Colin Quinn

Founded in 1988, Midwood Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for institutional clients. They do not provide any internal research. Midwood Securities' products and services include: (1) execution of NYSE and NASDAQ traded shares (2) authoritative, independent, third-party research and analytical tools (3) effective, customized commission recapture programs and (4) quality clearing and support services. The firm provides authoritative, independent, third-party research and an extensive array of analytical tools. These independent research providers' specializations include: (1) fundamental, quantitative and technical analysis (2) arbitrage research tools (3) interest rate analysis (4) fund and portfolio performance (5) execution-cost analysis (6) top-down/bottom-up strategies (7) trading platforms (8) established marketplaces and emerging markets (9) legislative/regulatory prospects and (10) political analysis. Dudack Research Group is a division of Midwood Securities. Dudack provides economic, fundamental, quantitative and technical strategies and tools for institutional money managers. Midwood Securities clears their trades through First Clearing LLC, a guaranteed wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo.

Founded in 1946, Howard Weil, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. On November 1, 2012, Howard Weil became part of Scotia Capital (USA), Inc., a US registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and the NYSE. Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. is owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNA), aka Scotiabank. The firm is an energy investment boutique that provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services. They cover companies in the following energy sectors: major integrated oil, exploration and production, oilfield service, gas and power, independent refiners and coal producers. Howard Weil's sales force deals only with energy securities and covers institutional accounts in the US and internationally. Their trading expertise spans all sectors of the energy industry and includes small-, mid- and large-cap companies.