Confirmed Sponsors

Visit https://www.theocc.com/

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Tricia Perl
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Visit https://boxoptions.com/

Since launch in 2003, BOX has revolutionized equity options trading, blending time-honored market structures with today's technological advancements. Jointly owned by TMX Group and leading broker/dealers, BOX offers an electronic and open outcry trading platform. Our market is known for its transparent, efficient, and user-friendly approach. The advanced trading engine, with an open API and FIX gateway, seamlessly integrates into traders' existing systems, ensuring optimal connectivity.

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Patty Schuler
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Visit https://www.cboe.com/

Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), the world's go-to derivatives and securities exchange network, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing, and investment solutions to people around the world. Cboe provides trading solutions and products in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives, FX, and digital assets, accross North America, Europe and Asia Pasific. Above all, we are committed to building a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future. 

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Andy Bevers
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Visit https://guavatech.com/

For over 25 years, GuavaTech has provided custom IT trading solutions built from the ground up for the world’s premier financial market participants. With GuavaTech, you’ll be up and running in record time with a resilient system that is fast, secure, and reliable.

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Thomas McArdle
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Visit https://www.iex.io/options

IEX (IEX Group, Inc.) is an exchange operator and technology company dedicated to innovating for performance in capital markets. Founded in 2012, IEX launched a new kind of securities exchange in 2016 that combines a transparent business model and unique architecture designed to protect investors. Today, IEX applies its proprietary technology and experience to drive performance across asset classes, serve investors, and advocate for transparent and competitive markets. In 2026, IEX plans to launch IEX Options, a new U.S. options exchange that will bring IEX’s suite of order protection innovations designed to better address the needs of market makers and drive better outcomes for end investors. Learn more at iex.io.

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Visit https://memx.com/

MEMX is a technology-driven exchange operator serving the global investment community. It offers a simpler, more cost-effective, and transparent way to access liquidity through its MEMX Equities and MEMX Options exchanges, as well as by licensing and operating MEMX technology for clients. MX2 Options, a new pro-rata exchange will go live in 2026, bringing the total number of markets operated by MEMX to six. Founded in 2019 by a diverse group of financial firms, MEMX’s mission is to create healthy competition and advocate for market structure reform that results in more efficient and sensible trading experiences for all investors.
 

Visit https://www.miaxglobal.com/

MIAX® is a technology-driven leader in building and operating financial marketplaces across multiple asset classes enabled by our in-house built, proprietary technology.  We believe the speed and performance of our technology combined with our fully-integrated, award winning customer service sets us apart from the competition.

Our history of growth and vision for the future is what reinforces our position as a global exchange operator. MIAX drives company growth through its pursuit of new opportunities and expanding reach into new markets by providing new trading products and embracing strategic alliances to provide services designed to meet the emerging needs of our trading community.

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Andy Nybo
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Visit https://www.nasdaq.com/

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is a global technology company serving the capital markets and other industries. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software and services enables clients to optimize and execute their business with confidence. To learn more about the company, technology solutions and career opportunities visit us on LinkedIn, on Twitter @Nasdaq or at www.nasdaq.com.

Contact
Tanya Patwa
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Visit https://www.nyse.com/trade/options

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Franklin Maldonado
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Visit https://www.citadelsecurities.com

Citadel Securities is a next-generation capital markets firm and a leading global market maker, providing institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to trade a broad array of equity and fixed-income products in any market condition. At Citadel Securities, the brightest minds in finance, science, and technology use powerful, advanced analytics to solve the market's most critical challenges, turn big ideas into real-world outcomes, and accelerate their careers

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Mike Harrington
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Visit https://sig.com/

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

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Joe Sellitto
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Visit www.abnamroclearing.com

Clearing listed U.S. futures, equities, equity options and cash treasuries is within the DNA of ABN AMRO Clearing.  In the United States, ABN AMRO maintains a large market share on the major exchanges providing clearing, stock loan, back-office support and risk-management on listed futures, equities and equity options.  If adding U.S. products and services to your portfolio is in your growth plans, please let us know how we can help design a road map for product expansion.

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Ronald Breault
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Visit https://business.bofa.com/content/boaml/en_us/home.html

We provide services across the world's debt, equity, commodity, and foreign exchange markets to approximately 8,000 clients consisting of asset managers, hedge funds, pensions, and insurance, coporates, governments and other financial institutions.

Contact
Mauricio Izurieta
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Visit https://www.chicagotrading.com/


CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment.

