Paul Peltekian

Cirrus Research LLC is an independent investment strategy research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Satya Pradhuman in 2007. They provide small-to-mid cap equities research insights. Their clientele includes active portfolio managers, fundamental and quantitative managers, research analysts, strategists, asset allocators, and risk managers at some of the largest global institutions. The firm’s approach is idea driven, supported by quantitative discipline.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Ltd. provides investment banking and financial services It also offers commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity services. The company was founded on April 28, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

GFI Group, Inc. engages in the provision of wholesale market brokerage services. It offers electronic market for forex, credit, interest rate, energy, and commodity instruments. The company was founded by Michael Gooch in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Located in Boston, Tradition Equities is the equity research department of Tradition (North America), Inc., a fully diversified inter-dealer broker in US capital markets, Canadian markets, Mexican markets and foreign exchange. Tradition (North America), Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss-based Compagnie Financière Tradition, a global leader in the brokerage of financial and commodity-related products. Tradition Equities looks for a arbitrage opportunities between equities and credit default swaps (CDS).