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Managed Funds Association Forum 2008
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PRIME SPONSORS

Advantage Futures
Aviva Capital Management
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Navigant Consulting, Inc.

O'Connor Davies Financial Services, LLC
Rothstein Kass
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC

 
 
Forum 2008 Exhibitors

Advantage Futures
Advantage Futures is a premier futures brokerage firm for professional, institutional, and active individual traders with best-in-class clearing and execution services provided with high-quality client service and technologically efficient solutions. Advantage Futures has processed over one billion contracts since its inception in June 2003.
www.advantagefutures.com

AlphaMetrix, LLC
AlphaMetrix is an innovative financial services company which specializes in the operation of a real-time electronic managed account platform, through which investors have direct access to top tier niche trading managers, with the added benefits of live transparency, real-time risk monitoring, notional funding, limited liability, extensive research and due diligence, and preferred liquidity terms.

BM&F BOVESPA SA
BM&F BOVESPA SA – Stock, Mercantile and Futures Exchange is the world’s third largest exchange measured by market value. It is also the leading stock and derivatives exchange in Latin America, sharing approximately 80% of the equities’ average daily trading volume and more than USD67 billion of the futures market’s ADTV.

Caledonian Fund Services (USA), LLC
Caledonian Global Fund Services is a leading provider of specialized administration services to the alternative investment industry. We offer a fully outsourced front to back office solution to alternative investment managers, hedge funds and fund of funds. Our suite of services includes back office accounting, investor reporting (including AML), and tax advisory and reporting services. Our dedicated integration team assists with new launches, conversions, file transfer protocols and implementing our outsourced technology solutions.

CME Group
CME Group is an entity formed by the merger of CME and CBOT. We bring more than 250 years of expertise to the global marketplace, and are the largest and most diverse exchange in the world. CME Group provides innovative products that cover all major asset classes and technologies to manage risk more effectively.

DTCC Deriv/SERV, LLC
DTCC, through its subsidiaries, provides clearance, settlement and information services for equities, corporate and municipal bonds, government and mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments and over-the-counter derivatives, and is a leading processor of mutual funds and insurance transactions. DTCC’s depository provides custody and asset servicing for more than 2.5 million securities issues. In 2007, DTCC settled more than $1.8 quadrillion in securities transactions. DTCC’s Deriv/SERV LLC subsidiary provides automated matching and confirmation for OTC derivatives contracts and in 2007 processed more than 5.8 million transactions.

Elysium Technology Group
A group of former O'Connor & Associates technologists, guided by experienced leaders from the alternative asset management space, have teamed up to create the next generation of truly real-time risk management and processing platform. Web-based MPTracker is a private, customized enterprise solution which acts as the singular platform necessary to operate your investment management company in today’s dynamic environment.

Eurex
Eurex, the international derivatives, futures and options exchange, offers global electronic access to a broad range of highly liquid international benchmark derivatives. With market participants connected worldwide and an average daily trading volume of more than 7.5 million contracts, Eurex is the market place of choice for the derivatives community.

Flex Trade Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1996, FlexTrade Systems, Inc., is the industry pioneer and global leader in broker-neutral algorithmic trading platforms and execution systems for equities, foreign exchange and listed derivatives. www.flextrade.com

Futures Industry Association
FIA is the only association representative of all organizations that have an interest in the futures market. FIA has more than 200 corporate members. Regular Members are FCMs, responsible for more than 80% of the customer business transacted on U.S. futures exchanges. Associate Members include international exchanges, banks, legal and accounting firms, IBs, CTAs, CPOs and other market users, and information and equipment providers headquartered in the U.S. and abroad. Visit FIA’s booth for more information. www.futuresindustry.org

GlobeTax
GlobeTax, serving hedge funds since 1995, has strategic alliances with all major prime brokers and works exclusively on contingency. Hedge funds can achieve upwards of 50 basis points in improved portfolio performance by contracting with GlobeTax for recovery of excess foreign taxes withheld. No up-front fees – no risk, no downside! The upside: Enhanced returns!

HedgeOp Compliance, LLC
Founded in 2001, HedgeOp Compliance, LLC focuses exclusively on helping hedge fund and fund of hedge fund managers meet their compliance and operational challenges. HedgeOp has developed a successful business based on its proactive approach to servicing clients and proven reputation. Our clients range from start-up hedge funds to large firms with well-established track records.

Horizon Cash Management
Since 1991, Horizon has been the leading purveyor of cash management solutions to the managed futures industry. Horizon creates and manages customized, short-term fixed income portfolios for clients, while offering liquidity management expertise to help them achieve the highest level of capital efficiency. Currently, Horizon manages approximately $2.5 billion for over 40 clients worldwide.

