LaBanche Sells Market Maker Assignments To Barclays By: MarketMinute.com Stock News January 14, 2010 at 11:36 AM EST Barclays will pay approximately $25 million in cash to acquire the 700 New York Stock Exchange market maker assignments held by LaBranche & Co. Inc. (NYSE: LAB) sending the stock price soaring $1.24 to $4.02.