Gerald M. Sherer

REFCO Group Ltd. LLC provides clearing and execution services for exchange-traded derivatives. It offers prime brokerage services in the fixed income and foreign exchange markets. The company acts as broker for cash market products, including foreign exchange, foreign exchange options, government securities, domestic and international equities, emerging market debt and OTC financial and commodity products. REFCO Group is located in New York, NY

Refco Finance, Inc. provides execution and clearing services for exchange-traded derivatives. It also provides prime brokerage services. The company's clients include corporations, government agencies, hedge, managed futures, pension funds, financial institutions, and professional traders. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

APX, Inc. provides innovative technology and service solutions to the energy and environmental markets. Its services include spans transaction management, registries, scheduling, settlements, demand-side management, asset control, analytics, operations, exchanges, clearing, and brokerage. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. is a Canadian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. provides banking services. The company is headquartered in New York City, NY.