Partners

Merlin's Prime Brokerage solutions are synced to the changing alternative investment environment and its technology and reporting demands. Merlin offers fund managers a technology and operations infrastructure previously available only to the industry's giants.

At the forefront of Merlin's offerings is a Web-based reporting platform featuring Merlin's Shadow, Attribution, Risk and Performance (SHARP) reporting methodology. This dynamic, customizable reporting system facilitates transaction-based attribution. Reports are available end-of-day and every day, specifying the performance effect of every transaction, with data aggregated, by Prime Broker/custodian and account, virtually forever.

Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, is a leading global provider of business solutions to financial organizations and independent registered investment advisors. We are committed to service excellence and to providing dependable operational support, robust trading services, flexible technology, an expansive array of investment solutions, and practice management programs.

Conifer Securities, LLC is a leading service provider that offers comprehensive middle- and back-office services to its clients, including global fund accounting and administration, trade operations, trade execution services, executive office space, compliance, corporate accounting, consulting services and business infrastructure. Conifer's comprehensive platform of business and operations solutions appeals to both start-up and established managers by allowing them to focus exclusively on running the investment operations of their business. Headquartered in San Francisco and with offices in New York, Boston, and the British Virgin Islands, Conifer has been in business since 1989. For more information, please visit www.conifersecurities.com.

National Bank Financial is a leading Canadian integrated investment firm, providing investment banking, corporate financing, advisory services, sales and trading, derivatives, and prime brokerage services to corporations, governments, and institutions. It also provides advisory and brokerage services to retail investors and is the dominant provider of third-party brokerage services in the country.

National Bank Financial has 94 offices across Canada as well as offices in the United States and Europe. It employs over 3,300 people, including 750 Investment Advisors who serve more than 220,000 clients and who manage $53 billion in assets.

National Bank Financial is the fully-owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada. Located in Montreal, National Bank has approximately $120 billion assets under management and has been contributing to the country's economic and social development for nearly 150 years.

CIBC World Markets is a full service investment bank active throughout North America and key financial centers around the world. We provide corporate, government, and institutional clients with innovative solutions to help them raise capital, grow, and invest.

Shoreline Trading Group LLC, founded in 1996, is a FINRA registered broker/dealer serving the diverse needs of professional market participants including hedge funds, registered investment advisors, traditional money managers, high net worth individuals and professional traders. Shoreline Trading is proud to offer the Neovest DMA system and can be reached via our website at www.shorelinetrading.com or (310) 536-8670.

MS Howells & Co. (MSH) is an institutional broker/dealer servicing professional money managers. We provide end-to-end solutions for our prime brokerage clients. Based upon our client's needs, this may include the Neovest DMA system. MSH provides execution services, research, channel information, and hedge fund services.  Visit us at www.mshowells.com, or call +1 480.563.2000.

VT Brokers, LLC is a FINRA and SIPC member broker/dealer approved as an Introducing Broker for Customer Portfolio Margin accounts and clearing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing and Penson Financial Services. Through VT Brokers, larger customer and institutional firms are afforded optimum leverage for their trading and portfolio management. Click www.vtbrokers.com, or call + 1 415.293.3901.

VTrader Pro, LLC is a broker/dealer member of CBOE, NYSE Arca, NASDAQ OMX, and PHLX, as well as BATS and CBSX.

By becoming a member of our proprietary trading and market maker LLC, you are provided a trading infrastructure centered on advanced technology, cost effectiveness, and seasoned support. Our unique clearing and JBO relationships with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing and Penson Financial Services allow unmatched customization to operate your trading business.

Upstairs traders/groups are afforded access to multiple asset classes and strategies with customized proprietary front-end trading and execution software, as well as back office reports and trading sheets.

Market Making (remote or floor trading) is accommodated through our various exchange memberships with additional haircut leveraging based on the member’s capital coupled with a small profit share split with the firm. Desk, Data, and Facility access are available in San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York. Advantages include potential for enhanced leverage, cross-margin on all eligible products, health insurance, and other benefits. Click www.vtraderpro.com, or call +1 415.291.7300.