Robert Betes

Founded in 2007, Wedge Securities LLC is a full service, registered broker/dealer located in Englewood, Colorado with additional offices in Hudson, Ohio and New York City. The firm provides institutional clients with the latest trading technology and the facilitation of orders across multiple asset classes. Wedge Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wedge Partners Corp., an Englewood, Colorado-based investment research firm. Wedge Securities is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. The firm clears through Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Wedge Securities research focuses on the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Founded in 2000, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a subsidiary of EBC Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Firebrand Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFGI).

Founded in 1982, Buckingham Research Group, Inc. is an institutional brokerage firm located in New York City. The firm provides services to portfolio managers and research analysts for mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, foundations and other institutional investors. The employ fundamental, bottom-up research with a focus on U.S. small- to mid-cap emerging growth companies in the retail, consumer non-durables, finance and technology sectors

Founded in 2002, Wedge Partners Corp. is an independent research firm headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm provides decision critical, sales volume, margin and market information for institutional investors. Wedge Partners focuses primarily on the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. They employ fundamental equity research based on bottom-up analysis