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Cboe is the world's go-to derivatives and exchange network, delivering cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to people around the world. We provide trading solutions and products in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives, FX and digital assets, across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. But we're more than just transactions. We are an exchange of ideas that spark innovation and a provider of services and education that help you navigate any market environment.

Eurex stands for the leading European derivatives exchange and – with Eurex Clearing – one of the leading central counterparties globally. We are the architect of market liquidity, efficiency and integrity by providing our customers with innovative solutions to seamlessly manage risk.

Cloud-based trading platforms and back-office systems designed specifically for introducing brokers and FCMs.

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Business strategy, market development, and operational consulting for derivatives firms.

Specialized marketing services to help brokers and advisors grow their client base.

ADM Investor Services provides more than 265 Introducing Brokers with a wide range of exceptional support in an environment of great financial stability and unwavering business ethics.  Our services and operations are continually updated to ensure that IB’s who choose us as their clearing partner enjoy the latest in technology, research information, execution, clearing and back office support available in our industry.

Comprehensive compliance solutions for IBs, FCMs, and CTAs. We help you navigate the complex regulatory landscape with confidence.

Experienced attorneys specializing in derivatives regulation, compliance, and business transactions.

Main Street Data crop forecasting leverages over 4T yield and weather data elements, including 1.3B proprietary yield samples, to measure, monitor, and forecast weather/yield relationships. The Main Street Data corn and soybean yield crop forecasting model is a computerized representation of crop growth, grain development, and yield potential simulated through machine learning interpreting the soil, available water supply, and weather conditions organized by crop stage.

Founded in 1991, NAV Fund Administration Group is a privately-owned fund administrator that is recognized for its innovative and cost-effective fund administration solutions. NAV’s dynamic team of 700+ professionals provide services to 900 Hedge Fund, Private Equity & Real Estate Funds, CTA, and Managed Account clients across the globe. NAV ranks among the top 10 global hedge fund administrators by number of funds, and services more than $80 billion AUA. NAV continues to grow through referrals from clients and provides unparalleled service, as evidenced by a remarkable 99% client retention ratio. All operations of NAV are ISAE 3402 Type 2 certified.

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ATEO Finance’s Post Trade technology has been serving the ETD industry since 2000. Our TEO Derivatives solution (a global blotter) and LISA Clearing Engine (a matching and allocation engine) help market participants (FCMs, Broker-Dealers, Proprietary trading firms, IBs …) automate all of their trade monitoring, allocation processing, risk control and client confirmations. Connectivity to over 50 different exchanges, all major CCPs, Execution platforms, 3rd party systems and other ISVs, as well as certified connectivity to some major FCMs are at the core of our service offering.

Advantage Futures was founded on the principle that every client should receive the highest level of personalized service, advanced technology, responsive risk management and customizable back office operations. This principle has allowed us to build a strong client base consisting of individual traders, proprietary trading groups, IIBs, CTAs, Hedge Funds and institutions. Advantage Futures ranks among the highest volume clearing firms in the industry, processing over 4 billion contracts in our fifteen-year history. Advantage delivers value by providing technology-driven solutions with robust and redundant network infrastructure to an evolving client base. Please contact us to discuss ways Advantage can deliver value to your business.

Ascent develops cloud-based solutions that help firms identify, track, and manage a firm’s relevant regulatory compliance obligations. In an era of changing and expanding rules and regulations, Ascent’s aim is to decrease the cost of compliance for for customers via cloud-based tools developed specifically for compliance personnel. By marrying new technologies with the prescriptive nature of regulation, we create novel methods to helps firms comply with regulations that apply to their firm, all at a fraction of the cost of existing solutions.

At Baker & McKenzie, our derivatives team advises a broad spectrum of market participants and users of derivatives on the regulation, documentation and compliance of futures, swaps, options, forwards and other financial products. With respect to both strategic and day-to-day issues, we counsel U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, proprietary traders, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, swap dealers and corporate end-users, including some of the largest companies in the world. Our keen understanding of the derivatives and physical markets makes us uniquely positioned to help clients respond to the convergence of these markets brought about by the Dodd-Frank Act. Based upon the diverse skill set of our lawyers, we are qualified to provide holistic solutions involving regulatory, transactional and enforcement matters.

