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As part of our partnership with NIBA, Barchart.com, Inc. is happy to extend discounts of 20% to NIBA members on various Barchart and Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) products and services. Barchart and CRB also offer affiliate programs where you can directly offer our services to your clients and prospects for lead generation as well as revenue sharing. Barchart's services include integrated website content like futures quotes, charts and news, website hosting and management, real-time front-end applications like Barchart WebStation for quotes, charts, analysis and trading, as well as data feeds and historical data. CRB's products include a variety of publications, research and data services like Trends in Futures, CRB TrendTrader, CRB DataCenter, Futures Market Service and CRB Commodity Yearbook. AgriCharts, a division of Barchart.com, provides website hosting including market data, charts, news, and weather. As a NIBA member you will receive 20% off your website hosting service with AgriCharts.

As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Clearing, an industry-leading central counterparty clearing provider, offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives through CME Clearport®. Overall, CME Group’s products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both on-exchange and over-the-counter derivatives markets.

Since 1994, Compliance Supervisors International, Inc. (CSI) has provided professional compliance and accounting services tailored to fit the needs of commodity futures and securities industry professionals. CSI excels as a qualified and experienced consulting firm and provides a convenient alternative to hiring in-house staff to comply with the rules and regulations of the National Futures Association and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

CQG provides high-performance trade routing, global market data, and advanced technical analysis. CQG partners with more than one hundred FCM environments and provides Direct Market Access to more than forty exchanges through its global network of co-located Hosted Exchange Gateways. CQG’s server-side order management tools for spreading, market aggregation, and smart orders are unsurpassed for speed and ease-of-use. CQG's market data feed consolidates more than seventy-five sources, including exchanges worldwide for futures, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, and equities as well as data on debt securities, industry reports, and financial indices.

Dorman Trading is dedicated to providing our Introducing Brokers with the same personal attention and service that we offer to our professional floor traders. We believe that the relationship between the FCM and the IB is a partnership, not a competition. We look forward to building a partnership with you.

Exchange Analytics is a leading global provider of regulatory compliance training to the futures and securities industries. Our customers include multi-national banking institutions, broker-dealers, asset management firms, trading firms, introducing brokers, and futures commission merchants. In addition to our leading online training programs, Exchange Analytics' compliance solutions enable our clients to demonstrate effective compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice standards.

G. H. Financials (GHF) is a top-tier clearer known for its extensive experience, client-centric approach, advanced technology, and strong compliance. With expertise in navigating complex markets and regulatory landscapes, GHF offers efficient clearing services across asset classes. Our commitment to excellence and industry-leading practices make us a trusted player in the global financial markets

Gate 39 is a full-service marketing and technology partner for agriculture and financial firms. With over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, we deliver comprehensive solutions designed for maximum impact, leveraging strategy, content, design, technology, and ad management. As leaders in our field, we proudly support clients in the fund, clearing, and advisory sectors, who collectively manage assets exceeding $195 billion. Our services include Marketing - Marketing Strategy, Lead Generation, Brand Building, Content Marketing, Website Design Technology - Website/Mobile development, App/Portal Development, Financial API/Aata Integration, UI/UX Development CRM/Marketing Technology - HubSpot Migration and Onboarding, Marketing Automation, CRM Data Management, HubSpot and Salesforce Integration, Custom CRM Integration Cloud services - Dedicated or On-Demand Support for Cloud Services, Website and Application Hosting and Support, Security and Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance, Cloud Architecture

As the leading independent provider of financial and risk advisory solutions, Kroll leverages our unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands. Kroll’s team of more than 6,500 professionals worldwide continues the firm’s nearly 100-year history of trusted expertise spanning risk, governance, transactions and valuation. Our advanced solutions and intelligence provide clients the foresight they need to create an enduring competitive advantage. At Kroll, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn more at Kroll.com.​​​​​​​ M&A advisory, capital raising and secondary market advisory services in the United States are provided by Kroll Securities, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC). M&A advisory, capital raising and secondary market advisory services in the United Kingdom are provided by Kroll Securities Ltd., which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Valuation Advisory Services in India are provided by Kroll Advisory Private Limited (formerly, Duff & Phelps India Private Limited), under a category 1 merchant banker license issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

LICCAR is both an alternative fund administrator and full-service public accounting firm with nearly 25 years of experience in the hedge fund securities and futures industry. We have earned a reputation for delivering exceptional service to our broad range of clients, and are able to accommodate the unique needs of clients from all areas of the industry including: Complete Financial and Regulatory Reporting for: Hedge Funds and commodity pools including full fund administration and co- signer services Broker/Dealers and Introducing Brokers Futures Commission Merchants Performance Reporting for: Commodity Trading Advisors and Registered Investment Advisors Pro forma, hypothetical, GIPS/CFTC/NFA compliant performance reporting Custodial Services through our broker dealer affiliate, Liccar Securities and Custodial Services, LLC

For over 30 years our boutique CPA team has provided exceptional value through fund audit, tax, and compliance services for the securities, futures, and hedge fund, industries. Our goal is to be your strategic partner by navigating you through the ever-changing regulatory requirements and risks. As expert alternative investment accountants, you will receive responsive cost sensitive help that is a perfect partner for small firms and start-ups.

