H. Gerald Bidwell

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, NA is a company based in Agoura Hills, CA.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds. The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage firm receive all non-negotiable securities that are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered. Recovered funds are used to replenish SIPC's reserve in the event that the reserve is tapped in the early stages of a liquidation proceeding.

NYSE Chicago, Inc. offers technology based national securities exchange services. It provides business to transact in all equity securities traded on NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, or other national securities exchanges. CHX acts as a venue for hedge funds, options market markers, quantitative, professional and active individual traders that require immediate and automated execution. The firm provides services through its technology products including CHXBD, CHX SHARE and SNAP. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of The Charles Schwab Corp., Bidwell & Co. is a company that provides online trading and brokerage services. The company is based in Portland, OR. The company was founded by H. Gerald Bidwell. Bidwell was acquired by Ameritrade Holding Corp. on January 05, 2004.

Pacific Capital Bancorp operates as a bank holding company. It provides commercial and consumer banking services which includes depository, lending and wealth management services to households, professionals, and businesses. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.