Ballard Spahr is a national law firm with offices in 15 United States cities. The firm's introducing broker practice is managed by Scott Diamond who has over thirty years of commodities law experience. Scott started his career at the CFTC in Washington, DC, and then moved to a New York based major futures commission merchant. He has also worked extensively in the swaps area as Head of Investment Banking Legal and as Chief Compliance Officer of a small securities broker-dealer. Scott’s experience with NFA examiners and management on a broad range of issues will benefit the IB community. Services to NIBA members include: • IB Agreements with FCMs and customers • Policies and procedures on AML, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity; Automatic Order Routing Supervision; Review and Approval of Promotional Materials; Supervision of Associated Persons, including E-Mail Monitoring; and Customer Complaints • Customer agreements with FCMs • Swap Introducing Brokers • NFA examination support • Customer onboarding and risk disclosures • Registration process and updates (7R & 8R) • Statutory disqualification and enhanced supervision representation • Annual Questionnaire assistance • Series 3 requirements • Cybersecurity incident management • Subordinated Loan Agreements for net capital purposes • AML obligations • General business law • General counsel work

Bovill Americas is part of a global consulting firm that is passionate about providing compliance solutions to our financial services clients. We leverage our deep understanding of the industry to provide innovative, cost effective, tailored advice to clients in an ever-changing and complex financial regulatory landscape. Our local market technical expertise coupled with our global perspective and presence enables us to support clients looking for country specific services or who are looking to extend their product offerings outside national borders. Bovill is a leading provider of financial related consulting services and has over 80 global team members including a dedicated team of US regulatory specialists whose experience includes working at the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and NFA, as well as prominent financial services firms.

Cantor Futures Exchange, L.P. (“Cantor Exchange”) has been approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a Designated Contract Market. Cantor Exchange establishes the rules of fair trading, offers the electronic trading platform for matching buyers and sellers, and supervises the trading practices of all participants in the market. Cantor Clearinghouse, L.P. (“Cantor Clearinghouse”), a sister company of Cantor Exchange, has been approved by the CFTC as a registered Derivatives Clearing Organization. Cantor Clearinghouse settles all trades between buyers and sellers on the Cantor Exchange and ensures the integrity of the marketplace. All Participants in Cantor Exchange, once approved, automatically become Participants in Cantor Clearinghouse upon funding of their accounts.

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) is the home of volatility futures, featuring futures on the CBOE® Volatility Index (VIX®). CFE is owned by CBOE Holdings, Inc. and trades on CFE are cleared by The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). CFE is an all-electronic, open access market model with dedicated market makers and market participants providing liquidity.

As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Clearing, an industry-leading central counterparty clearing provider, offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives through CME Clearport®. Overall, CME Group’s products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both on-exchange and over-the-counter derivatives markets.

Since 1994, Compliance Supervisors International, Inc. (CSI) has provided professional compliance and accounting services tailored to fit the needs of commodity futures and securities industry professionals. CSI excels as a qualified and experienced consulting firm and provides a convenient alternative to hiring in-house staff to comply with the rules and regulations of the National Futures Association and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

CQG provides high-performance trade routing, global market data, and advanced technical analysis. CQG partners with more than one hundred FCM environments and provides Direct Market Access to more than forty exchanges through its global network of co-located Hosted Exchange Gateways. CQG’s server-side order management tools for spreading, market aggregation, and smart orders are unsurpassed for speed and ease-of-use. CQG's market data feed consolidates more than seventy-five sources, including exchanges worldwide for futures, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, and equities as well as data on debt securities, industry reports, and financial indices.

The commodity futures specialists.

Cornerstone Trading Corp., an alternative asset investment firm. Advisory, sub-advisory, funds and qualified private clients may access the most liquid firm-to-firm trading portals in the industry. Gain exposure to Asset-Backed Tax Receivables, via our trading platform.

At De Silva Law Offices, R Tamara de Silva brings two and half decades of experience and expertise in the futures and derivatives sector offering an advantage over non-lawyer compliance firms. Combined with practice in white collar defense and experience in defending regulatory actions, we look at the whole picture. We stay consistently up-to-date with the latest regulatory changes and developments, ensuring that your compliance strategies align with current and emerging requirements. Moreover, we provide a thorough analysis of potential legal risks associated with futures and derivatives transactions, seeking to anticipate and mitigate risks that general compliance firms may overlook. We bring expertise in drafting and negotiating complex agreements related to futures and derivatives, ensuring that contracts and agreements are legally sound and protect your interests in the long term. Our holistic approach integrates legal advice with business strategy, understanding the broader implications of regulatory decisions on your operations, and aligning our advice with your overall business goals and budget. At De Silva Law Offices, because we understand the law, we see the bigger picture. This allows us to provide a higher level of legal expertise, risk management, and strategic insight essential for effective compliance in the complex and highly regulated futures and derivatives field.