We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.

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Steve Crutchfield
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Visit https://clearstreet.io

Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale. We give our clients the technology, tools and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and transforms how they interact with markets tomorrow. For more information, visit https://clearstreet.io.

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Farid Zainal
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Visit https://dashfinancial.com/

Dash Financial Technologies is a technology-driven, pure agency broker-dealer specializing in electronic execution and capital markets technology solutions. Founded in 2011 on the core principles of transparency, customization, and data-driven service, Dash delivers advanced trading technologies, execution services, analytics, and regulatory solutions to institutional clients.
 

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Eugene Kearns
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Visit https://www.eurex.com/ex-en/

As the leading European derivatives exchange and one of the leading clearing houses globally, Eurex provides you with innovative solutions to seamlessly manage risk - being architects of trusted markets characterized by liquidity, efficiency, and integrity.
Our vision is to be the globally trusted leading architect of trading, clearing and risk management services. Driving the industry with an extensive offer of innovative products. 
Our mission is to create better markets. 
 

Contact
Alexander Ballenger
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Visit https://www.exegy.com/

Exegy is a global leader in low-latency market data, trading, and execution technology, delivering innovative solutions that power the world’s capital markets. Backed by Marlin Equity Partners, Exegy provides comprehensive, end-to-end systems for the entire market ecosystem—including buy-side and sell-side firms, exchanges, and ISVs.

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Grady Moore
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Visit https://www.goldmansachs.com/

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial institution providing a comprehensive suite of investment banking, investment management, execution, and clearing services. With over 40 years of experience in clearing, Goldman Sachs facilitates seamless transaction settlement and financing across major global equities and derivatives exchanges for a diverse client base including broker-dealers, proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, and institutions. Global execution capabilities which provide agency execution as well as principal liquidity, DMA, smart order routing and access to non-displayed liquidity combined with a robust post-trade clearing platform, enables clients to efficiently navigate multiple asset classes, currencies, and jurisdictions. 

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Eric Rhodes
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Visit https://www.imc.com/

IMC is a leading global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Founded in 1989, IMC employs more than 1,900 talented individuals across offices in Europe, the US, Asia-Pacific and India. Its core business is to provide essential liquidity in financial assets on trading venues, and to deliver the best outcome in value and risk to investors. IMC engages in trading activities on its own account and employs advanced algorithms, statistical techniques, and innovative technologies to execute its strategies. Its venture capital arm, IMC Trading & Tech Investments, connects innovative trading start-ups and scale-ups with IMC’s world-class expertise and financial backing to drive long-lasting value and success across the industry.

Contact
Shawn Cruz
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Visit https://www.janestreet.com/institutional

Jane Street is a global quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider trading a wide range of financial products, including ETFs, equities, futures, commodities, options, bonds, and currencies. We have offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam which allow us to make markets continually on more than 200 trading venues in over 40 countries around the world. We excel at providing liquidity in complex markets, especially during periods of dislocation and volatility. While our committed capital and firmwide risk book provides us with the capacity, our technology and flat structure fosters a culture of collaboration that facilitates these complex trades. 
contact at [email protected]
 

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Drew Krichman
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Visit www.morganstanley.com

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com

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Visit www.simplextrading.com

Technology. Trading. Team. 
Founded in Chicago in 2004, Simplex Trading is a leading, technology-driven, proprietary trading and option market making firm. We work with the most advanced technology and software in the market, and we've continued to remain at the forefront of the industry by always focusing on innovation, automation and data-driven analysis. We also leverage our experience and expertise to make strategic investments and capitalize on opportunities in the venture capital markets with promising, early-stage financial and technology start-ups

Contact
Rory O'Kane
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Visit https://www.spiderrock.net/

SpiderRock deploys some of the most innovative execution, risk management, and analytics solutions available for the U.S. equity, options, and futures markets and soon will support foreign derivatives markets, starting with Europe. SpiderRock offers certain financial services through its wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary, SpiderRock EXS, LLC (member of FINRA/NFA/SIPC). SpiderRock also provides market data and analytics services through SpiderRock Data and Analytics businesses.  

