Amber Partners (USA), Inc.
Amber Partners is the market-leading independent operational risk certification firm to the hedge fund industry. Amber conducts comprehensive due diligence, providing certification to funds that meet a benchmark of operational quality. Amber certified funds have a commitment to operational best practice and have responded to investor requirements for greater operational transparency.
Australian Securities Exchange
As one of the world’s top-10 listed exchange groups, the ASX Group was created through the merger of Australian Stock Exchange and Sydney Futures Exchange and operates under the brand Australian Securities Exchange. Visit www.asx.com.au
CBOE Futures Exchange
The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE. CFE employs a fully electronic, open-access model with a focus on volatility-based futures contracts. The exchange’s flagship contract, VIX futures, has received numerous awards and accolades including the Most Innovative Index Derivative at the 2004 Super Bowl of Indexing.
Citadel 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.
Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. Credit Suisse’s businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, financial advisory services, investment research, venture capital, correspondent brokerage services and asset management. Credit Suisse’s operates in 69 locations in 34 countries across five continents. The Firm is a business unit of the Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company.
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
With the largest community of users for post trade processing in the market, over 1050 global dealers and buy-side firm increase efficiency and reduce operational risk by matching and confirming their OTC credit, interest rates and equity derivatives transactions on DTCC Deriv/SERV’s platform. Its Trade Information Warehouse is the market’s first and only comprehensive trade database and centralized electronic infrastructure for servicing OTC derivatives contracts over their lifecycles, from confirmation through to final settlement.
Eurex / U.S. Exchange Holdings Inc.
Eurex, the international 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 seven million contracts, Eurex is the market place of choice for the derivatives community. Visit us at www.eurexchange.com.
FundCount, LLC
FundCount, LLC provides complete back-office accounting solutions for alternative investments. The fully integrated software solution handles: partnership accounting, portfolio management, double entry G/L accounting, and powerful reporting including IRS tax form generation. With a streamlined user interface, FundCount makes complex accounting easy.
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 or www.futuresindustry.org for more information.
FXALL
FXall is the leading provider of automated trading and workflow solutions for FX and treasury, offering trade execution, workflow tools, control and compliance and straight-through processing. By combining streamlined workflow, competitive prices and a complete audit trail, FXall delivers improved control and cost savings at every stage of the deal lifecycle. It also provides customers with the ability to meet best practice guidelines prescribed by regulatory bodies. For more information visit www.fxall.com and www.accelortrading.com
FXMarketSpace Limited
FXMarketSpace is the first centrally-cleared, global, over the counter foreign exchange (FX) marketplace. The platform utilises CME’s central counterparty model and clearing function, with access via Reuters premium desktop services and CME’s API. The result is a platform that’s uniquely positioned to reduce risk, provide deep liquidity, support anonymity and price discovery, while cutting costs and increasing efficiencies for inter-dealer and institutional FX transactions.
GlobeTax Services, Inc.
Hedge funds can achieve up to 50 basis points in improved portfolio performance by contracting with GlobeTax for recovery of excess foreign taxes withheld. Serving hedge funds since 1995, GlobeTax has strategic alliances with all major prime brokers and works exclusively on contingency. No up-front fees – no risk, no downside! The upside: Enhanced returns!
Horizon Cash Management LLC
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 $ 3 billion for over 45 clients worldwide.
Integral Development Corporation
Integral develops and operates FX Grid, a global open electronic FX network which connects active market participants with all major sources of FX liquidity. Together with FX Inside, its real-time aggregated trading system, Integral’s products represent the leading edge of direct market access and algorithmic trading in the foreign exchange markets.
IntercontinentalExchange® (ICE)
IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates global derivatives markets. ICE’s futures, options and OTC markets offer contracts based on crude oil and refined products, natural gas, power, emissions, canola, cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice and sugar, in addition to currency pairs, the U.S. Dollar index and Russell index futures and options. www.theice.com.
