Vladislav C. Vlad

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Founded by Alfred Newton Wolverton in 1910, Wolverton Securities Ltd. is a full-service, independent, Canadian-owned investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm provides a wide range of financial services to both corporate and retail clients. They are connected with every principal stock exchange in North America as a member or through trading agreements. Wolverton Securities is the oldest member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Group. To serve the U.S. market, the firm owns and manages Wolverton Securities (USA) Ltd., a fully-licensed U.S. brokerage subsidiary. Wolverton Securities' investment products and services include: (1) Canadian, U.S. and foreign equities and options (2) Government and corporate bonds (3) money market instruments (4) RRSP eligible investments (5) public offerings (6) tax deferred investments (7) mutual funds and (8) wealth management services.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.