Jim Conklin

Founded by Dr. Sanford Grossman in 1988, QFS Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Quantitative Financial Strategies, Inc.

Founded in 1981, New York City-based FX Concepts is a global investment management and research firm and private manager of foreign exchange risk

FIG LLC, operates as Fortress Investment Group (Fortress), is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Fortress Operating Entity I LP, ultimately owned by SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) in Japan. Fortress manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies.

West End Capital Management (Bermuda) Ltd. provides investment management services. The company was founded by Mark James Byrne in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC, ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSX: POW). PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.