Dorman Trading is dedicated to providing our Introducing Brokers with the same personal attention and service that we offer to our professional floor traders. We believe that the relationship between the FCM and the IB is a partnership, not a competition. We look forward to building a partnership with you.

Eurex Exchange, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, offers a broad range of international benchmark products and operates the most liquid fixed income markets in the world. Innovative and reliable technology provides about 400 participants and about 7,600 traders in 35 countries worldwide with access to our products and services. We offer a wide choice of contracts on indexes, single equities, ETFs, dividends and some of the world’s most liquid fixed income derivatives. Volatility, weather, property and commodity futures and options are also part of our offer – all on one single platform. Investors can, for example, gain exposure to entire regions and single countries via our futures on MSCI indexes. The complete suite of products available covers developed and emerging markets includes a number of attractive contracts based on popular benchmark indexes, for example futures on the MSCI World, the MSCI Europe and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Or you can trade the European yield curve with our fixed income derivatives. Our German fixed income futures and options are the benchmark for the European yield curve and serve as the standard reference when comparing, evaluating, and hedging interest rates in Europe. These form the core of our interest rate product suite and provide the market with instruments for triple A-rated Eurozone debt. Our Euro-Bund, -Bobl, -Schatz and Buxl® Futures enjoy consistently high open interest and rank among the most liquid fixed income derivatives in the world. With about 2000 products across ten traditional and alternative asset classes we provide our customers a broad diversity and greater opportunities. The trading volume of our market participants connected exceeds 2.8 billion contracts a year. We also deliver ground-breaking clearing services through Eurex Clearing, Europe’s largest CCP for derivatives, cash equities, repo and fixed income transactions including the clearing of bilaterally agreed off-exchange transactions. Eurex Exchange is a member of Eurex Group which is part of Deutsche Börse Group.

As part of our partnership with NIBA, Barchart.com, Inc. is happy to extend discounts of 20% to NIBA members on various Barchart and Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) products and services. Barchart and CRB also offer affiliate programs where you can directly offer our services to your clients and prospects for lead generation as well as revenue sharing. Exchange Analytics is the leading supplier of compliance training programs to the Futures and Securities Industries. Our futures ethics training courses fully satisfies the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Statement of Acceptable Practices criteria as well as National Futures Association ethics training rules. Our Anti-Money Laundering training (AML) courses provide an extremely efficient and cost-effect solution for an ongoing training program required by the USA PATRIOT Act. The majority of the largest financial services firms and exchanges in the world – institutions that collectively employ more than one million people – depend on the quality, convenience and regulatory certainty that Exchange Analytics’ web-based futures ethics training and AML training programs provide.

Exchange Analytics is a leading global provider of regulatory compliance training to the futures and securities industries. Our customers include multi-national banking institutions, broker-dealers, asset management firms, trading firms, introducing brokers, and futures commission merchants. In addition to our leading online training programs, Exchange Analytics' compliance solutions enable our clients to demonstrate effective compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice standards.

About FIS Operations & Technology FIS empowers investment banks and securities brokers around the world to adapt and react to market challenges and opportunities, regulatory changes and global complexities to foster increased profitability and competitive advantage. With deep and broad industry expertise across securities as well as listed and cleared OTC derivatives, FIS delivers a cross-asset solution suite that automates middle- and back-office processes and workflows including derivatives reconciliation with exchanges and central counterparties, and daily settlement and contract data coverage for more than 80 derivatives exchanges. FIS’ post-trade clearance and settlement solutions drive process and data standardization and integrate with other FIS solutions trading, securities financing, collateral management and risk and compliance. FIS’ proven managed services and the FIS Derivatives Utility enable firms to transform the economics, scale and efficiency of their clearing businesses by reducing operational complexity, risk and cost. About FIS FIS is a global leader in financial services technology, with a focus on retail and institutional banking, capital markets, payments, asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, consulting, and outsourcing solutions. Through the depth and breadth of our solutions portfolio, global capabilities and domain expertise, FIS serves more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 55,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing, financial software and banking solutions. Providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that empowers the financial world, FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. For more information about FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com. Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/FIStoday) and Twitter (@FISGlobal).

Formidium (f/k/a Sudrania Fund Services) is a global fund administrator powered by its proprietary Seamless Software. Seamless is an award-winning, full-scale cloud-based, fund administration application integrating portfolio, fund accounting, and investor reporting, to provide best-in-class and cost-efficient solutions to both the traditional and alternative investment fund management community. Formidium is a technology-enabled fund administrator based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2016 our 1200+ global professionals are serving 1000+ funds across the globe. We have established ourselves as a proven alternative to legacy fund administration solutions. Developed by Formidium Technologies, the firm leverages two applications: Seamless Solutions and CommonSubDoc. Formidium Fund Services operations and technology are SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 audited.

