Katie Stockton

Fairlead Strategies LLC is an independent research provider that was established in April 2018. The private company, based in Stamford, CT, helps investors manage risk and discover opportunities through technical analysis. The company is known for delivering research that is clear, concise, and actionable, and seek to understand their clients' needs to be additive to their investment process. The company offers tools that facilitate tactical market timing and positioning, and they believe that market savvy comes from an understanding of investor psychology. The company provides research that is intended to ensure a disciplined approach from their dedication to studying the markets. The company now offers the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), managed by Katherine Townshend Stockton, a dynamic replacement for the old buy-and-hold strategy, driven by Fairlead's technical methodology. Led by CEO Katherine Townshend Stockton, the team employs a systematic approach to technical analysis focused on identifying important trends and support and resistance levels.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

MKM Partners LLC (MKM) is a premier institutional equity trading, sales, and research firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Thomas G. Messina in 2002. They were acquired in 2023 by ROTH Capital Partners LLC, a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings LLC. MKM provides timely, insightful, and actionable proprietary research to hedge funds, mutual funds, family offices, endowments, corporates, private equity, pension plans, RIAs, etc. The firm combines high-impact fundamental analysis with macroeconomics, technical insights, derivatives strategies, event-driven commentary, alternative research, and first-rate execution. They take a client-centric approach to the trading desk and utilize both a top-down and bottom-up approach.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Ulysses Management LLC (Ulysses) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Joshua Nash in 1997 and is principally owned by Joshua Nash LLC. Ulysses provides investment management services to private investment funds and to a separately managed account.