Joe DeMatteo

Founded in 1997, DeMatteo Monness Securities is an institutional brokerage firm with offices and trading desks in New York and Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of DeMatteo Monness LLC. They provide a full array of trading and execution services to the hedge fund and mutual fund communities in the U.S. and Europe. They do not provide any internal research. DeMatteo is a member of the NASD and clears through Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing.

Monness Crespi Hardt & Co., Inc. is an independent equity research firm and full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. Founded in 1996, the firm's origins can be traced to the establishment of their predecessor firm in 1964. Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. clears all trading activity through Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing LLC. The firm's research team produces proprietary, fundamental research that seek to identify undervalued or undercover special situations without regard to size. They focus on the following industries: automotive services, chemicals, defense, pharmaceuticals, gaming, healthcare, home builders, industrials, medical instruments, oil & gas, retail, semiconductors and special situations. Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SPIC

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.