Gerard M. Visci

Founded in 2002 by Ben Chinea, James Craig and Ben Pfeffer, Direct Access Partners LLC a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a member of NYSE Euronext, FINRA and the SIPC. Direct Access Partners provides complete anonymity and non-conflicting multi-asset class agency execution sales and trading, a state of the art electronic trading platform, NYSE direct access, soft dollar services, compliance services, prime brokerage, global prime services, independent research and introductions to their alliances with capital raising services. Their clients include U.S. and international hedge funds, mutual funds, insurance companies and government agencies. The firm does not engage in proprietary trading, market making activities or investment banking.

Second Street Securities, Inc. provides research, brokerage, and trading services to institutional investors, hedge funds, and registered investment advisors. The company was founded by Gerard M. Visci in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.