About Our Sponsors

TS Associates

Trading Systems Associates plc partners with leading financial markets participants to overcome the complex technology integration issues that relate to the deployment and management of middleware based financial markets applications. As a result of its focused technology consulting and through its close partnership with customers, TS-Associates has established itself as the leading developer of appliance based, hardware accelerated, real time latency analysis, network monitoring, middleware monitoring and diagnostic products. The TS-Associates “TipOff” monitoring appliance delivers network, middleware messaging and application monitoring, all with nanosecond precision and zero performance impact. With support for the widest range of standards based and vendor messaging solutions, TipOff offers unequalled integration and extensibility features. The TS-Associates “Application Tap” PCIe card delivers unique software instrumentation capabilities with precision timing and negligible performance impact.

Instinet

Instinet Incorporated is an electronic trading pioneer, having established the world’s first major electronic trading venue in 1969, one of the first recognized U.S. ECNs in 1997 and the first pan-European MTF in 2007. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Instinet operates two distinct business lines: a global network of agency-only brokers that seek to help institutions lower overall trading costs and improve investment performance through the use of innovative electronic trading products, including smart-routing, algorithms, DMA, dark pools and EMS platforms, and also provide sales trading, commission management services and independent research; and the Chi-X® Global businesses, which aim to improve the efficiency of capital markets globally by providing high-performance, low-cost alternative execution venues and the technology required to power them. Instinet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. For more information, please visit www.instinet.com.

OneMarketData

OneMarketData provides market data management and analytical solutions that enable financial institutions to outmaneuver the competition by executing new trading strategies faster.

Through its flagship product OneTick, the only solution that combines complex event processing (CEP) and tick data management spanning both historical and real-time, quants, analysts and traders can enhance alpha and increase performance through superior data management. With its intuitive, performance-driven design, OneTick users benefit from an enterprise system that was built by Wall Street experts to address the sophisticated data analysis needs of the most discerning financial institutions.

More information is available at www.onetick.com.

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
212-357-9595
http://gset.gs.com

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. Our clients access our products via FIX or any EMS/OMS, including the top-ranked REDIPlus® platform. Customers can seek liquidity using our suite of multi-asset algorithms, route to optimal destinations using our smart router, and take advantage of non-displayed liquidity through our SIGMA X™ non-displayed liquidity suite. Along with providing clients access to global equity markets, we also offer foreign exchange, futures, and options across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit http://gset.gs.com.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

Macquarie

Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

Macquarie's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world. We have expertise in specific industries, including resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure and real estate.

Macquarie Group Limited is listed in Australia (ASX:MQG; ADR:MQBKY) and is regulated by APRA, the Australian banking regulator, as the owner of Macquarie Bank Limited, an authorised deposit taker. Macquarie also owns a bank in the UK, Macquarie Bank International Limited, which is regulated by the FSA. Macquarie's activities are subject to scrutiny by other regulatory agencies around the world.

Macquarie's management approach fosters an entrepreneurial culture among staff. Strong prudential management is fundamental to this approach. Robust risk management practices are embedded in business unit management with central oversight of credit, market, funding, compliance and operational risk. These, together with a strong and committed team, are key drivers of Macquarie's success.

Founded in 1969, Macquarie now employs more than 14,200 people in 28 countries. At 31 March 2012, Macquarie had assets under management of $US339 billion.

QuantHouse

QuantHouse is a global provider of next generation trading solutions. Its international offerings include low latency market data (QuantFEED), automated trading platform (QuantFACTORY) and proximity hosting / low latency order routing (QuantLINK) to buy- and sell-side and technology companies, as well as exchanges and MTFs. QuantHouse has over 120 clients, 16 global data centres, 45 direct exchange connections and 90 total exchange data feeds. QuantHouse is part of S&P Capital IQ.

For more information please visit www.quanthouse.com

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies. As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers clients its combined expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management. Credit Suisse provides advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as to retail clients in Switzerland. In its Investment Banking business, Credit Suisse offers securities products and financial advisory services to users and suppliers of capital around the world. Operating in 57 locations across 30 countries, Credit Suisse is active across the full spectrum of financial services products including debt and equity underwriting, sales and trading, mergers and acquisitions investment research, and correspondent and prime brokerage services. Advanced Execution Services (AES) is Credit Suisse’s award-winning suite of algorithmic trading strategies, tools and analytics for global trading across equities, options, futures and foreign exchange. With AES’s tools, traders can improve performance against benchmarks, work orders on multiple liquidity pools, and add consistency to the trading process. The AES team is dedicated to a philosophy of constant improvement and innovation. AES continues to evolve as new trends develop in the market place and as our research teams discover more effective trading techniques. This is why AES has been recognized consistently as the leader in algorithmic trading. For more information please contact AES Trading Desk +852 2101 6443 / (toll free) +800 222 2334

Barclays

Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people.
We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Our clients also benefit from access to the breadth of expertise across Barclays. We’re one of the largest financial services providers in the world, and are also engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, and wealth and investment management.

Barclays offers premier investment banking products and services to its clients through Barclays Bank PLC.

For more information, please visit: www.barclays.com

Eze Software Group

Eze Software Group is a premier provider of global investment technology for the front, middle, and back office. Eze Software Group partners with more than 1,500 buy-side and sell-side institutions in 30 countries across North and South America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Its clients include broker-dealers, endowments, family offices, hedge funds, institutional asset managers, mutual funds, pension funds, and professional individual investors.

Eze Software employs more than 750 people worldwide. It is headquartered in Boston with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Singapore, Stamford, and Sydney.

Formed in 2013, Eze Software brings together the proven success of the RealTick EMS®, Eze OMS™, and Tradar PMS teams. Offering award-winning products and unparalleled customer service, Eze Software Group is committed to providing cutting-edge solutions for your investment needs.

For more information, contact sales@ezesoft.com or visit www.ezesoft.com.

ITG

ITG is an independent broker partnering with global portfolio managers and traders throughout the investment process, from investment decision through to settlement. With our launch of the POSIT®crossing network in 1987, we founded ITG with a strong commitment to empower buyside investors. Over the years we’ve continued to deepen that commitment by creating a powerful network of intellectual capital, true industry experience and market-leading technology to offer the unmatched insights that help clients generate and preserve alpha. With 17 offices in 10 countries and multi-asset capabilities that support the needs of large equity portfolios, we combine the power of global reach with the precision of local vision.
Above all else we put client’s interests first. We are a trusted strategic partner offering trading tools and objective guidance that really works in today’s changing global markets.

Contact details:
Asia Pacific: +852 2846 3567
Email info@itg.com
www.itg.com

Brand HK

We provide quality promotional gifts to Hong Kong, China and surrounding Asian countries.

We have our own factory in Hong Kong with the ability to print, emboss, laser engrave and sublimate. This means we can control the quality of goods going out so you can be sure you are getting your logo shown off at its best along with an on time delivery.

Our products have been chosen to give you low minimums and fast delivery – we even offer a 3 hour service on some lines!

The Brand HK website shows all of our wide range and gives prices, making times and minimum quantities so you can make informed decisions at the budget stage. Of course, if you don’t see what you want you can always call us directly.

See our website www.brandhk.com or call us in English on +852 25167944 or in Chinese on +852 25417997