Matthew D. Hedges

Benchmark Plus Management LLC (Benchmark) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Tacoma, Washington with an additional office in Freehold, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2003 by Mike Dunmire, Robert Ferguson and Scott Franzblau. Benchmark provides discretionary investment advisory and management services to pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds or pools.

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1972, TCRS is a defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime retirement, survivor and disability benefits for employees and their beneficiaries. The firm covers state employees, higher education employees, K-12 public school teachers and employees of political subdivisions who have elected to participate in the plan.