Contact
Pat Read
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Visit https://securitytraders.org/

Security Traders Association (STA) is a grassroots organization comprised of more than 20 Affiliates in the U.S. and Canada. STA members represent individuals employed in the financial services industry across varying business models. STA educates its members on market structure issues while representing their interests with legislators, regulators and other industry associations. STA events keep attendees informed on industry trends and provide unique networking opportunities, which contribute to career development and productivity. STA is committed to promoting goodwill and fostering high standards of integrity in accord with its founding principle, dictum meum pactum, “my word is my bond.”

Contact
Dawn Combs
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Visit https://sterlingtradingtech.com/

Sterling Trading Tech (Sterling) is a leading provider of professional trading technology solutions for the global equities, equity options, futures, fixed income, mutual funds, FX, and crypto markets. With over 100 clients across more than 20 countries, Sterling delivers fast, reliable platforms tailored to the needs of brokers, clearing firms, and prop trading groups. Sterling is committed to innovation, stability, and exceptional client service. 

Contact
Keith Cacciola
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Visit www.thetadata.net

Theta Data is a leading market data provider of options and stocks data. Our mission is to empower users with the reliable data they need for informed decision-making. With a commitment to speed and breadth of information, Theta Data stands at the forefront of the market data industry, providing the tools and insights necessary to thrive in today's fast-paced and competitive markets.

Contact
Bailey Danseglio
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Visit https://www.tradeweb.com/

Description: Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) is a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities, and money markets. Founded in 1996, Tradeweb provides access to markets, data and analytics, electronic trading, straight-through-processing, and reporting for more than 50 products to clients in the institutional, wholesale, retail, and corporates markets. Advanced technologies developed by Tradeweb enhance price discovery, order execution and trade workflows while allowing for greater scale and helping to reduce risks in client trading operations. Tradeweb serves more than 3,000 clients in more than 85 countries. On average, Tradeweb facilitated more than $2.6 trillion in notional value traded per day over the past four fiscal quarters. 

 

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Visit https://trafix.com/

TRAFiX is a broker neutral Fin Tech company providing innovative Order & Execution Management solutions, real-time FIX connectivity and normalized API interfaces to address the functional and regulatory requirements of the Financial Services Industry. Our scalable offering has been specifically designed to utilize the latest enhancements in software development and enterprise architecture to resovle the growing challenges faced by today's trading community. Currently supporting electronic global equity, option and complex options trading, our open architecture allows for the ongoing addition of asset classes. The TRAFiX team has decades of experience and is singularly focus on designing superior applications that integrate within our customer's technology ecosystem and lowers the total cost of ownership.

Contact
Michael Ottrando
[email protected]

Visit https://www.tradewex.com/

Wolverine Execution Services has become the leading provider of innovative order execution and management tools to institutional traders, back offices, and operation teams across the globe. With an offering that includes:

•    Custom order flow management tools
•    Intuitive order entry applications
•    Best execution algos
•    Comprehensive reporting services
•    Customized Execution Solutions
•    And a network of brokers

WEX has redefined institutional trading.

Contact
Tim Martin
[email protected]

Visit https://xfa.marex.com/

XFA is a high-touch, industry-leading trade execution broker dealer for listed exchange-traded derivatives and futures options contracts across the globe. 
XFA is trading-floor based and employs fully staffed floor operations on the Cboe Global Markets (Cboe) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME/SOFR).

Execution:
•    Index Options and Single-Stock/ETF options 
•    FLEX Options 
•    S&P E-Mini's and Russell 
•    SOFR Options 

XFA maintains trading relationships with liquidity providers across the industry to provide high quality execution for options strategies of varying complexity.

XFA is a member of Options Clearing Corp. (OCC), which provides XFA the immediate ability to clear customer traders to their prime broker, creating a seamless agency-execution experience. 

 

Contact
Andy Geye
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Visit https://mcapmarkets.com/

MCAP is a leading financial technology firm and one of the most active electronic market makers in securities globally. Operating across more than 40 countries, the firm trades over 10,000 securities and executes 500,000+ transactions each month. Through its core businesses—Market Making, Platform Solutions (QwickRoute), and Data Analytics—MCAP delivers deep liquidity, advanced execution capabilities, and actionable market insights to institutional clients. MCAP’s mission is to drive greater efficiency, transparency, and innovation across global financial markets, empowering institutions to navigate today’s fast moving trading environment with confidence.

Contact
Daniel Seidenstein
[email protected]

Visit https://www.instinet.com/

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Instinet Options Desk
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Visit https://www.sifma.org/

SIFMA is the voice of the nation's securities industry. We advocate for effective and resilient capital markets.

Contact
Katie Kolchin
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