Eric Joseph Metz

SpiderRock Advisors LLC (SRA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by George Papa in 2013 and became a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in 2024. SRA provides investment advisory services to institutional clients such as independent broker dealers, wealth managers, banks, and pensions and endowments.

Ronin Capital LLC is a registered brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 2001. They have additional offices in Hong Kong and England. Ronin Capital provides brokerage services and trades in over 20 countries, in different product class including: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, options, forwards and futures.

Founded in 1995, CTC LLC is a brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is also known as Chicago Trading Co. They are a proprietary market making firm and are recognized internationally as a leading provider of pricing and liquidity on all U.S. derivatives exchanges. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

RiverNorth Capital Management LLC (RiverNorth) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Brian H. Schmucker in 2000 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of RiverNorth Financial Holdings LLC, which is majority owned by RiverNorth Holding Co. RiverNorth serves as an institutional investment manager to registered funds, private funds and separately managed accounts.