2025 Mid-Winter Meeting Sponsors |
Platinum Sponsors: Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), the world's go-to derivatives and securities exchange network, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to people around the world. Cboe provides trading solutions and products in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives, FX, and digital assets, across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Above all, we are committed to building a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future. To learn more, visit www.cboe.com. StoneX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SNEX), through its subsidiary StoneX Financial Inc. is a Broker-Dealer, member of FINRA/SIPC, and MSRB registered, provides clearing and execution, prime brokerage, risk management and advisory services, and market intelligence across asset classes and markets worldwide. We combine our sector expertise with our global network and our deep partner relationships to provide financial products and advisory services that help our clients access markets efficiently, manage their risk and improve their bottom lines. Our client-first approach emphasizes guidance, integrity, transparency and trust. Learn more about StoneX Financial Inc. at BrokerCheck.
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Silver Sponsors: BIDS operates a global block trading platform in equity securities. The BIDS platform uses a unique sponsored access model, and BIDS introduced the market to electronic conditional orders. In the U.S., the BIDS Trading Alternative Trading System (ATS) is the dominant player for block volume. BIDS expanded to European equities in 2016, Canadian Equities in 2022, and Australian and Japanese equities in 2023. The BIDS network includes more than 500 global asset managers using the BIDS Trader front end and over 100 broker partners. BIDS is expanding its global footprint and diversifying its product and service offerings to customers worldwide. BIDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cboe Global Markets.* For more information, visit www.bidstrading.com. Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem with financial technology and services that empower market participants with real-time data and best-in-class products, tools and teams, to navigate capital markets around the world. Complemented by white-glove service, Clear Street's cloud-native, proprietary product suite delivers financing, derivatives, execution and more to power client success, adding efficiency to the market and enabling clients to minimize risk, redundancy and cost. Clear Street’s goal is to create a single platform for every asset class, in every country and in any currency. For more information, visit https://clearstreet.io. GTS is one of the most active electronic market-making firms, applying sophisticated technology to trade global equities, ETFs, fixed income, futures, and FX. GTS accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is one of the largest designated market makers at the New York Stock Exchange. The firm is responsible for trading nearly 900 public companies with a total market capitalization of approximately $13 trillion. Many of the world's leading financial institutions and public companies depend on GTS for superior liquidity solutions and high-touch client service. Hudson River Trading is a multi-asset class quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity on global markets and directly to our clients. We have built one of the world’s most advanced computing environments for research and development, modeling, and risk management, and are at the forefront of technical innovation for financial markets everywhere. We are thoughtful market leaders, committed to the health and longevity of global markets. IMC is a leading global market maker with more than three decades' experience and offices in Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific. IMC employs more than 1600 talented individuals across offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul, New York, Zug and Mumbai. Their core business is to provide liquidity in financial assets on trading venues, and to deliver the best outcome in value and risk to investors. IMC employs state-of-the-art algorithms, statistical techniques, and innovative low latency technologies to execute their strategies. IMC engages in trading activities on its own account and closely complies with regulatory requirements set by (supra-)national authorities. MEMX is a technology-driven exchange operator that provides its members and the global investment community with a simpler, less costly, and more transparent way to access liquidity. The firm currently owns and operates two exchanges trading U.S. equities and U.S. options. MEMX also provides exchange technology and services to clients. Founded in 2019 by a diverse group of financial firms, MEMX’s mission is to create healthy competition and advocate for market structure reform that results in more efficient and sensible trading experiences for all investors. About Susquehanna Thompson Hine LLP is a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 9 offices. The firm was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by the Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. Thompson Hine has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability. The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHTM – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient, and aligned with client goals.
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Friend Sponsors: Harborside International Chicago
Additional Sponsors: Global Liquidity Partners - All Access Badge Sponsor Global Liquidity Partners (GLP) is a technology-focused company specializing in equity electronic execution technology. Our business model is entirely performance-driven, with our technology being utilized for order execution by broker-dealers and a diverse range of investment management firms. GLP provides a comprehensive suite of algorithmic strategies, emphasizing customized solutions. Our technology supports ACS Execution Services, LLC, our agency-modeled execution desk, as well as Comhar Capital Markets, LLC, our market-making division. ACS serves both buy-side and sell-side firms seeking execution expertise, offering an extensive menu of algorithmic products. Comhar Capital (COHR) is a registered market maker, trading in all Reg NMS symbols to provide liquidity to broker-dealers seeking sophisticated solutions for accessing liquidity, addressing speed, economics to help clients achieve their routing and best execution objectives. Jane Street - On-Site Registration Sponsor One Chronos - Social Media Sponsor OneChronos is a venture-backed technology company building the world’s best auctions for the most challenging and complex matching markets. OneChronos is a Smart Market platform – the technical term for markets that match counterparties using mathematical optimization. Smart Markets, including our own, have a proven ability to outperform traditional markets on metrics such as price improvement, liquidity, fairness, and adverse selection. Operating a computationally intensive Smart Market platform at the speed, scale, and complexity requirements of capital markets wasn’t possible until now. OneChronos is pioneering the artificial intelligence and technology that makes it possible. S3 - Shoe Shine Sponsor S3 is a full-service compliance reporting and trade analytics software company that serves many of the world’s largest financial institutions and exchanges. S3’s sleek, easy-to-use platform features trade analysis tools such as Global Best Ex & TCA for options, equities, and structured products, as well as regulatory reporting tools for trade surveillance, SEC Rules 605 and 606 reporting, Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) reporting, and MiFID II / MiFIR transaction reporting. TRAFiX - Water Bottle Sponsor |