Debbie Baratz

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.

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

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

Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. operates as a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). It offers hard red spring wheat futures and options, agricultural index futures and options, and spikes futures. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC engages in securities clearing. It offers clearing, asset, specialized clearing, and banking services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago,IL.

ALTR Solutions, Inc. provides an automated data access control and security solution that allows users to govern and protect sensitive data wherever it lives. The company is based in West Lake Hills, TX and was founded by Scott Goldfarb, Christopher Struttmann, Rich Newman, Gordon Martin, Ian Savage, Pete Martin, and James Beecham. The company's SaaS platform offers automatic data access controls and policy enforcement, and data security with patented rate-limiting and tokenization-as-a-service. ALTR Solutions supports HIPAA compliance and has achieved PCI DSS Level 1 and SOC 2 Type II certification. The company offers a no-code solution and automated policy enforcement to save time on manual tasks so users can focus on delivering data value. James Beecham has been the CEO since incorporation.

Futures Industry Association operates an international swaps and derivatives association. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Walt Lukken has been the CEO of the American company since 2012.

Founded in 1996, Timber Hill LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm provides trade clearing and trade settlement services. Their products include equity and index options

OneChicago LLC engages in providing electronic exchange services. It focuses on futures on individual stocks, narrow-based indexes, and ETFs. The firm offers single stock futures exchange services to invest and trade equity products for traders, brokers, and investors. It also provides market data, including quotes, list of market data vendors, market data vendor fees and licensing and various products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Zipwhip, Inc. provides text messaging platform for existing landline, voice over internet protocol, or toll free phone number to help businesses connect with customers. The firm serves insurance, staffing, medical, radio, finance, dealerships, veterinary, legal, sports, and fitness industries. The company was founded by Anthony Riemma, Michael Smyers, John Lauer, and John Larson in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. is a company that manufactures instruments used in genetic diagnostics testing. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company was founded by Jon Faiz Kayyem. Clinical Micro Sensors was acquired by Osmetech Ltd. from Motorola, Inc. on August 10, 2005 for $2.45 million.

Zen Investments LLC (Zen Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ronin Capital LLC is a registered brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 2001. They have additional offices in Hong Kong and England. Ronin Capital provides brokerage services and trades in over 20 countries, in different product class including: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, options, forwards and futures.

NEX Group Holdings Ltd. operates as treasury vehicle with interests in brokerage and financial services software. The company was founded on September 10, 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of CME Group, Inc., CME Group International Market Data Ltd. is a British company that provides marketing consulting services. The company is based in London, UK.

Elysian Systems Ltd. engages in information technology consultancy services. The company was founded on June 22, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

World Federation of Exchanges operate as a global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. The company was founded in October 1961 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Iowa Grain Co. provides commodity brokerage services. The firm operates as full service clearing firm with an online futures and options order entry system and online market research products. It offers its services mainly to grain elevators, crushers, cattle feeders, local floor traders, introducing brokers and other industry professionals. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq PHLX LLC is a financial services company based in New York, NY. The company offers a range of trading products, including equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded funds. It also provides market data, technical documentation, and regulatory information. Tal Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. provides markets for the trading and clearing of crude and heating oil, gasoline, natural gas, and electricity. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.