Aaron Vandeford

Founded in 1987 by Steven Wishnia and Paul Berz, Highland Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was formerly known as formerly Highland Capital Management Corp. and as First Tennessee Investment Management, Inc. Until 2011, they were a subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN), the holding company for First Tennessee Bank NA. First Horizon sold Highland Capital Management to Steve Wishnia in 2011. In 2013, the firm was acquired by Argent Financial Group Inc. Highland Capital Management firm specializes in managing domestic equity and fixed-income portfolios for individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans and endowments.

Foothills Resources, Inc. engages in the provision of oil and gas exploration activities. It owns, operates, and produces oil and gas assets. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Sunnymeath Partners LLC operates as an investment holding company. The firm invests in securities such as blank check and development stage companies. Sunnymeath Partners LLC was founded in January 2006 and is headquartered in Redbank, NJ.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is wholly-owned by Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO, NYSE: BMO), a Canadian chartered bank. BMOCMC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to institutional clients only.

United States Commodity Funds Trust I is a Delaware statutory trust, which is managed and controlled by United States Commodity Funds LLC. The company is currently organized into multiple series, each of which intends to issue common units in such fund. The United States Sugar Fund, is a series of the Trust and is a commodity pool that will issue units representing fractional undivided beneficial interests. It founded on September 8, 2011 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Ubiterra Corp. operates as a cloud software company comprised of E&P professionals and software and cloud engineers. The firm specializes in cloud database for well and seismic data, multi-user geosteering cloud app and real-time drilling cloud app. The company was founded by Peter W. Flanagan in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

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.

New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Argus Research Co. (ARC) is a research firm headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1934. The firm is a subsidiary of Argus Research Group, Inc. ARC produces, distributes and markets investment and economic research.

Part of SVB Financial Group, Cunningham Henderson & Papin, Inc. is an investment management company. The company is based in Burlington, MA. The company was founded by Ron Holstein Henderson. Cunningham Henderson & Papin was acquired by Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. on August 02, 1995 for $4 million.

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.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

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.

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

United States Commodity Funds LLC (USCF) is an asset management firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of USCF Investments, Inc., owned by The Marygold Cos, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: MGLD). USCF offers exchange-traded products (ETP) and exchange-traded funds (ETF).

CFA Society of San Francisco provides educational services. It offers a multi-review course which provides structured, classroom-based approach to preparing for the examination. The firm focuses on the assigned materials in the study guides from CFA Institute, with an emphasis on the Learning Outcome Statements (LOS). The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fortis Energy Services, Inc. provides oil and gas services. It offers service rigs packages, completions including hybrid systems, down-hole repairs and maintenance, plugging and abandonment and trucking services. The company was founded by George C. Molski in 2004 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

United States Commodity Index Funds Trust operates as a statuary trust. It operates a trust series which includes the United States Index Fund, the United States Copper Index Fund, the United States Metals Index Fund and the United States Agriculture Index Fund. The company was founded on December 21, 2009 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Part of Schroders Plc, IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Co. is a company that provides fund management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Seelaus Asset Management LLC (Seelaus AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Patrick L. Smith in 2009 and is owned by R. Seelaus & Co., Inc. Seelaus AM designs customized investment strategies for corporations, high-net-worth individuals, financial advisors, family offices, pension plans, foundations and other institutional investors.

Founded in 2012, KLR Group LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of KLR Group Holdings LLC, a full service investment and merchant bank. KLR focuses on the natural resources sector including oil & gas, metals & mining and agriculture. Their area of expertise includes exploration & production companies, service providers and midstream/infrastructure carriers and processors.