InterconinentalExchange (ICE)
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates global futures exchanges and electronic over-the-counter markets. ICE’s electronic markets are delivered on the ICE platform, and include futures based on crude oil and emissions, agricultural commodities and 40 currency pair contracts. ICE is the exclusive home to the U.S. Dollar Index® and U.S. Russell Index futures. ICE’s global platform brings participants in 55 countries together with benchmark contracts and high-speed trading technology in one marketplace. Visit: www.theice.com.

Irish Stock Exchange
The Irish Stock Exchange is the leading European specialist exchange business and the most agile market operator for, and in partnership with, Irish and international capital market participants. The ISE specialises in the listing of hedge funds and offers an efficient and cost effective service to funds from all major domiciles.

Montreal Exchange
The Montréal Exchange (MX), the Canadian derivatives exchange, has created a well-structured market that has as its central features transparency, efficiency and performance. It provides investors with currency, equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The MX also offers clearing services through the CDCC and e-learning services.

Newedge
Newedge, the joint venture bringing together Calyon Financial and Fimat, is a major force in global multi-asset brokerage with a world-leading position in the execution and clearing of listed derivative products. Newedge offers access to more than 70 markets and has a presence in 25 locations across 17 countries. www.newedgegroup.com.

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
NYMEX is the world’s leading physical commodity futures marketplace, providing global benchmark prices and comprehensive risk management instruments for hedging in both physical and cash settled markets. All Exchange products are available virtually 24 hours a day on the CME Globex® electronic platform, with its physically delivered contracts also available via open outcry.

O’Connor Davies Basiz Fund Services
O’Connor Davies Financial Services (ODFS) assists Alternative Investment clients in using sound practices to gain competitive advantage. Our highly experienced consultants provide risk management, due diligence and compliance services. Our unique approach leverages your existing strengths to meet investor demands for greater transparency, attract new capital, and grow the enterprise value of your firm.

OneChicago
OneChicago is the all-electronic exchange for trading Single Stock Futures (SSFs) in the United States. SSFs are an agreement to purchase or sell an underlying security at a designated date in the future. SSFs offer very attractive financing rates and are cleared through the AAA rated Options Clearing Corporation.

Patsystems
Patsystems provides industry-leading technology to leading banks, trading houses, hedge funds and derivatives professionals around the globe. Patsystems key business areas include risk management solutions and electronic trading platforms, including Patsystems Pro-Mark. Connecting to over 50 global markets, Pro-Mark is the most advanced application available to the professional sector. www.patsystems.com

Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
Prosper is America’s largest peer-to-peer lending marketplace, and was created to make consumer lending more financially and socially rewarding. With over 725,000 members, Prosper brings together borrowers with people and institutions that have money to lend. Over $150 million in loans have been originated through Prosper since 2006. Prosper was co-founded by Chris Larsen, co-founder of E-LOAN. www.prosper.com

RBS Greenwich Capital
RBS Greenwich Capital, the U.S. capital markets arm of RBS Global Banking & Markets, is a leading institutional fixed income firm providing the full range of banking and debt capital markets services to major corporations and financial institutions. Established in 1981, the firm is a perennial industry-leader in the U.S. treasury, agency and mortgage backed securities markets, and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing. It also has a significant presence in the U.S. credit, foreign exchange and derivatives markets, and has a longstanding reputation in providing high quality futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients. www.rbsgc.com


Rothstein Kass
Rothstein Kass is a premier financial services firm, recognized nationally as a top service provider to the alternative investment industry. Rothstein Kass provides traditional audit and tax services, strategic business consulting, insurance and risk management consulting, along with executive search and family office services.

Trading Technologies
Trading Technologies (TT) provides hedge fund traders with superior trading screen technology, autotrading tools, execution results and risk mitigation. Trade the world’s derivatives exchanges through X_TRADER® and TT’s high-performance gateways. Or access open APIs to create custom tools for black box and program trading, synthetic order routing, signal based trading and more.

 

SPONSORS | Abraham Trading Company | Advantage Futures | AlphaMetrix,LLC | Alston & Bird LLP | Arthur Bell, Certified Public Accountants | Aviva Capital Management | Bode & Associates, Inc. | Campbell & Company, Inc. | Chesapeake Capital Corporation | Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc. | CME Group | DLA Piper | DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC | Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. | Eurex | Fortis Clearing Americas, LLC | IntercontinentalExchange | John W. Henry & Company, Inc. | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | MF Global | Navigant Consulting, Inc. | Newedge | New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. | O'Connor Davies Financial Services, LLC | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Rabar Market Research | Ropes & Gray LLP | Rothstein Kass | R.J. O'Brien | Sidley Austin LLP | Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP | SSARIS Advisors, LLC | Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC | Welton Investment Corporation | Winston & Strawn LLP
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