David Kalita

Founded in 2008 by Christian Hauff and Robert Almgren, Quantitative Brokers LLC is a fixed-income algorithmic executing broker located in New York City. The firm is a fully-independent, Commodity Futures Trading Commission-registered (CFTC), agency-only broker that specializes in optimal order placement in U.S. interest rate futures. Quantitative Brokers' objective is to minimize market impact (or slippage) on CME Eurodollar and Treasury futures orders, including outright, spread & and butterfly transactions through algorithmic execution. The firm is a member of the National Futures Association. Quantitative Brokers clients include CTAs, hedge funds, and bank trading desks.

Bridgewater Associates LP (Bridgewater) is a registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Ray Dalio in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Bridgewater Associates Intermediate Holdings LP, which is owned by Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Inc. Bridgewater provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and single investor funds, and managed account clients.