Benjamin Chesir

Optionable, Inc. engages in the provision of energy derivative brokerage services to brokerage firms, financial institutions, energy traders, and hedge funds. The company was founded on February 4, 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. provides a marketplace for trading energy futures & options in the crude oil, natural gas, heating oil and unleaded gasoline markets, as well as for trading precious and base metals futures & options in the gold, silver, and copper markets. It facilitates the buying & selling of energy and metal commodities for future delivery. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Quantitative Alpha Trading, Inc. engages in the business of researching, developing, and maintaining proprietary algorithmic securities trading systems. The company was founded by Alex Bogdan on September 15, 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Quantitative Alpha Trading, Inc., Quantitative Alpha Trading (USA) LLC develops proprietary algorithmic securities trading systems. The company is based in New York, NY.