John Waris

The Options Industry Council operates as equity derivatives clearing organization. It provides education to investors about the benefits and risks of using exchange-listed options to gain market exposure, generated income and as risk management solutions. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission engages in protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation related to the sale of commodity and financial futures, and options market. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Nasdaq ISE LLC operates equity and trading options exchange. It transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. It provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. The company was founded by David Krell in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. provides clearance, settlement and information services. The firm offers institutional trade processing, clearing, settlement and asset, wealth management, repository and derivatives and data services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

NASD Regulation, Inc. provides financial regulatory services and performs the regulatory functions of NASD. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Schwab Charles & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment products and services to retirement and other benefit participants. It offers trading, banking, small business solutions, investment tools and research. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Teaching Matters, Inc. is a non-profit professional development organization based in New York, NY. The private company's vision is to ensure that every child has equitable access to great teaching.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP provides legal services. It specializes in trial, appellate, securities, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

tZERO Group, Inc. develops financial technology based on blockchain solution. It offers crypto application, digital securities, and tokenization. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stonewall Sports Charlotte, Inc. is based in Charlotte, NC and was founded in 2014. Stonewall Sports Charlotte, Inc. is a company that operates as a volleyball indoor league.

Bakkt Opco Holdings LLC provides software solutions. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., ICE Futures Holdco No. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2007. 1 Ltd. is an investment holding British company.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd. is a British company that administers benchmarks and owns the registered trademark of ICE Dollar Inflation Expectations Index Family Methodology. The company is based in London, UK and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for administering a benchmark. ICE Benchmark Administration also owns the registered trademarks of LIBOR and ICE Benchmark Administration.

ICE Futures Europe operates as a investment exchange. It is supervised by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). U.S.-linked contracts, including WTI crude oil, are subject to further oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. provides mortgage services. It owns and operates the MERS System, a national electronic registry system that tracks the changes in servicing rights and beneficial ownership interests in mortgage loans that are registered on the system. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

The Hull Group provides corporate and personal insurance products and services. It offers corporate, professional, executive, and cyber risk, commercial insurance, group benefits, corporate life, asset management and financial planning services. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Strategic Investments Ltd. provides financial intermediation services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2000.

LCH Ltd. develops and operates a clearing platform for interest rate swaps. The firm offers SwapClear, a platform that provides clearing services to the over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps. It also provides risk management capabilities across a range of asset classes, including OTC and listed interest rates, fixed income, foreign exchange, credit default swap (CDS), equities, and commodities. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Akuna Capital LLC is a trading firm that specializes in options market making using its proprietary technology. The private company is based in Chicago, IL, and the CEO of the company is Andrej Bolkovic. The company has expanded to employ over 450 people and has offices in multiple locations. Akuna Capital trades across all major asset classes on various venues worldwide and has been trading cryptocurrency since 2017. Additionally, the company has been an active venture capital investor since 2018, leading the pre-series A round into BlockFi and making many investments across various industries.

Akuna Securities LLC (Akuna) is an independent registered proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and provides liquidity as an options market-maker. They have a strong focus on cutting-edge technology, data driven decisions and automation. Akuna designs and implements their own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. The firm has no clients or external investors, they trade only with the company’s capital.

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.

NYSE Group, Inc. operates multiple securities stock exchange. It through its subsidiaries operates multiple securities market centers, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange and the Pacific Exchange). It provides securities listings, market information products and services. It offers a range of investment vehicles and order execution services. It operate as electronic platform used to trade securities and security-related financial instruments. It is headquartered in New York, NY.