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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Johnson & Higgins is a reinsurance broker. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Johnson & Higgins was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. on March 27, 1997 for $1,800 million.

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include investment, real estate, investment banking, consulting and insurance services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Deutsche Bank AG provides financial and banking services. It also offers commercial and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

eMeta Corp. provides software solutions. Its clients include CBS International, Celera, Edmunds, Gametap, iVillage, Knight Ridder, ProQuest, and Vodco. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York. NY.

FalconBridge Capital Markets LLC provides investment banking services. It offers private capital markets, corporate advisory, lender and investor services, portfolio sakes and acquisitions. The company was founded by Bennett Cole in 2005 and is located in Charlotte, NC.

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.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Founded in 1988, Ferrell Capital Management is an investment advisory firm specifically created to incorporate the principles of market risk management into the portfolio management process. They are based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Parker Global Strategies LLC (PGS) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Virginia “Ginny” Parker in 1995. PGS acts as a manager of managers for mandates that involve Foreign Exchange (FX), CTA, Macro and Energy. The firm has also built a suite of investable manager indices for FX, CTA, Macro and tail risk strategies.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). The firm was founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments manages separate accounts for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. provides educational and scientific computing services. It offers journals & magazines, conferences, workshops, electronic forums, and online books & courses. The company has office in China. Association for Computing Machinery was founded on September 15, 1947 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Global Association of Risk Professionals is an organization that provides risk management solutions. The non-profit company is based in Jersey City, NJ. The company was founded by Marc Lore, Lev Borodovsky.

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario engages in the provision of accounting education. It offers certification, continued trainings, and professional development. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Capgemini America, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers outsourcing, consulting, and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cognitive Finance, Inc. provides finance services. It provides bespoke, dynamic programs for the financial and investment services industry. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

FX Bridge Technologies Corp. develops foreign exchange trading software solutions to brokers and banks worldwide. The firm provides innovative spot, options, and contract for differences (CFD) trading platforms, as well as liquidity and prime broker credit solutions to leading FX brokers and banks. Its flagship ProTrader Plus platform supports all these functions within a single customer account, enabling cross-margining credit efficiencies as well as a comprehensive array of trading and risk management strategies. The company was founded by Joseph Cunningham in 1999 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.

SCM Hunt Valley Investors LLC provides real estate services. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.