Training and educational programs for Series 3, Series 30, and continuing education.

Introducing Brokers are core to our business model at GAIN Capital. GAIN Capital is positioned to provide the execution, clearing and customer service you require. With GAIN Capital, you not only have an FCM focused on your overall success, but also a dedicated Broker Representative who will provide personalized attention and address all of your operational needs. To meet the challenge of today's trading industry, GAIN Capital has invested considerably into planning, development, infrastructure, partnerships and service. We provide fast, reliable and secure execution and clearing operations to enable you to spend less time managing your back office and more time managing your customer relationships.

Gate 39 Media provides IBs, CTAs and FCMs with professional online marketing solutions to create sales and support clients. From compliance to marketing trends we are specialists in financial services marketing. Our Clarity Portfolio Viewer provides investors with transparency into their managed futures portfolio, and brokers with sales management insight. NIBA members receive a FREE SEO report and Web Site Review for your IB, CTA, FCM or financial industry related website.

Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU) is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution available to individual NIBA members and your family members for your personal account use. At GLCU you will find a full array of innovative financial products and services that will help you save smarter, borrow for less, pay fewer fees and make your money work as hard as you do. Nationwide access and 24/7 electronic banking - GLCU is part of a nationwide shared branching network of credit unions and ATM’s Low auto and Visa rates High interest checking account Youth accounts Mortgage loans with refinancing available Business loans, lines of credit and commercial real estate loans Make life a little better through a relationship with Great Lakes Credit Union. We want to be your most valued financial partner.

For 37 years the Interactive Brokers Group1 has been building electronic access trading technology that delivers real advantages to traders, investors and institutions worldwide. Interactive Brokers Group and its affiliates’ equity capital exceed $5 billion. Interactive Brokers offers clearing services, in the U.S. and globally, to independent introducing broker dealers. Our technology, built and owned by IB, provides trading access to over 100 market centers in 23 countries. From a single IB Universal Account™, utilizing our award winning Trader Workstation or our “open” FIX/API gateway, your clients would have access to futures, options, FOREX, CFD’s and equity products. Real-time margining continuously enforces trading limits for each account, automatically liquidating positions if any individual account violates these limits at any time, protecting your Broker Dealer and clients. These features, along with free white branding and no ticket charges or technology fees, make Interactive Brokers a compelling choice for 21st Century Clearing.

Kennyhertz Perry advises clients on a wide range of commodities and derivatives regulatory matters. The roots of the practice are in the commodities markets, where Kennyhertz Perry partner Braden Perry spent time as a Senior Trial Attorney with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Kennyhertz Perry lawyers regularly advise our clients on compliance with the complex laws and regulations governing the securities and derivatives industries, including the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the Commodity Exchange Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the SEC and CFTC regulations, the rules of the various derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses and other industry self-regulatory organizations and blue sky state securities laws. Keeping abreast of regulatory developments is imperative, and enables our lawyers to guide clients on comment-making about proposed legislation and regulation, provide ongoing IB, CTA, CPO, FCM, and RFED operational and compliance counseling, and offer advice on appropriate modifications of transaction structure and documentation.

As the leading independent provider of financial and risk advisory solutions, Kroll leverages our unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands. Kroll’s team of more than 6,500 professionals worldwide continues the firm’s nearly 100-year history of trusted expertise spanning risk, governance, transactions and valuation. Our advanced solutions and intelligence provide clients the foresight they need to create an enduring competitive advantage. At Kroll, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn more at Kroll.com.​​​​​​​ M&A advisory, capital raising and secondary market advisory services in the United States are provided by Kroll Securities, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC). M&A advisory, capital raising and secondary market advisory services in the United Kingdom are provided by Kroll Securities Ltd., which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Valuation Advisory Services in India are provided by Kroll Advisory Private Limited (formerly, Duff & Phelps India Private Limited), under a category 1 merchant banker license issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

LICCAR is both an alternative fund administrator and full-service public accounting firm with nearly 25 years of experience in the hedge fund securities and futures industry. We have earned a reputation for delivering exceptional service to our broad range of clients, and are able to accommodate the unique needs of clients from all areas of the industry including: Complete Financial and Regulatory Reporting for: Hedge Funds and commodity pools including full fund administration and co- signer services Broker/Dealers and Introducing Brokers Futures Commission Merchants Performance Reporting for: Commodity Trading Advisors and Registered Investment Advisors Pro forma, hypothetical, GIPS/CFTC/NFA compliant performance reporting Custodial Services through our broker dealer affiliate, Liccar Securities and Custodial Services, LLC

For over 30 years our boutique CPA team has provided exceptional value through fund audit, tax, and compliance services for the securities, futures, and hedge fund, industries. Our goal is to be your strategic partner by navigating you through the ever-changing regulatory requirements and risks. As expert alternative investment accountants, you will receive responsive cost sensitive help that is a perfect partner for small firms and start-ups.

