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Barchart
www.barchart.com

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.

Gary Kaman

330 S. Wells St. 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

T: 312-566-9235
E: gary@crbtrader.com


Cole-Frieman & Mallon, LLP
www.colefrieman.com

Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP is a premier boutique investment management law firm, providing top-tier, responsive and cost-effective legal solutions for financial services matters. The firm has an international practice that services both start-up investment managers, as well as multi-billion dollarfirms and provides a full suite of legal services to the managed futures industry. Firm practice areas include hedge fund and mutual fund formation, registration and compliance support (CPO, CTA, IB, FCM), counterparty documentation, regulatory inquiries, seed deals, employment and compensation matters, and routine business matters.

Bart Mallon

150 Spear St. Suite 825
San Francisco, CA 94105

T: 415-868-5345
F: (646) 619-4800
E: bmallon@colefrieman.com




Entrust Company
www.entrustcompany.com

Entrust IRA Administration, based in Chicago’s esteemed financial district, is part of The Entrust Group, providing custodial services for self-directed IRAs since 1981. Self-directed IRAs allow people to invest in futures, forex, and more using their retirement funds.

Entrust is staffed with well-trained professionals prepared to discuss all the IRS rules, regulations, and account types. To learn more, NIBA members can contact futures and forex specialist Brad Janitz at 312-753-6384 or bjanitz@entrustcompany.com.

Brad Janitz

135 S. LaSalle St. Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60603

T: (877) 944-5742
F: (312) 235-0302
E: bjanitz@entrustcompany.com


Firm58
www.firm58.com

Stephen Pickett

130 S. Jefferson St.
Chicago, IL 60661

T: (888) 434-7658
F: (312) 275-7801
E: steve.pickett@firm58.com




Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn 
www.fvldlaw.com

Jeff Kopiwoda

55 W. Monroe Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60603

T: (312) 701-6800
F: (312) 701-6801
E: jkopiwoda@fvldlaw.com




Futures Magazine Group 
www.futuresmag.com

  

Ginger Szala

222 S. Riverside Plaza Ste. 620

T: 312-267-6776
F: 312-846-4638
E: gszala@futuresmag.com


Futures Press 
www.futurespress.com

James Mound

37 N. Orange Ave., Suite 500
Orlando, FL 85254

T: (386) 597-1004
E: jmound@futurespress.com




Futurestrading.com Corp. 
www.futurestrading.com

Donovan Stiltner

10374 Boca Entrada Blvd. No. 320
Boca Raton, FL 33428

T: (561) 654-4192
F: (312) 275-7801
E: info@futurestrading.com




Gate 39 Media
www.gate39media.com

Gate 39 Media provides IBs, CTAs and FCMs with professional, feature-rich, online marketing solutions to create sales and support clients. gate39media assists IBs by providing a web site solution created to meet specific sales needs based on marketing objectives.

NIBA members receive a FREE SEO report and Web Site Review for your IB, CTA, FCM or financial industry related website.

Shane Stiles

117 N. Jefferson, Suite LL05
Chicago, IL 60661

T: (312) 715-1475
F: (312) 803-2736
E: shane@gate39media.com




Henderson & Lyman 
www.henderson-lyman.com

Michael Sefton

175 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 240
Chicago, IL 60604

T: (312) 986-6960
F: (312) 986-6961
E: msefton@henderson-lyman.com




Interconti Limited 
www.intercontilimited.com

Providing Marketing, Research and Consulting services for the investment industry. Specializing in futures and Managed Futures products.

FCM/IB/IIB Consulting Services

  • Consult with/advise management on CTA selection, due diligence, website content
  • Performance database selection, management & provider interface
  • Creation and optimization of non or negatively-correlated multi-manager CTA portfolios
  • Provision of live graphical Managed Futures content
  • Handle broker requests for Managed Futures assistance as directed by management
  • Develop, maintain & update Managed Futures sales support resources library
  • Manage client-controlled website content, news, holiday trading schedules and research postings
  • Monitor and post market-commentary videos to research section in timely manner consistent with recommendation immediacy
  • Ongoing administration of Managed Futures and Systems Trading webpage

Tim Merryman

111 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 947
Chicago, IL 60604

T: (312) 933-0408
E: intercon@intercontilimited.com


Michael Coglianese CPA, P.C.
www.cogcpa.com

Our accounting firm has been contributing to the success of the Introducing Broker community for the past 25 years. Our success within the community stems from our experience and intricate knowledge of the ever changing regulatory environment.

Call us and take advantage of the following services:

  • Auditing
  • Tax Preparation
  • NFA Registration & Compliance
  • Accounting
  • 1-FR Assistance
  • AML Audits

Our ultimate goal is to keep you profitable, efficient, and in business for as long as you remain our client.

We are here when you need us.

