Ian Christopher Burdette

Academy Securities, Inc. is a military veteran and disabled veteran owned and operated investment bank and broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2009 by former US Naval Officer Chance Mims. It specializes in Equity & Debt Capital Markets, Public Finance, Investment Banking, and Institutional Agency Trading: Equity and Fixed Income. Academy Securities offers research sales and sales trading agency execution services to institutional clients including corporations, mutual funds, hedge funds, endowments, foundations, state agencies, registered investment advisors and pension funds. They maintain equity & fixed income trading desks in New York, Chicago, San Diego, and Chapel Hill.

Tribal Capital Markets LLC provides services that aim to exceed expectations. The private company is based in the United States and was founded in 1995. The CEOs are David Gerald Mangone and Jerry Waldron. As the largest American Indian Tribally (AIT) owned full-service broker-dealer, Tribal Capital Markets offers a range of financial services.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Federal Home Loan Bank System provides funds to financial institutions for home mortgage and small business. It offers member with reliable source of funding for housing finance, community lending and asset-liability management as well as liquidity for members’ short-term needs. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.