OptionWorks® Research offers unique insight into futures options available nowhere else. Subscribers enjoy access to a database of option information and daily trading strategies. A subscription to OptionWorks® Research includes access to : Daily Strategy Report The OptionWorks® Daily Strategy Report delivers detailed trading ideas for ten major US futures markets. Indicators for trend, volatility and skew are calculated from the OptionWorks Volatility Database and are used to develop strategies that best take advantage of current market conditions. Risk and Target levels for each strategy are also included to assist in trade management. Option Calculator The OptionWorks® Volatility Dashboard provides a online window into the OptionWorks® Volatility Database. Current implied volatility levels, risk-reversals, and butterflies are available for 40+ markets worldwide for all expirations and selected OTC tenors. Available charts include underlying price, historical and implied volatility, skew, percentiles, and term structure. Volatility Dashboard The OptionWorks® Option Calculator prices index, equity, foreign exchange, and futures options under almost any market condition imaginable. Results for long or short option premium, profit & loss, and all sensitivities (“Greeks”) can be displayed in either graphical or tabular form. An intuitive interface allows for pricing scenarios to be customized, printed and saved locally. Subscriptions and publications are also available as white-label products. Separate volatility database subscriptions are also available through Quandl at www.quandl.com/owf.

R.J. O’Brien supports Introducing Brokers with superior technology, intelligent market research, transparent middle-office tools and personal service. The IB business is the heart of our brokerage operation, and our industry reputation for servicing these clients is stellar. We understand what IBs need to support business success, no matter if your clients are speculators or hedgers. Both you and your clients will appreciate the comprehensive set of tools built specifically for futures traders.

The Ruddy Law Office, PLLC (Ruddy Law) is a Washington, DC based boutique law firm that provides legal advice to registered investment advisers, commodity futures registrants (IBs, FCMs, CPOs, and CTAs), hedge funds and other members of the alternative investment community. Ruddy Law assists clients with initial and ongoing regulatory needs association with the National Futures Association (NFA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as other federal and state regulatory agencies. We have proudly offered these services since our inception in 2001.

Straits Financial LLC self-clears the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Comex, Nymex, Clearport, Dubai Mercantile Exchange, New Zealand Exchange, CBOE Futures Exchange, Nasdaq Futures Exchange, and the Options Clearing Corporation.  Along with our sister companies and our global partners, Straits can facilitate your trade execution and clearing of exchange-listed futures contracts.  Our parent company is the publically listed, CWT Limited. We offer superior customer service, multiple front-end electronic trading platforms, real-time risk management and fast account approvals.  Introducing Brokers are welcome at Straits.  We also offer our brokers and customers additional support with physical product financing through Straits Trade Solutions (STS) and for managed futures, a professionally managed commodity pool offered in two feeder fund structures traded through Straits Financial Premier Fund I, Ltd., and three new Commodity Trading Advisor Programs from Straits Financial Managed Futures LLC. Take a look at www.straitsfinancial.com and at www.straitsffm.com You can also reach us at 312-462-4499 or info@straitsfinancial.com We look forward to growing with you.

We believe connecting research and education to business development is the key to the growth of the industry. In recent years, the demand for understanding managed futures has grown to an unprecedented level. In 2011, Mark Shore, founder of Shore Capital Management developed the first university graduate level course on managed futures. Three key areas of business: 1) Providing Research on managed futures and asset allocation such as the popular Skewing Your Diversification and Decoding the Myths of Managed Futures. 2) Consulting to alternative investment firms around the globe, such as CTAs, IBs, FCMs, Fund of Funds, Exchanges and Institutional Investors, including manager due diligence, business development and educational workshops on managed futures. 3) Publishing Articles on Economics, Futures, Commodities, Behavioral Finance, Managed Futures, and Market Commentary.

TradeStation is the home of those born to trade, built upon a foundation of customization and precision that is designed to allow institutional clients to execute their strategies the way they demand. We offer self-clearing and advanced order routing for equities, options, futures, and futures options through TradeStation Securities, Inc. (member of NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC, NFA & CME), along with our highly customizable award-winning trading and analysis platforms and API technologies, which enable seamless integration with other data feeds and tools. We apply our 40-plus years of experience serving clients across the world of trading with high-touch service and custom solutions helping ensure you can focus on growing your business.

Wedbush Futures focuses on building services and support to help our IB network participants grow their business. With access to the major global futures exchanges through a variety of front-end systems Wedbush provides IB ‘s with self-directed trading solutions and robust risk management tools.