanner and mixed moves, trading appeared more stock-specific than a broad sector rotation.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Thematic summit event | Neutral | -4.5% | Announcement of Digital Assets Summit connecting crypto firms with investors. |
| May 7 | Investor conference | Neutral | +0.8% | 4th Annual Consumer One-on-One Conference for public and private companies. |
| May 6 | Earnings results | Positive | +13.6% | Record fiscal Q2 results with strong revenue, income and ROE metrics. |
| Apr 29 | Earnings date notice | Neutral | +2.3% | Notification of upcoming Q2 earnings release and conference call schedule. |
| Apr 23 | New product launch | Positive | +0.9% | Launch of new OTC dairy derivative FFMP with Expana and IOSCO benchmarks. |
SNEX’s stock has tended to respond positively to core financial and product news, while conference-style event announcements have shown mixed or negative next-day reactions.
Over the past month, SNEX has reported record fiscal Q2 results, with net operating revenues of $829.1M and net income of $174.3M, driving a 13.64% next-day gain. It has also announced sector-focused events like a Digital Assets Summit and a Consumer One-on-One Conference, which produced smaller and mixed moves. The new Quantum Computing Summit fits this series of Benchmark-branded investor events that broaden StoneX’s reach into emerging technology and thematic areas.
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Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Benchmark’s strategy of using sector-focused investor events to deepen StoneX’s presence in fast-evolving areas, in this case quantum computing. Featuring 19 public and private companies and linking to a database of over 125 vendors, the summit underscores management’s view of quantum as a long-term opportunity. Investors may watch how such events translate into deal flow, research influence, and, over time, contributions to StoneX’s already-strong revenue and earnings trajectory.
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quantum computing technical
quantum advantage technical
quantum processing units (qpus) technical
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StoneX and Benchmark Convene First-of-its-Kind Institutional Investor-Focused Event Dedicated Exclusively to Quantum Computing
NEW YORK, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Benchmark Company, a subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc. (“Stone X”; NASDAQ: SNEX), is pleased to announce the inaugural Benchmark-StoneX Quantum Computing Summit, a two-day, in-person event on Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17, 2026, hosted across IonQ’s Quantum Computing Labs in College Park, Maryland, and The Westin Georgetown in Washington, D.C. This exclusive event will connect 19 leading public and private companies from the quantum computing industry with Benchmark and StoneX’s global network of institutional investors.
The summit offers investors a rare opportunity to engage with the full quantum ecosystem, spanning public companies and private innovators, hardware and software, as well as near-term commercial applications through long-horizon platform plays.
Day 1 (June 16) features an exclusive site visit to IonQ’s Quantum Computing Labs, including a behind-the-scenes lab tour and keynote presentations from IonQ’s CFO and COO Inder Singh and SVP, Federal Technical Lead, Dr. Rick Muller.
Day 2 (June 17) hosts a full day of company presentations, expert panels, keynote remarks from IBM’s VP of Quantum Adoption & Business Development, Scott Crowder and pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings between investors and management teams.
“We are proud to bring together the most comprehensive gathering of quantum computing companies and institutional investors assembled in a single event. Quantum computing is at an inflection point, and the Benchmark-StoneX Quantum Computing Summit is designed to give investors the access, context, and relationships they need to engage with this sector at the highest level,” said Richard Messina, President, Benchmark, a StoneX company.
With a strong presence in the technology vertical for over 30 years, Benchmark has delivered creative solutions across every major technology wave—most recently AI, SaaS/cloud computing, and crypto/digital assets. Quantum computing represents the next closely aligned, generational shift.
Estimated revenue from quantum vendors on a combined basis has eclipsed
The event supports private and public companies across six categories of quantum: hardware systems, applications software, sensing and circuits, security and networking, enabling technologies, and quantum AI/cloud services—providing participants with the opportunity to showcase their technological differentiation and funding needs, discuss their roadmaps to quantum advantage and solutions that protect against Q-Day risks, while simultaneously giving them the ability to network with other high-profile quantum/AI industry experts, early-stage VCs, SPAC founders, and crossover and public equity investment fund managers.
“Over the past five years, the quantum computing sector has demonstrated steady progress, reaching an inflection point in 2025 with valuations skyrocketing on both the public and private side, as the gap to quantum advantage has begun to narrow with the advent of AI. We believe that AI is not only the enabler but an integral part of the race to commercialize quantum computing where it begins to overtake classical computing for certain workloads. Equally, quantum processing units (QPUs) may help mitigate AI data center compute- and power- consumption issues where a QPU sits alongside CPUs and GPUs, orchestrating various workloads between them. In essence, we believe quantum and AI are the two sides of the same coin,” said Dmitry Netis, Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology M&A Advisory & Investment Banking, Benchmark.
See Dmitry Netis discuss quantum computing investment trends, quantum advantage, and accelerating M&A activity shaping the sector here: Quantum Computing Gains Momentum as M&A Activity Signals New Phase.
For additional insights and a curated proprietary database of over 125 quantum vendors, please refer to Benchmark-StoneX’s research on this issue: https://www.stonex.com/en/lp/entering-the-quantum-age/
What:
Benchmark-StoneX Quantum Computing Summit
Where and When:
Day 1 – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- IonQ Quantum Computing Labs
- Check-in: 1:30 PM
- Lab Tour: 3:30 PM
- Welcome Reception: 5:00 PM
Day 2 – Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- The Westin Georgetown
- Event time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Keynote address: 8:30 AM by Scott Crowder, Vice President of IBM Quantum Adoption and Business Development
Participating Companies include: Aliro Quantum Technologies (Private), Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ), BTQ Technologies Corp. (BTQ), EeroQ Corp. (Private), Horizon Quantum (Private), IBM (IBM), IonQ Inc. (IONQ), IQM Quantum Computers (Private), Kipu Quantum (Private), MagiQ Technologies (Private), Orange Quantum Systems (Private), Oxford Quantum Circuits (Private), Pasqal (Private), Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT), Quantum Machines (Private), Quantum Motion Technologies Inc.(Private), QuSecure (Private), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), SandboxAQ (Private), Universal Quantum (Private), Zapata Quantum Inc. (ZPTA)
To register, please use this link or contact your Benchmark or StoneX representative.
About The Benchmark Company
The Benchmark Company, a subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SNEX), is an institutionally focused, research driven, sales trading and investment banking firm. We were founded in 1988 and are headquartered in New York City. Our focus is on fostering the long-term success of our corporate clients through raising capital, providing strategic advisory services, generating insightful research and developing institutional sponsorship by leveraging the firm’s sales, trading and equity research capabilities. https://www.benchmarkcompany.com.
About StoneX Group Inc.
StoneX Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to the global market ecosystem through a unique blend of digital platforms, end-to-end clearing and execution services, high-touch service, and deep expertise. The company strives to be its clients' trusted partner, providing its network, products, and services to help them pursue business opportunities, manage market risks, make informed investment decisions, and improve their business performance.
A Fortune 50 company headquartered in New York City and listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ: SNEX), StoneX Group Inc. and its more than 5,400+ employees serve over 80,000+ commercial, institutional, and payments clients, as well as more than 260,000 retail accounts, across more than 80 offices on six continents. Further information is available at www.stonex.com.
Media inquiries:
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** Source: Entering the Quantum Age: The Next Technological Revolution by StoneX and TMT Market Insights, March 2026.
