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Founded in 1964, Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. is a full service investment firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm's expertise includes retail and institutional brokerage services, investment banking and underwriting, secondary trading of corporate, municipal, and government securities and market making in over-the-counter stocks. The firm is a member of the NYSE and FINRA.

FTN Equity Capital Markets Corp., formerly FTN Midwest Securities Corp., is an institutional equity research, sales and trading firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They provide institutional investors with bottom-up, fundamental research on domestic companies in a broad array of industries including consumer, health care, manufacturing, business services, technology and financial services. The firm is also a full-service investment banking firm offering equity and debt underwriting and mergers and acquisition services. FTN Equity Capital Markets Corp is a registered broker/dealer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank NA, which is owned by First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN). The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1989, CRT Capital Group LLC is an institutional securities research and brokerage firm located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm focuses on high-yield and convertible debt, capital structure arbitrage, mergers and acquisitions, special situations and distressed securities. CRT trades senior and subordinated bonds, bank debt, trade claims, convertible bonds, equities, real estate loans, tax exempt securities and private placements.

The Sports Authority, Inc. operates a sporting goods stores. It offers fitness products such as cardio equipment, fitness trackers and accessories, strength and weight training, weights, clothes, and shoes. The company also sells products online. The Sports Authority is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Part of Foot Locker, Inc., Champs Sports is a company that inspires and empowers youth around the world by fueling a shared passion for self-expression and creating unrivaled experiences at the heart of the sneaker community. The company is based in Wausau, WI. Champs Sports, along with other brands such as Eastbay, Foot Locker, and Lady Foot Locker, leads the celebration of sneaker and youth culture globally. The company was founded by Rick A. Wilber.

Bloomingdale's LLC owns and operates department stores. Its products cover the following: designer clothes, women's clothing, contemporary, shoes, handbags, jewelry and accessories, beauty, men's clothing, kid's clothing, and home products. The company was founded by Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale in 1872 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Macy's West, Inc. owns and operates departmental stores. The company offers shirts, trousers, shoes, and blazers. It operates a chain of departmental stores in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Guam. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Macy & Co. Macy's West was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Founded in 1997, Williams Trading LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in Westport, Connecticut. The firm provides outsourced trading solutions to hedge fund managers. They seek to also provide greater access to information, increased liquidity, full anonymity and better execution in equity trading.