Nadex is the leading exchange in the U.S offering binary options and spreads. Regulated by the CFTC and based in Chicago, with member funds held in segregated accounts in major US banks, Nadex offers secure and innovative ways to participate in the markets. Using Nadex’s online and mobile platforms, traders can take positions on short-term price movements in a wide range of markets. From one account, you can trade stock indices, forex, commodities, economic events, and Bitcoin. With 5000 hourly, daily and weekly contracts traded 6 days a week, 23 hours a day, Nadex traders get an ongoing series of short-term trading opportunities. Nadex is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a financial exchange. As such, we match buyers and sellers and do not take positions in any markets. Nadex is the North American unit of IG Group (LON: IGG), a FTSE-250 global financial services firm with a market cap of over $3.5 billion (as of February 2016).

Novion is a specialist outsourced trading partner for professional clients. We provide full access to global markets, without the cost, complexity, or overhead of building your own trading infrastructure.

OptionWorks® Research offers unique insight into futures options available nowhere else. Subscribers enjoy access to a database of option information and daily trading strategies. A subscription to OptionWorks® Research includes access to : <strong>Daily Strategy Report</strong> The OptionWorks® Daily Strategy Report delivers detailed trading ideas for ten major US futures markets. Indicators for trend, volatility and skew are calculated from the OptionWorks Volatility Database and are used to develop strategies that best take advantage of current market conditions. Risk and Target levels for each strategy are also included to assist in trade management. <strong>Option Calculator</strong> The OptionWorks® Volatility Dashboard provides a online window into the OptionWorks® Volatility Database. Current implied volatility levels, risk-reversals, and butterflies are available for 40+ markets worldwide for all expirations and selected OTC tenors. Available charts include underlying price, historical and implied volatility, skew, percentiles, and term structure. <strong>Volatility Dashboard</strong> The OptionWorks® Option Calculator prices index, equity, foreign exchange, and futures options under almost any market condition imaginable. Results for long or short option premium, profit & loss, and all sensitivities (“Greeks”) can be displayed in either graphical or tabular form. An intuitive interface allows for pricing scenarios to be customized, printed and saved locally. Subscriptions and publications are also available as white-label products. Separate volatility database subscriptions are also available through Quandl at <a href=https://www.quandl.com/data/OWF target=_blank>www.quandl.com/owf</a>.

OptionsCity Software, founded in 2006, powers the trading, risk management and analytics needs of futures and options traders, market makers, financial institutions and other market participants worldwide. OptionsCity is a certified Independent software vendor and a leading source of electronic options trading volume on global derivatives exchanges. OptionsCity offers two major platforms with accompanying support for customization: Metro NOW and CityTrader. Metro NOW - a high performance, web-deployed options trading platform that allows users to build and buy, taking advanced off-the-shelf software and adding a growing library of custom in-house widgets. CityTrader - a straightforward solution for any trader; easy-to-use, cloud-based platform offers advanced functionality. In addition, OptionsCity offers City API to customize your trading platform or software.

Phillip Capital Inc. (“Phillip Capital”) is a Futures Commission Merchant and Broker Dealer that is part of the PhillipCapital Group, based in Singapore since 1975. Formed in 2010 as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), we have exchange memberships on the CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX, ICE Futures US, CFE, NFX, ICE Futures EU and DME. In addition, we have clearing memberships on the CME, OCC, ICE Clear US and ICE Clear EU and provide access to all the major Asian exchanges and global exchanges through the PhillipCapital network of companies. We are based in Chicago, IL and located at the historic Chicago Board of Trade building.

Plus500 Financial Services (formerly Cunningham Commodities) is a registered FCM that caters to IBs, institutional and commercial clients. We pride ourselves on high touch customer service and providing the latest in technology to our brokers. Our teams are available around the clock to answer questions and process requests on behalf of our brokers and their clients. Plus500 Financial services also provides access to the Cunningham Trading System (CTS), a premier, state-of-the-art electronic platform for futures and options trading. CTS is capable of providing instantaneous, reliable, worldwide access to and execution on all major futures exchanges, including CME Group Exchanges, ICE, MGEX, and EUREX.

