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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.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Channel Capital Group LLC is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Thomas Blum.

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.

MadisonGrey, the new standard in investment administration and financial operations management. For a wide range of institutional portfolios and funds, the firm offers more timely and accurate accounting, record keeping and reconciliation services utilizing a highly innovative technology platform. The fund managers, investment advisors and institutional investors it serves appreciate the fact that it brings real-life investment management experience to the job. For even the most complex investment types, the company offers complete back-office administration, three-way reconciliation, institutional investor services, and outsourced operations management.

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

Founded in 2003, Gar Wood Securities LLC is a full-service, institutional broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with branch offices in New York City, Atlanta, Dallas, Mobile, Milwaukee and Vancouver, Washington. The firm has expertise in prime brokerage, trading and investment banking. Gar Wood Securities trades solely on an agency basis and provides clients with direct market access to all major global markets and ECNs covering equities, options and futures. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

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.

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.

Founded in 2005, Copell Financial LLC is an independent research firm located in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey with an additional office in New York City. The firm seeks to identify industries that are undergoing a change in dynamics. They look for events and catalysts that affect the fundamentals and the strategic reasons to buy or sell within a certain industry.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.