National & International Financial Services

AlphaMetrix: Provides pensions, endowments, accredited investors and funds of funds with free, electronic access to a diverse, vetted group of liquid alpha funds, along with manager research, due diligence and
a variety of other services.

Ballista: The first ever equity options liquidity pool for block trades and delta neutral/complex transactions.

Bank of the West: One of the largest U.S. full-service banks specializing in church and ministry lending.

Cargill Investor Services: Cargill Investor Services is a global futures, options and risk management broker offering order execution and clearing services on all major international exchanges and is a wholly owned and separately managed subsidiary of Cargill, Inc.

Chicago Board of Trade: One of the world’s largest and oldest futures and options exchanges.

Chicago Board Options Exchange: One of the world’s largest options exchanges.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange: One of the world's largest futures and options exchanges.

Chicago Stock Exchange: One of the largest U.S. stock exchanges, trading more than 3,500 issues.

Cincinnati Stock Exchange: An all-electronic U.S. stock exchange. (Renamed: National Stock Exchange)

Clearing Corporation: One of the largest and oldest clearing organizations in the world.

CNA Insurance Companies: One of the largest insurance companies in the U.S.

Futures & Options Association: The derivatives industry association based in London.

FX Solutions:  One of the world's largest private interbank foreign exchange dealers, provides retail investors with automated foreign exchange brokerage services.

Geezeo: A social finance company that combines free online personal finance tools with social networking.

Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co.: A highly experienced and specialized clearing firm serving the professional trader and institutional trading groups.

Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson.: A Chicago-based investment bank.

Horizon Cash Management: Cash managers for institutions and trading firms in the derivatives markets.

Hull Trading Company: Formerly, one of the largest proprietary trading firms in the securities and derivatives markets.

International Financial Administration: The largest fund administrator for single manager funds in the British Virgin Islands.

John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.: A multi-dimensional financial services company; a money manager, newsletter publisher and consulting firm.

Lake Shore Group of Companies: A respected portfolio manager specializing in exchange-traded derivatives that services institutional investors, pension funds, hedge funds and high net worth individuals.

LCH.Clearnet: The leading independent central counterpart group in Europe serving major international exchanges and platforms in the equity, derivatives, energy and interbank interest rate swaps markets.  (Formerly: The London Clearing House)

Liffe: Liffe is the brand name of the derivatives business of Euronext - a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, comprising the Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Lisbon and Paris derivatives markets.

London Metal Exchange: The world’s largest international metals exchange.

Majestic Peak Trading: Founded in August 2008 by David Story, Majestic Peak Trading is a developer of futures and FX trading software. Their flagship-trading module, SISO, helps retail traders make more winning trades and succeed over the long term.

MoneyAndValues.com: The first Internet-based values-neutral research mechanism for evaluating investments based upon personal values.

NQLX: An electronic exchange listing single-stock futures (SSF) and futures on broad-based indices in the U.S. NQLX is a wholly owned subsidiary of Euronext.liffe, one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the world.

OptionsXpress, Inc.: (Nasdaq: OXPS) An online securities broker specializing in options and offering a wide range of innovative tools for investor education, strategy evaluation and trade execution.

Peregrine Financial Group: Highly respected multi-product broker and leader in global derivatives and alternative investment markets.

Rand Financial Services: One of the largest clearing firms on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade.

RINXchange: An online marketplace for buyers and sellers of Renewable Fuel Identification Numbers (RINs).

Rothschild Investment Corporation: For 100 years, Rothschild Investment Corporation has provided investment services to generations of Chicago’s entrepreneurs, professionals, families, retirement plans, endowments and

foundations.

Sanwa Futures: Formerly, the U.S. futures brokerage subsidiary of Sanwa Bank based in Japan.

SmartStops.net: An online service that helps investors decide when to sell stocks and ETFs

Snider Advisors: An SEC-registered investment advisor offering clients both education and investment management services.

Spectrum Global Fund Administration: A provider of transparent hedge fund administration solutions.

Sunstone Financial Group: A comprehensive mutual fund accounting, administration, distribution and marketing company.

Sydney Futures Exchange: The oldest futures exchange in the Asian/Pacific Basin.

trade MONSTER: An online broker specializing in options.

UBS Global Asset Management: The world's largest money management firm.

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Professional Services

Arthur Andersen (Process Solutions Practice): Formerly one of the world’s largest accounting firms.

Coopers & Lybrand (Litigation & Claims Services Group, Chicago): Formerly one of the largest litigation consulting organizations in Chicago. The group is now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

GainsKeeper: A provider of tax lot accounting software.

Hopkins & Sutter: Formerly one of the largest Chicago-based law firms with extensive litigation and service experience. The practice recently merged with Foley & Lardner.

Precision Prospects, Inc.: An interactive marketing firm specializing in performance-based lead generation.

Spread Trade Systems: A provider of online options education.

SureSpeak: A provider of online, video-based training tools that change lives through improved communication skills.

YJT Solutions: A specialized technology consulting firm providing expert professional services to the financial services industry, including trading firms, broker dealers and financial institutions.

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Technology

Aleri, Inc.: A leading worldwide provider of real-time analytic financial services appliations.

CNA Insurance Companies: One of the largest insurance companies in the U.S. providing IT solutions for clients.

Insignis: Technology provider for financial, insurance and Fortune 1000 companies.

MoneyAndValues.Com: The first Internet-based values-neutral research mechanism for evaluating investments based upon personal values.

SunGard Futures Systems: One of the largest international developers of software solutions for clearing and settlement services in the futures and options industry.

Trading Technologies International: One of the largest international developers of high-performance trading software for derivatives professionals.

YJT Solutions: A specialized technology consulting firm providing expert professional services to the financial services industry, including trading firms, broker dealers and financial institutions.

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Non-Profit & Faith-Based Organizations

Bank of the West: One of the largest U.S. full-service banks specializing in church and ministry lending.

Care International: One of the world’s largest not-for-profit relief organizations.

Chicago Christian Industrial League: The largest non-profit social service agency offering rehabilitative services and training programs for Chicago's homeless.

First Presbyterian Church of Evanston: One of the Chicago area’s most renowned and dynamic congregations.

Heart of God Ministries: A mission organization which serves the nation of Haiti with revival ministries.

Intent: An association of international mission professionals providing services worldwide.

Journey’s End Christian Retail and Educational Center: Christ-centered organization which features a variety of Biblical studies and an annual spiritual retreat in Greater Chicago.

Moody Business Network Task Force: A non-denominational mission focused on workplace ministry in the Chicagoland area.

National Day of Prayer Task Force: The national committee that organizes local and national group prayer events on the National Day of Prayer and promotes awareness for individual commitment to daily prayer.

North American Baptist Conference: An association comprised of more than 400 churches throughout the United States and Canada which also features worldwide mission programs.

Respect: An organization which provided educational programs and abstinence curriculum designed to lower the incidence of teenage sexual activity.

Shepherd Financial Services: A comprehensive financial services company offering a full family of mutual funds and annuities that are designed as socially conservative, values-based investments.

WMBI Radio: Moody Bible Institute Radio is one of the largest Christian radio stations in the U.S.

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