Jacques H. Kavafian

Orion Securities, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Montréal and Chicago. The firm provides research, trade execution, underwriting and advisory services. Orion's research team focuses on mining, energy, healthcare, biotechnology, technology and diversified industries. They focus primarily on Canadian-based stocks

Founded in 1989, Research Capital Corp. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Vancouver. The firm focuses on small- to mid-cap growth companies and growth investors. They provide services to private clients, institutional investors and corporations. Their research coverage ranges from technology to natural resources. Research Capital Corp is a member of the CIPF.

Founded in 1993, Octagon Capital Corp. is a full-service broker/dealer located in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Vancouver. The firm provides services to institutional investors, issuing companies and retail clients. Octagon Capital provides research, investment banking, institutional sales and trading and private client group services. Their research focuses on, but is not limited to, the mining and energy sectors

Toll Cross Securities, Inc. (TCS) is a full-service investment brokerage firm located in Toronto. They are a subsidiary of Toll Cross Investments, Inc. TCS focuses on the needs of small and mid-cap companies. The firm specializes in equity research, institutional equity sales and trading and investment banking services. Their research department integrates both quantitative and qualitative measures to provide institutional and private investors with investment risk assessments. TCS focuses on early-stage exploration, development-stage projects and producing operations in the following sectors: uranium, nickel/copper/platinum, gold, diamonds group elements and minor metals such as molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium. They also seek companies that offer unique products, exposure to niche markets and geographical diversity. Such companies are usually under-covered and are entering phases with high growth potential. In these special situations, TCS targets companies in medical devices, health foods, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications.