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UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Cougar Trading LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City.

Tudor Investment Corp. (TIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1980 by Paul T. Jones, II. TIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various hedge funds, private equity funds and managed accounts. Investors in these funds generally include high-net worth individuals and related entities, sovereign entities, pension funds, non-financial corporates, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, fund-of-fund vehicles and proprietary capital from current and former personnel.

Accipiter Capital Management LLC (Accipiter) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The firm was founded by Gabe Hoffman in 2002. Accipiter serves as investment manager to one pooled investment vehicle, a private investment partnership.

FNY Capital Management LP is an independent investment manager headquartered in New York City. The firm manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (SIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Schroder US Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. SIMNA manages separate accounts on a discretionary basis for institutions, endowments, foundations, pension funds, government retirement plans, and insurance companies and, as sub-adviser, to registered investment companies sponsored by other advisers. The firm also acts as the investment adviser to the Schroder Funds, which are sold in the US predominantly to institutional clients. They also serve as the manager and general partner of private investment partnerships or funds.

GeoSphere Capital Management LLC (GeoSphere) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Arvind Sanger in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Geosphere Holdings LP, owned by Geosphere Holdings GP LLC. GeoSphere serves as the investment manager and/or sub-advisor to multiple private investment funds.

Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

Verition Fund Management LLC (Verition) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Nicholas M. Maounis in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Verition Fund Management NY, Inc. Verition serves as the manager for and provides discretionary investment advisory services to several private funds.

Gagnon Securities LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Neil Gagnon, Brian Gagnon and Maureen Drew. Gagnon Securities manages individual brokerage accounts on a discretionary basis for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, custodial accounts, and other institutions and business entities.

Concentric Capital Strategies LP (Concentric) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Seth A. Turkeltaub in 2021. Concentric provides investment advice to private clients.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.