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Rodman & Renshaw, Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by John Ferrara.

Deltec Asset Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 to complete the management buy-out of the assets and business of Deltec Asset Management Corp. They are now wholly-owned by Blue Tee Partners LLC and certain employees of Deltec. Deltec provides discretionary management of investments in domestic and emerging market equity, debt and equivalent securities for pooled and separate accounts.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Van der Moolen Holding NV, Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC operates a trading platform. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1992, Sunrise Securities Corp. is an investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in debt and equity financings. They provide a full range of investment banking and corporate financial advisory services for small- to mid-size public and privately-held companies. Sunrise Securities' research efforts focus on a variety of traditional industries and emerging growth sectors including: biotechnology, energy, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, medical devices, metals, natural resources, paper/packaging, pharmaceuticals, precious metals/mining, services, shipping, software, telecommunications and transportation. The Sunrise Sales and Trading team works with a broad group of investors and maintains portfolio-manager level relationships with some of the largest institutional investors in the world including: mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and prop desks. Their investors are active in both the primary and secondary markets for debt and equity. Sunrise offers a suite of electronic trading solutions and execution tools including: (1) algorithmic trading including VWAP, Pairs Trading, etc. (2) list trading (3) basket trading (4) block placement and (5) trading of 144 and 144A securities.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Lighthouse Financial Group LLC provides home equity, commercial, refinancing and construction loans. It offers custom solutions for residential mortgage financing. The company is located in Vancouver, WA.

Second Street Securities, Inc. provides research, brokerage, and trading services to institutional investors, hedge funds, and registered investment advisors. The company was founded by Gerard M. Visci in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

AXES LLC provides financial brokerage services. It provides derivatives exchange, equity research, and international security services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Neovest, Inc. develops and markets electronic trading software solutions for brokers, investors, and active traders. It offers direct market access, order management, real time market data, and advanced analytics. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Channel Capital Group, Inc. owns and operates a web-site for providing hedge fund information and performance data. It provides hedge fund news and data for hedge fund managers and institutional investors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Advanced Financial Applications, Inc. provides integrated order processing solutions to buy and sell-side institutions. It helps hedge funds, asset management firms, broker dealers, and family offices grow their businesses by creating and delivering trading solutions to streamline the trade workflow. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Taylor Rafferty Associates, Inc. provides consulting services in investor relations and financial communications. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong and United Kingdom. The company was founded by Brian Joseph Rafferty. Brian Joseph Rafferty has been the CEO since incorporation. Taylor Rafferty Associates was acquired by Taylor Rafferty Associates /Management/ from P1 Holdings LLC on March 27, 2014.

Founded in 1990 by Liam Dalton, Axiom Capital Management, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm offers traditional fixed-income and equity services including separately managed accounts through mutual funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and exchange funds. They serve high net-worth individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans and other institutions. Axiom Capital Management is member of FINRA/SIPC. Axiom assists start-up and transitional hedge funds in selecting the prime broker best suited for their funds. The firm's services include: soft dollar reimbursements, execution of foreign market derivatives, turnkey information technology infrastructure solutions. Axiom can meet the needs of hedge funds worth up to $1 billion. Axiom is an experienced soft-dollar broker. The firm works their large, diverse institutional customer base to arrange equitable and compliant soft-dollar agreements. The firm's trading desk adheres to the highest compliance standards combining state-of-the-art technology and experienced traders to deliver quality executions in most domestic and international products.

Part of Louis Capital Markets LP, Louis Capital Markets UK LLP is a brokerage firm. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2003 by Patrice Cohen. Patrice Cohen has been the CEO since 2003.

Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers LLC is a brokerage company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Milan Galik.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. preserves and maintains Monticello. It also conducts programs that focus on archeology, world history, agriculture and gardening, food and cooking, science and exploration, and papers on Thomas Jefferson. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

MINT is an independent agency trading house built on a refreshingly different approach best described as 'live and direct'. Predominantly voice based, it provides superior wholesale brokerage services and trading support with a global reach. Highly energized, the team has an enviable reputation for dynamic solutions across an impressive client base. Founded in 2004 with a purely equities capability, MINT now covers a wide range of markets for a list that includes over 500 leading institutional clients. The business is expanding with offices in Dubai, New York and Paris, and a reach that spans the world's major trading capitals. Growing the business both in the quality and the scope of its service it has been lucky enough to attract talented people across all markets. Structured to allow the free movement of ideas and highly motivated, the team also has the support of a uniquely focused research capability and an advanced and developing technology platform. All this allows growing quality relationships built on mutual understanding and trust. Relationships that are, without doubt, the highest valued currency at MINT.

European Securities Network LLP, also known as ESN, is a private company that provides a unique service through its four members located in different locations. European Securities Network LLP was founded in 1998 and is based in Milan, Italy. It has subsidiaries in Italy and Ireland. The Italian company specializes in delivering client-oriented equity research. ESN organizes conferences and roadshows in various European cities, including London and Paris. The CEO of ESN is Giorgio M. Zancan.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (Silvercrest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Jaffe in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silvercrest LP. Silvercrest provides asset management and family office services to families and select institutional investors.

Global Blockchain Ventures LLC (Global Blockchain Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dieter Kondek. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Stonegate Digital Capital Group is a private equity/venture capital arm founded in 2017 by John McCorvey III. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stonegate Global Fund Services LLC is a technology-focused and innovative leader in fund administration, advisory, and fund structuring for various types of funds, including crypto funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and private equity funds. Stonegate is based in New York, NY. The private company specializes in servicing defi crypto funds involved in staking, yield farming, lending platforms, and liquidity mining. Stonegate has been recognized as one of the leaders in cryptocurrency, having serviced crypto funds since 2013, including some of the largest and most well-recognized funds in the crypto space. The company has served over 500 clients worldwide, including family offices, institutional investment funds, pension funds, multi-manager funds, and other alternative investment funds. The company was founded in 2007 by John McCorvey, who has been the CEO since 2007.