Steven Dean Swanson

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC provides securities listing, trading and information products and services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Automated Trading Desk LLC develops systems and software for automated trading. The company was founded by David K. Whitcomb and Steven Dean Swanson in 1988 and is headquartered in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Part of Bank of South Carolina Corp., The Bank of South Carolina is a state chartered commercial bank. The private company is based in Charleston, SC. Fleetwood S. Hassell has been the CEO of the company since 1986.

Charleston Angel Partners LLC provides investment management services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

BATS Global Markets, Inc. operates as a global stock exchange operator. It offers trading between United States equities, options, European equities, and foreign exchange. The company was founded by Joseph P. Ratterman in June 2005 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Eladian Partners is a global multi-asset class trading firm built on cutting edge technology combined with sophisticated quantitative trading strategies. The company is dedicated to continually setting and meeting the highest standards, so much so that its name, based in Latin roots, means to transform with expertise. With offices in New York, London and South Carolina, its entrepreneurial culture is driven by a combination of three key areas: technology, quantitative research and trading. Founded by Managing Partners Peter Kent and Steve Swanson, they are led with consummate industry expertise. With a combined experience of over fifty years in financial services, Peter and Steve are pioneers in electronic trading. The backbone of its organization, quantitative research is responsible for the alpha generation that drives the trading decisions it make. Eladian Partners researchers are involved in applying advanced mathematical and statistical methods to large sets of data to develop innovative trading strategies. Working closely with quantitative researchers, traders are actively involved in identifying, testing, and ultimately managing automated trading strategies across global markets. Their traders are at the forefront of the evolving marketplace, often helping to define that evolution.