QuantGate Systems Inc. researches and develops proprietary financial technology solutions to behavioral biases in the capital markets. QuantGate Systems Inc. has developed the world’s first real-time market participant behavioral sentiment and perception analysis system for capital markets trading. QuantGate's unique real time sentiment algorithms enable effective decision support across multiple asset classes.

R.J. O’Brien supports Introducing Brokers with superior technology, intelligent market research, transparent middle-office tools and personal service. The IB business is the heart of our brokerage operation, and our industry reputation for servicing these clients is stellar. We understand what IBs need to support business success, no matter if your clients are speculators or hedgers. Both you and your clients will appreciate the comprehensive set of tools built specifically for futures traders.

RCG offers a full range of services including execution, clearing, foreign exchange and managed futures to clients worldwide. We have over 200 brokerage partners and each is provided a dedicated account liaison. We provide customizable technology solutions to fit your needs and will collaborate with you to exceed your expectations.

Cost-effective compliance solutions tailored for small to mid-sized introducing brokers.

Founded in 2021, Repool is a new, technology-first, venture backed fund administrator and full-stack fund services provider. Backed by Y Combinator, Canaan, Matrix Partners, Global Founders Capital, and more, Repool provides end-to-end fund-in-a-box launch and backoffice, or standalone fund administration, for securities, commodities, and digital asset funds, with a particular focus on emerging small and mid-sized advisors ($0-100m AUM) in the United States. Our Silicon Valley background lends to a particular expertise in automation and technology, providing consistent, high-accuracy delivery of NAV even across traditionally challenging strategies such as market making or defi, layered in an industry-leading investor onboarding platform, CRM, and client portal.

The Ruddy Law Office, PLLC (Ruddy Law) is a Washington, DC based boutique law firm that provides legal advice to registered investment advisers, commodity futures registrants (IBs, FCMs, CPOs, and CTAs), hedge funds and other members of the alternative investment community. Ruddy Law assists clients with initial and ongoing regulatory needs association with the National Futures Association (NFA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as other federal and state regulatory agencies. We have proudly offered these services since our inception in 2001.

Straits Financial LLC self-clears the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Comex, Nymex, Clearport, Dubai Mercantile Exchange, New Zealand Exchange, CBOE Futures Exchange, Nasdaq Futures Exchange, and the Options Clearing Corporation.  Along with our sister companies and our global partners, Straits can facilitate your trade execution and clearing of exchange-listed futures contracts.  Our parent company is the publically listed, CWT Limited. We offer superior customer service, multiple front-end electronic trading platforms, real-time risk management and fast account approvals.  Introducing Brokers are welcome at Straits.  We also offer our brokers and customers additional support with physical product financing through Straits Trade Solutions (STS) and for managed futures, a professionally managed commodity pool offered in two feeder fund structures traded through Straits Financial Premier Fund I, Ltd., and three new Commodity Trading Advisor Programs from Straits Financial Managed Futures LLC. Take a look at <a href=http://www.straitsfinancial.com>www.straitsfinancial.com</a> and at <a href=http://www.straitsffm.com>www.straitsffm.com</a> You can also reach us at <a href=tel:%28312%29%20462-4499>312-462-4499</a> or <a href=mailto:info@straitsfinancial.com>info@straitsfinancial.com</a> <strong>We look forward to growing with you.</strong>

StoneX combines expertise in Global Clearing and Execution, with the professional level of support and service our IB, Hedge Fund, and CTA clients expect and deserve. We value our relationships and would appreciate the opportunity to grow futures and/or forex business with you.

The Gemini Companies have over 30 years of experience in providing comprehensive pooled investment solutions to independent advisors and the investment community. Our services include helping clients bring their own investment vehicles to market and providing full-servicing of mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and other pooled investment products, including distribution services. The Gemini Companies also offer a Managed Account Platform and are a structured product platform sponsor. While meeting the requirements of investors and regulatory bodies, the Gemini Companies offer operational services, which include transparency, uniform operational setup, risk/guideline management and liquidity enhancements.

