Don Byron

The Options Clearing Corp. provides equity derivatives clearing services. It provides central counterparty clearing and settlement services to stock exchanges and trading platforms for options, financial futures, security futures and securities lending transactions. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

National Futures Association is a self-regulatory organization for the derivatives industry. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's focus is on providing innovative and effective regulatory programs. The company was founded by Leonid Adolfovich Melamed.

MF Global Holdings Ltd. provides execution and clearing services for exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative products. It offers customized solutions in global cash and derivatives markets. The firm also provides research and market commentary to help clients make trading decisions, as well as providing client financing and securities lending services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Tactical Diversified Futures Fund LP engages in the speculative trading of commodities. The company was founded on December 3, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. provides clearance, settlement and information services. The firm offers institutional trade processing, clearing, settlement and asset, wealth management, repository and derivatives and data services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rosenthal Collins Group LLC engages in the provision of futures execution and securities brokerage services. Its services include clearing, trade execution, risk management, introducing brokerage, institutional foreign exchange, RCG structured products, account management, market commentary, and managed future. The company was founded by Leslie Rosenthal and J. Robert Collins in 1923 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission engages in protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation related to the sale of commodity and financial futures, and options market. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

Managed Funds Association provides support services for the hedge funds industry. It operates as an association for investment professionals in futures, hedge funds, commodity pool operators, and other alternative investments. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

South Street Securities Holdings, Inc. provides US treasury and agency repo financing to agency REITs, asset managers, banks, broker dealers and other capital market participants. It also provides other servicing, collateral management, technology, and administrative services for banks, broker dealers and other capital market participants. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. is a global organization with over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and United Kingdom. The members include a diverse range of derivatives market participants, such as corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. The organization also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1985 by Patrick de Saint-Aignan, Thomas W. Jasper. Scott D. O'Malia has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Patomak Global Partners LLC provides strategic advice, compliance consulting and litigation and enforcement services. Its services include strategic regulatory advice, risk management and compliance and enforcement and litigation support. The firm’s clients include broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and funds, institutional investors, commercial banks and insurance companies, asset managers, private equity firms, hedge funds, publicly-traded companies, trade associations, and other business organizations. The company was founded by Paul Stewart Atkins in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of State Street Corp., Swapex LLC is a company that provides electronic trading platform services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP provides legal services. Its client roster includes institutional, entrepreneurial and individual clients, including public and private companies, investment banks, hedge and private equity funds, domestic money centers and foreign commercial banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private investment partnerships, venture capitalists and pension funds. The firm expertise in domestic and cross-border acquisitions to high-stakes litigations, multilayered financings, high-profile real estate deals, debt restructurings, and estate and trust administration. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Charter Campbell LP engages in speculative trading of futures contracts, options on futures and forward contracts, and forward contracts on physical commodities and other commodity interests. Its trading services include foreign currencies, financial instruments, metals, energy, and agricultural products. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, 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.

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.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP provides legal services. The firm's practice areas encompasses corporate, executive compensation and benefits, international business, litigation, pro bono, tax, and trusts and estates. Its lawyers and associates' training focus on addressing and handling clients' legal issues, business transaction, and disputes. The company was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Charter WNT LP engages in the speculative trading of futures contracts, options on futures and forward contracts. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Futures, Inc. is a company that offers security brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Greater Chicago Food Depository operates as a nonprofit food distribution and food center providing food for hungry people. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to adults and children in Cook County every year. The Food Depository's programs and services for children, older adults and the unemployed and underemployed address the root causes of hunger. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Orion Futures Fund LP operates as a private Equity Fund. It engages, directly and indirectly, in the speculative trading of a portfolio. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical LP is a private equity fund. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Ceres Managed Futures LLC is a company that provides investment advisory and management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Global Diversified Futures Fund LP provides private equity fund. It engages in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests, including futures, option, swap, and forward contracts. The company was founded in June, 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LCH Group Holdings Ltd. is an investment company, which engages in the provision of rates and multi-asset clearing house solutions. Its services include clearing and post trade services. The company was founded on April 24, 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ravinia Festival Association provides professional music shows. Its programs include reach programs, teach programs, instrument game, and program for jazz. The company was founded in 1904 and is located in Highland Park, IL.