3 Capital Markets stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

KCG Holdings, Inc. Class A’s (KCG) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. KCG Holdings, Inc. Class A provides trade execution services across multiple asset classes. The company also gets A’s in operating margin growth, earnings revisions, earnings surprise, and free cash flow. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of KCG stock.

BGC Partners, Inc. Class A (BGCP) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. BGC Partners, Inc. Class A is a global inter-dealer broker that specializes in the brokering of OTC financial instruments and related derivative products. The company also gets A’s in sales growth and operating margin growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BGCP stock.

CIFC LLC (CIFC) shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a C to a B. CIFC LLC is a publicly owned asset management holding company that provides investment management services to its clients. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CIFC stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.