TOTALVIEW Global, founded in 2001 by JaneRubin, ECD, is a branding, advertising and design agency uniquely specialized in the futures trading industry. Jane Rubin is an award-winning Creative Director and Designer who also passed the NFA Series 3 and 30. As the sole Creative Director and Designer for FuturePath Trading and its platform — PhotonTrader — as well as for NinjaTrader and DTI Trader, Jane played a pivotal role in their exponential growth over several years. You can view in-depth testimonials from the CEOs and CMOs of these firms on our agency website, showcasing the impact of Jane's creative leadership. With extensive experience directing and designing large-scale cross-platform campaigns and one-off projects for major corporations at prominent Manhattan ad agencies, Jane's expertise, combined with TOTALVIEW Global's innovative approach, delivers leading-edge creativity paired with practical business intelligence for trading industry brands.

Research Through our MarketWorks® and OptionWorks® product lines, we offer daily research reports on futures and futures-options markets. These include proprietary market indicators and specific trading recommendations.

Established in 1989, the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational foundation and an independent affiliate of the FIA, a global trade association. The IFM has delivered high-quality derivatives market education to a broad constituency from industry professionals, investors and exchanges to public-policy makers and regulators. In addition, we also provide online, on-demand ethics and AML training to meet regulatory requirements as mandated per NFA Rule 2-9 and the Commodity Exchange Act.

UnitedLex is a Global Provider of Cyber Risk and Legal Services. Our expertise is focused on enabling our clients to achieve a Defensible, Actionable and Adaptive Cyber Risk Program. We achieve this by focusing on the mission critical Risk, Regulatory and Legal aspects in Cyber Security. Our experience in highly regulated industries, such as Financial Services provides us a unique understanding of the core requirements and challenges. This focus is a game changer in helping our client down this maturity model. Another important aspect of a successful cyber risk program is the involvement of the business. We work with the Board of Directors, CEO’s, CFO, CIO, CRO, GC and CISO on bringing the entire business into the effort. It is by bringing these critical risk factors and business leadership together that for the first time the business understands what it needs to protect its data assets and can put an effective plan in place to achieve an effective cyber risk program.

Unkar Systems provides clear, concise accounting, administration and reporting solutions. Unkar Systems is an independent third party fund accountant and administrator. We generate high quality accounting reports by using our proprietary systems. We excel in the capability to customize solutions to unique accounting problems faced by today’s fund and investment managers. We work with all types and sizes of funds – from new start ups with a few investors to established funds with capital in the billions. The flexibility of the Unkar Systems software and staff allow for us to meet your demands, no matter how challenging.

You need confidence that your critical systems and data are safe. VSEC, LLC provides information and cyber security advisory services to help firms evaluate and improve their security protections. We provide direct guidance to senior executives and boards, mentoring and support for security officers, and advise on specific projects such as audit resolution, security product choices and breach recovery.

AML Compliance Course – only $20 for NIBA members and their IBs. Regular price is $25. Fulfill your AML Compliance Requirement with just one click. No test, no timers, no password, no downloads. www.anti-moneylaundering.com Accepted by most major FCMs including: Dorman Trading, FC Stone, Penson, Rosenthal Collins Group, Crossland, and Vision Financial Markets. This course is offered by the Walsh Agency. John Walsh is a 35-year veteran of the futures and options industry, and author of How to Sell Futures (new edition included free with course). Contact us directly at walshcompliancetraining@gmail.com or (866) 559-8085.

Wedbush Futures focuses on building services and support to help our IB network participants grow their business. With access to the major global futures exchanges through a variety of front-end systems Wedbush provides IB ‘s with self-directed trading solutions and robust risk management tools.

WallScott Solutions, a leading managed service provider with expertise in securty, data, wireless, video, and Voice over IP (VoIP), offers a complete portfolio of services to assess, design, build, deploy, and manage small to medium-sized business networks. The wide range of experience and capabilities possessed by the WallScott team ensures our clients’ networks operate at optimal performance with maximum cost-efficiency and room for growth.

eSentire® is a leader in continuous advanced threat protection solutions and managed cybersecurity services. The company’s flagship offering, Active Threat ProtectionTM, challenges legacy security approaches, combining behavior-based analytics, immediate mitigation and actionable intelligence on a 24x7x365 basis. Dedicated security experts continuously monitor customer networks to detect and block cyberattacks in real-time. Protecting more than $2.5 trillion in Assets under Management (AuM), eSentire is the trusted choice for security decision-makers in financial services, healthcare, mining, energy, engineering and construction, legal services, and technology companies. In late 2013, eSentire was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Companies to Watch and cited as a Canadian Innovation Exchange CIX Top 20 most innovative Canadian company. For more information visit <a href=https://www.esentire.com/ target=_blank>www.esentire.com</a> and follow <strong>@esentire</strong>. eSentire is named a Gartner 2015 Cool Vendor for Cloud Security Services in the 2015 Cool Vendors report by Gartner Inc.