Michael Coglianese CPA, P.C.
“Efficiency Through Experience..Surpassing Your Expectations”

Michael Coglianese

125 E. Lake St. Ste. 303
Bloomingdale, IL 60108

T: (312) 560-1002
E: info@cogcpa.com


Michael J. Liccar & CO. CPA
www.liccar.com

With over 20 years of experience in the hedge fund, securities, and futures industry, Michael J. Liccar & Company, LLC has earned a reputation for delivering exceptional service to our broad range of clients. We are able to accommodate the unique needs of clients from all areas of the industry, including:

  • Hedge Funds
  • Fund-of-Funds
  • Commodity Pools
  • Private Investment Funds
  • Commodity Trading Advisors
  • Registered Investment Advisors
  • Broker/Dealers
  • Introducing Brokers
  • Futures Commission Merchants

We also offer complete custodial services for fund-of-funds and hedge funds through our affiliate, Liccar Securities & Custodial Services,LLC, a licensed broker/dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.

For specific information on these and other Liccar services, please contact Michael Atwater via e-mail at matwater@liccar.com or call 312.922.8877.

Michael Atwater

231 South LaSalle St. Suite 650
Chicago, IL 60604

T: (312) 922-6600
F: (312) 922-0315
E: matwater@liccar.com


Millennium Trust Company
www.mtrustcompany.com

Reggie Karas

820 Jorie Blvd Suite 420
Oak Brook, IL 60523

T: (800) 258-7878
E: rkaras@mtrustcompany.com


Opalesque
www.opalesque.com

Receive a free premium subscription to Opalesque, the premiere source for Alternatives News for four months. This includes access to Active Trader Chat, and A SQUARE Research Platform. Your membership will be verified against the subscription. To receive this benefit visit: http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=registration and enter the promotion code "niba" in step 4.

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James Gibbs

P.O. Box 649
New York, NY 10022

T: (914) 619-5223
E: james@opalesque.com


Parkway Consulting
www.parkwayconsulting.com

Pat Lunkes

5415 N. Sheridan Rd. Ste. 2506
Chicago, IL 60640

T: (773) 561-4714
F: (773) 561-4784
E: pat@parkwayconsulting.com


Propel Growth
www.propelgrowth.com

Candyce Edelen

825 3rd Ave. 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

T: (212) 738-9445
F: (212) 738-9446
E: cedelen@propelgrowth.com


Ruddy Law Office, PLLC
www.ruddylaw.com

Mark Ruddy

1225 15th. St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

T: (202) 797-0762
F: (202) 318-0543
E: info@ruddylaw.com


Schuyler, Roche, Crisham, P.C.
www.schuylerroche.com

Steve Pherson

130 E. Randolf Plaza Ste 3800
Chicago, IL 60601

T: (312) 565-2400
F: (312) 565-8300
E: spherson@SRCattorneys.com


Shipkevich PLLC
www.shipkevichlaw.com

Shipkevich PLLC offers legal services to futures, commodities, derivatives and forex industries. The firm closely monitors regulatory changes, providing our clients with leading edge insight and experience. Our attorneys counsel IBs, CTAs, FCMs, and SDs on changes enacted by the CFTC and Dodd-Frank Act. Firm practice areas include enforcement defense, forex transactions, cross border and domestic insolvency, bankruptcy representation, intellectual property transactions, and corporate governance.

Felix Shipkevich

483 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10013

T: (212) 252-3003
E: info@shipkevichlaw.com


Telvent DTN
www.dtn.com

Telvent DTN delivers fast, reliable and accurate real-time market information services for commodity and financial futures markets. More than 17,000 subscribers use Telvent DTN for data feeds, high-end analytical software, streaming quote services and industry news.

As a new NIBA member, Telvent DTN will offer you 15% off of the retail price for *Telvent DTN  ProphetX® trading decision tool, Telvent DTN NxCore® market data feed and Telvent DTN AgHost® web site solution featuring Telvent DTN news, weather, market quotes and analysis.

Jennifer Day

1 N. Franklin St. Ste. 640
Chicago, IL 60606

T: (800) 866-4386
E: jennifer.day@telventdtn.com


Ulmer & Berne, LLP
www.ulmer.com

Kenneth Berg

500 W. Madison St. Ste. 3600
Chicago, IL 60661

T: (312) 658-6500
E: kberg@ulmer.com


Walsh Agency
www.futuresethicstraining.com

AML Compliance Course - only $10 for NIBA members and their IBs. Regular price is $20.

Fulfill your AML Compliance Requirement with just one click. No test, no timers, no password, no downloads.

www.anti-moneylaundering.com

Accepted by most major FCMs including: Dorman Trading, FC Stone, PFG Best, Penson, Rosenthal Collins Group and Vision Financial Markets. This course is offered by the Walsh Agency. John Walsh is a 35-year veteran of the futures and options industry, and author of How to Sell Futures (new edition included free with course). Contact him directly at WalshAgncy@aol.com or (269)945-8920.

John Walsh

2489 Wasabinang St.
Hastings, MI 49058

T: (269) 945-8920
F: (269) 945-8921
E: WalshAgncy@aol.com


WhenTech, LLC
www.whentech.com

Michael Riordan

7 World Trade Center, Floor 34
New York, NY 10007

T: (212) 571-0042
F: (212) 571-0051
E: mike@whentech.com