Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, with the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.

 

As acknowledged leaders in advanced equity products and services, our sales and trading teams provide clients with distinctive trading insight, full-service trade execution and customised solutions across all products. Our Liquid Markets business aligns cash and portfolio trading with electronic trading to address all of the execution needs of our clients. We provide intelligent and efficient access to liquidity globally through an end-to-end suite of electronic trading solutions executed through a variety of order/execution management systems, including RealTick®.

 

BARX is Barclays Capital’s award-winning electronic services offering, which provides electronic execution across fixed income, FX, futures, commodities, money markets, emerging markets, structured products and equities.

 

For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7773 8500.

London Stock Exchange Group is Europe's leading diversified exchange business, incorporating Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange. With over 500 member firms and more than 3,000 companies quoted across its markets, the Group operates the largest and most liquid equity marketplace in Europe.
The Group offers trading in a wide range of instruments, holding the number one position in trading exchange traded products (ETFs and ETCs) and through its interest in MTS, is the leading platform for the trading of fixed income products. Through MOT it offers a comprehensive range of European corporate and government bond trading services. Its Italian Derivatives Exchange Market (IDEM) sees over €2.5 billion worth of trading every day, and through EDX London the Group provides a facility for the trading of Scandinavian and Russian equity derivatives.
London Stock Exchange Group also offers post-trade services such as netting, clearing and settlement on an efficient and competitive basis. These include services from Monte Titoli, the Central Securities Depository for all Italian financial instruments, and Cassa di Compensazione & Garanzia (CC&G), which in July 2009 was granted Recognised Oversaeas Clearing House (ROCH) status by the FSA to operate in the UK.
London Stock Exchange itself is the world's most international exchange with over 600 overseas companies from more than 70 countries quoted on its markets. These figures include international companies on AIM, the London Stock Exchange's growth market, which has grown to become the world's most successful market for small and medium sized enterprises with 1,385 companies at the end of July 2009.

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux is a leading European full-service broker, a subsidiary of Calyon and a member of AA-rated Crédit Agricole S.A. Group, one of the world's leading banking institutions.
With more than 800 dedicated professionals in 15 offices, CA Cheuvreux is focused on delivering research, sales and execution services to institutional investors worldwide.
'Leading Research, Global Execution, Local Presence'. These are key elements in CA Cheuvreux's success, and are offered through independent high value-added research, global execution capacity and local market knowledge. Its research team of 115 analysts and economists covers nearly 800 stocks in Europe and the Middle East. As a key source of liquidity, CA Cheuvreux offers access to over 60 execution venues worldwide. It's experienced teams provide a full spectrum of execution services: Sales Trading, DMA, Algorithmic Trading, Global Portfolio Trading and CFDs. Continuous investment in technology and new market access are top priorities.

BNP Paribas (rated AA/Aa1) is a European leader in banking and financial services, and is one of the 6 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor's. BNP Paribas Equity Derivatives offers a full range of equity and fund-linked products that can be customised to address the various needs of financial institutions and hedge funds as well as corporate and retail clients. Global Execution Services is part of BNP Paribas Equity Derivatives Financing division, alongside Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending and Borrowing, Funding & IR. Global Execution Services offers global execution solutions, ranging from straight, low latency DMA pipes to complex Global Portfolio & Algorithmic Trading or Liquidity access strategies. BNP Paribas global activity generates large volumes of flow, accounting for significant market share on both main global exchanges and emerging markets.

Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With 80,456 employees in 72 countries, Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.
Within Deutsche Bank, the Global Markets Division is responsible for the origination, sale, structuring and trading of fixed income, equity, commodity, foreign exchange, derivative and money market products.
Global Markets has established itself as a global leader in these products by combining its unique distribution franchise with its pricing, structuring and execution expertise.
Global Markets is dedicated to delivering exceptional capital raising, risk management and investment solutions that meet the precise needs of its clients.
The Global Markets Division employs more than 6,000 professionals in 39 trading rooms around the world.
Deutsche Bank is one of the only institutions in the world able to address the diverse asset gathering and liability management needs of corporations, governments, institutional investors, hedge funds and financial institutions on a truly global basis.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC, is the investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG in the United States.
Contact: Andrew Morgan, +44 20 7545 8000

