James R. Hyde

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC provides securities listing, trading and information products and services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Phibro LLC provides commodities trading services. It focuses on physical trading, asset acquisition and development, optimization and structuring. The company was founded by Julius Philipp and Oscar Philipp in 1901 and is headquartered in Stanford, CT.

Russell Investments Ltd. (RIL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of Russell Investments Systems Ltd., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. in the US. RIL provides investment management and investment consulting services for institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors.

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. provides markets for the trading and clearing of crude and heating oil, gasoline, natural gas, and electricity. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Managed Funds Association provides support services for the hedge funds industry. It operates as an association for investment professionals in futures, hedge funds, commodity pool operators, and other alternative investments. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

FTSE International Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of FTSE Group in Great Britain, a global leader in indexing and analytical solutions which calculates thousands of unique indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in countries worldwide. Established in 1995, FTSE International Ltd. creates, manages and provides a range of equity, fixed-income, real estate, currency, commodity, non market-cap, regional and partner, alternative, responsible investment, investment strategy, and customized indexes on a standard and custom basis. Their indexes are used by investors for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a range of index tracking funds. Based in London, the firm has additional offices in London, Beijing, Dubai, Milan, Mumbai, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai, and Tokyo. They also publish and distribute monthly and annual performance and research reports.

Part of CME Group, Inc., Commodity Exchange, Inc. is a company that provides information about all types of commodities. The company is based in New York, NY.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Renewable Fuels Association is a non-profit organization, which engages in the development, production and use of ethanol as a beneficial renewable fuel. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of World Gold Council Ltd., World Gold Trust Services LLC functions as gold-backed exchange-traded funds. The company is based in New York, NY. Joseph Roland Cavatoni has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Part of BGC Group, Inc., ELX Futures LP operates as an institutional and dealer marketplace. The company is based in New York, NY.

Turquoise Trading Ltd. provides electronic execution services to buyers and sellers of pan-European equities, delivering differentiated value throughout the trading process. The firm's multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) operates uniformly across 15 European markets with a unique market model, a fully risk-managed clearing solution and efficient economics. Its MTF's integrated market combines dark and visible orders to increase execution and price improvement for small orders, whilst minimizing information leakage and market impact for larger, institutional-size orders. Turquoise technology delivers high throughput and ultra-fast response times to the most demanding trading specifications in the world.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, LCH.Clearnet LLC operates as a derivatives clearing organization.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, globeSettle SA is a Luxembourger company that provides central security depository services. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

World Gold Trust operates as a trust. It consists of series of fund which include SPDR Long Dollar Gold Trust, which is designed to provide investors with the economic effect of holding gold in terms of the reference currencies. The company was founded on August 27, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, Gatelab Srl is a company that engages in the trade of securities. The company is based in Isernia, Italy.

Part of Explore123 Ltd., Exactpro Systems Ltd. is a leading independent provider of software testing services for mission-critical technology that underpins financial markets. The company is based in London, UK. The British company provides Quality Assurance Service and specializes in quality assurance for exchanges, investment banks, brokers, and other financial sector organizations worldwide. Exactpro Systems offers a range of testing tools, including Sailfish, Load Injector, Minirobots, and Clearth, for functional and operational testing of securities data distribution, trading systems, risk management, market surveillance, and post-trade infrastructures. The company's non-functional testing service is a strong feature, with tools such as Load Injector and Minirobots being very useful in the emulation of heavy loads, multiple participants' activity, and high rates of transaction in electronic markets. The company also offers passive testing tools such as SHSHA, which allows observing the system without interacting with it. Exactpro Systems discusses how technology innovation can improve efficiency, increase quality assurance levels and due diligence standards, ensure resiliency, and regulatory compliance. The company was founded in 2009 by Iosif Itkin and Alexey Zverev, and Alexey Zverev and Iosif Itkin have been the CEOs since 2009.

International Precious Metals Institute, Inc. collects, archives and shares information regarding precious metals. The firm offers an annual international conference, regional seminars, special committees, environmental and regulatory affairs, sampling and analytical councils. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Pensacola, FL.