Jefferies Financial Group Inc. announced preliminary results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. For the quarter, the company estimates that it will report quarterly income before taxes of $255 - 290 million, and net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group common shareholders of $180 -$210 million, or $0.51 - $0.60 per diluted share, for the third quarter. The results for the third quarter include a pre-tax gain of about $220 million recorded as a result of the August closing of the previously reported sale of interests in Garcadia and its associated real estate, partially offset by a $49 million mark-to-market decrease in the value of Spectrum Brands investment and an estimated impairment charge related to investment in Golden Queen. For the nine months, the company estimates that pre-tax income, from continuing and discontinued operations, will be $1.38 billion to $1.42 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group common shareholders is estimated to be $1.03 billion - $1.06 billion, or $2.87 - $2.93 per diluted share.