Investment Technology Group® is a specialised agency brokerage and financial technology firm that partners with asset managers globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the investment continuum. A leader in electronic trading since launching POSIT® in 1987, ITG's integrated approach now includes a range of products from portfolio management and pre-trade analysis to trade execution and post-trade evaluation. Asset managers rely on ITG's independence, experience, and agility to help mitigate risk, improve performance and navigate increasingly complex markets. ITG has established a strong and growing presence in key financial centres around the world to serve the needs of global institutions. Headquartered in New York, ITG has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Contact: info@itg.com, +44 (0)20 7670 4030

Nomura Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides investment, financing, and related services to corporations, financial institutions, individuals, and governments.

RealTick, created by Townsend Analytics, is the electronic trading industry's premier global, broker neutral, multi-asset Execution Management System (EMS). RealTick's unsurpassed flexibility and customizability streamlines trader workflow by delivering a fully integrated front-to-back solution including sophisticated trading tools; unrivaled access to leading global brokers, exchanges and ECNs; real-time market data, news, analytics and risk management tools - to institutions, broker-dealers and active traders worldwide. RealTick's advanced technical design is supported by Townsend's state-of-the-art global data centers and a redundant network for market data and orders for ultimate stability and resiliency.
Townsend Analytics has been changing the way the world trades since 1985. The Chicago-based company created many technology innovations that are now considered standards in the financial services industry including the first real-time financial software and direct access trading solution for Microsoft Windows®, first product to deliver streaming data over the Internet and many others. Townsend Analytics also developed Archipelago and the Archipelago Exchange, the nation's first all-electronic, fully open exchange.
For further information about RealTick and Townsend Analytics, please call us at 212-679-9000, +44 (0) 20 7786 5070 or visit www.realtick.com.
*RealTick is a registered trademark of Townsend Analytics, Ltd.
Contact: +212-679-9000, +44 20 7786 5070

 

Knight is a global financial services firm that provides market access and trade execution services across multiple asset classes to buy- and sell-side firms. Knight's hybrid market model features complementary electronic and voice trade execution services in global equities and fixed income as well as foreign exchange, futures and options through its London-based trading operations. Knight's electronic access and trading capabilities include Knight Link, the innovative market-making liquidity platform encompassing both retail and institutional trading, and Knight Direct, the DMA and top-ranked algorithmic and smart order routing offering for institutional trading.

 

Knight uses direct memberships of more than 20 European exchanges and multilateral trading facilities to deliver Knight's unique trading services. Knight has a growing global presence across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world. Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading provides clients with the necessary tools to manage their trades from start to finish, from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. Clients access our products via REdIPlus®, our top-ranked EMS platform, or via FIX. Customers can seek liquidity using our suite of multi-asset algorithms, route to optimal destinations using our SIGMA smart router, and take advantage of non-displayed liquidity through our SIGMA and SIGMA X non-displayed liquidity suite. Along with providing clients access to global equity markets, we also offer FX, Futures, and options across North America, Europe, and Asia.

UBS is a leading global wealth manager, investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers. With headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS operates in over 50 countries and from all major international centers.

ICAP is the world’s premier voice and electronic interdealer broker and provider of post-trade services. The Group is active in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, FX, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives. ICAP has an average daily transaction volume in excess of $2.3 trillion, more than 40% of which is electronic.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. With offices in more than 40 countries and territories, the combined company serves corporate and institutional clients in 150 countries worldwide.
Our equity markets professionals provide a full range of equity and equity-linked sales and trading services, including sophisticated portfolio analytics and electronic trading. For more information, please contact: Yvonne Hansmann, Managing Director. yvonne.hansmann@baml.com or +44 (0) 20 7996 5117; www.bankofamerica.com

After 25 years of developing software and managing the systems that help financial services institutions run their business, SunGard is still a leader. Our prestigious track record of industry awards is a reflection of our deep understanding of the specialized, mission-critical business processes that lie at the heart of the banking, securities and investments, and insurance industries. From the beginning, we have applied our expertise to better serve our customers.