Lava Trading
Headquartered in New York City, with locations in California, Connecticut and the United Kingdom, Lava Trading is an innovative technology firm that develops high-performance trading solutions for the financial services industry. Lava products are created as true ASP solutions built to withstand maximum volumes in the most volatile conditions. As a cost effective and neutral provider, Lava's OTC, Listed and Foreign Exchange solutions are used by leading broker/dealers, including most of the top U.S. investment banks, as well as market makers, hedge funds and institutional investors. With its patented technology and capital markets expertise, Lava creates value-added trading solutions that combine speed, intelligence and reliability. Lava is a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and member NASD/SIPC. For more information, visit www.lavafx.com.
MexDer
MexDer is the Mexican Derivatives Exchange that offers futures and options contracts; it has: omnibus accounts, no withholding tax scheme for foreigners, and fix-remote access. Combining technology, liquidity and strength, MexDer offers The Leading Marketplace for trading derivatives on Mexican benchmarks and one of the best alternatives of derivatives exchanges worldwide.
Newedge
Newedge offers a full range of clearing and execution services covering options and futures contracts for financial products and commodities, as well as for money market instruments, bonds, FX, equities, and commodities on OTC markets. Newedge provides a range of value added services, including prime brokerage, asset financing, an electronic platform for trading and order routing, cross margining, and the centralized reporting of client portfolios. Newedge gives its institutional clients access to over 70 markets and has a presence in 25 major global financial centers.
New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
NYMEX is the world’s leading energy and metals 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.
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. For more information about RBS Greenwich Capital, visit www.rbsgc.com.
Rothstein Kass
Rothstein Kass’ Financial Services Group provides services for alternative investments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. Start-ups and established entities benefit from our specialized and expert staff that is dedicated to this industry. Rothstein Kass is consistently ranked as a top accounting firm service provider for hedge funds by Alpha magazine.
Smarsh, Inc.
Smarsh is the financial industry leader in message-archiving, surveillance and storage solutions. Featuring a fully-customizable suite of products, we offer compliance solutions that fit the needs, budgets and technological infrastructure of any firm, big or small. Our success is attributed to our superior proprietary technology, the commitment to staying ahead of the evolving regulatory environment and our unrivaled customer support and service.
Tethys Technology
Tethys Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of Execution Management, Algorithmic Trading and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) solutions. Our EMS solution, Execta™, facilitates strategy simulation, optimal trade execution, trade opportunity detection and risk management. Execta™ supports trading of global equities, futures, options and FX. Tethys’ clients include long only investment managers, CTA’s, hedge funds, and broker dealers. Our TCA offering, TotalTCA™ offers comprehensive pre-trade, real-time and post-trade analysis.
Trade the News
Trade The News (TTN) is the financial professional's source for real-time breaking news and analysis in both audio & text formats. On-air broadcasters and editors are professional analysts, CFA Charter Holders, and former portfolio managers who report and analyze free of conflict, quota, or bias. Their experience, coupled with a network of over 350 sources, street contacts and field reporters, not only delivers news as it happens BUT ALSO analysis, comparisons, and market wisdom instantly 24hrs a day. Trade The News' main products include: Global 24hr equity & credit/FOREX analyst squawks, streaming headlines, "Ask The Desk" on-demand research and email alerts.
Trading Technologies International, Inc.
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.
U.S. Futures Exchange
U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) is a Chicago-based, electronic exchange dedicated to providing a wide range of futures products to retail and institutional investors alike, with an emphasis on creating and cultivating innovative products that will expand the breadth, scope and vitality of the derivatives market. Current products include Spot Equivalent FX futures, equity index futures on Morningstar Inc. Style Box™ indexes and International Security Exchange (ISE) Sector Indexes. In 2008, USFE will launch single asset binary options and futures on India’s leading equity index, the Bombay Stock Exchange SENSEX. USFE’s global trading platform is provided by Deutsche Boerse Systems and utilizes the same technology as the Eurex platform.