We can sum it up in two words: Less worry.  Serving farmers, ranchers and commercial agribusinesses in North America, CHS Hedging strives to provide a sense of control to individuals and businesses that want to confidently and responsibly manage risk in a fluctuating marketplace. Our clients sleep better at night, knowing we are committed to helping them succeed and keeping them fully informed about how market activity is affecting their operations. CHS Hedging is a Futures Commission Merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association and a clearing member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade and the CME. We have provided risk management services and education for more than 30 years.

CQG provides the industry’s highest performing solutions for trading, global market data, and advanced technical analysis. The firm partners with the vast majority of futures brokerage and clearing firms and provides Direct Market Access (DMA) to more than 45 exchanges through its global network of co-located Hosted Exchange Gateways. CQG's server-side order management tools for spreading, market aggregation, and smart orders are unsurpassed for speed and ease of use. Its market data feed consolidates more than 75 sources, including exchanges worldwide for futures, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as data on debt securities, industry reports, and financial indices. CQG has received the Prop Traders' ISV of the Year award from FOW (now Global Investor Group), the Best Technical Analysis Platform award from The Technical Analyst, and the Best Product for Traders award from Finance Magnates for its multi-asset trading platform. CQG is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with sales and support offices worldwide.

Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn, Ltd. (“FVLD”), is a Chicago based law firm with attorneys possessing decades of experience advising futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, pool operators, trading advisors and others in the commodity futures and financial services space on a broad range of issues, including: registrations and compliance, exchange memberships, fund formation, managed accounts, private placements, cybersecurity, mergers and acquisitions, margin financing and credit facilities; as well as advocacy in litigation matters, arbitrations, regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings. At FVLD we are passionate about providing our clients with the legal leverage and hedging opportunities they need to sustain and grow their businesses in a quickly changing regulatory and economic environment.

G. H. Financials (GHF) is a top-tier clearer known for its extensive experience, client-centric approach, advanced technology, and strong compliance. With expertise in navigating complex markets and regulatory landscapes, GHF offers efficient clearing services across asset classes. Our commitment to excellence and industry-leading practices make us a trusted player in the global financial markets

Gate 39 is a full-service marketing and technology partner for agriculture and financial firms. With over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, we deliver comprehensive solutions designed for maximum impact, leveraging strategy, content, design, technology, and ad management. As leaders in our field, we proudly support clients in the fund, clearing, and advisory sectors, who collectively manage assets exceeding $195 billion. Our services include <strong>Marketing</strong> - Marketing Strategy, Lead Generation, Brand Building, Content Marketing, Website Design <strong>Technology</strong> - Website/Mobile development, App/Portal Development, Financial API/Aata Integration, UI/UX Development <strong>CRM/Marketing Technology</strong> - HubSpot Migration and Onboarding, Marketing Automation, CRM Data Management, HubSpot and Salesforce Integration, Custom CRM Integration <strong>Cloud services</strong> - Dedicated or On-Demand Support for Cloud Services, Website and Application Hosting and Support, Security and Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance, Cloud Architecture

Phillip Capital Inc. (“PhillipCapital”) is a Futures Commission Merchant and Broker Dealer that is part of the PhillipCapital Group, based in Singapore since 1975. Formed in 2010 as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), we have exchange memberships on the CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX, ICE Futures US, CFE, ICE Futures EU and DME. In addition, we provide access to all the major Asian exchanges and global exchanges through the PhillipCapital network of companies. We are based in Chicago, IL and located at the historic Chicago Board of Trade building. The PhillipCapital Group of companies spans 16 countries and offers a comprehensive suite of financial services including futures, foreign exchange, equities, fixed income, bonds, unit trusts, real estate, and insurance. With shareholder's equity greater than $1 billion and global assets under custody/management greater than $30 Billion, the group has been profitable each year since its founding. The group is also privately held with no long-term debt.

TradeStation is the home of those born to trade, built upon a foundation of customization and precision that is designed to allow institutional clients to execute their strategies the way they demand. We offer self-clearing and advanced order routing for equities, options, futures, and futures options through TradeStation Securities, Inc. (member of NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC, NFA & CME), along with our highly customizable award-winning trading and analysis platforms and API technologies, which enable seamless integration with other data feeds and tools. We apply our 40-plus years of experience serving clients across the world of trading with high-touch service and custom solutions helping ensure you can focus on growing your business.