Virtu Financial

BioLumic is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in innovative lighting solutions for horticultural producers, utilizing smart light array technology. Founded in 2012, BioLumic focuses on enhancing the quality and growth of transplant crop seedlings, as well as improving the growth and quality of indoor leafy vegetables and salad herbs. The company employs a photogenics platform that uses light signals to activate plant growth and unlock the genetic potential of various crops, including soybean, cannabis, and other vegetables and fruits. BioLumic's systems leverage ultraviolet radiation to regulate plant responses, resulting in increased crop yields, improved vigor, enhanced disease and pest resistance, and better crop composition, all without the need for chemicals or amendments.

InvestX Financial (Canada) Ltd. is a private equity firm based in Vancouver that specializes in late-stage and growth equity investments, primarily in private and pre-IPO companies. Founded in 2013, the firm aims to democratize access to private equity investing for retail accredited investors by offering opportunities with significantly lower minimum investments, starting as low as $2,500. InvestX aggregates smaller investments from its members to enable participation in larger deals, thereby allowing individual investors access to high-quality private company opportunities typically reserved for institutional investors. The firm ensures that all investments undergo a rigorous due diligence process conducted by professional private equity firms with a proven track record. Additionally, these partner firms align their interests with those of the investors by co-investing in the deals. Overall, InvestX seeks to provide a transparent and accessible platform for investors looking to diversify their portfolios through private equity.

CFTC- regulated futures exchange to offer smaller, simpler, more accessible futures for active individual investors.

Developer of an online trading platform designed to provide stock exchange investment services. The company's platform combines a vanilla central limit order book with retail and institutional information and also offers a consolidated market data view of the market through its pre- and post-trade market data products, enabling investors access to the necessary information to make their investment decisions.

ErisX is a digital asset trading platform that facilitates access to both spot and futures markets for cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company integrates advanced technology and capital markets workflows to provide a reliable and compliant trading environment. ErisX's platform enables users to trade, deposit, and withdraw digital assets seamlessly, leveraging its exchange and clearinghouse capabilities to ensure robust market operations. The company aims to simplify the process of cryptocurrency trading for its clients while maintaining high standards of compliance and reliability.

Virtu ITG Solutions Network LLC., is an independent agency research broker that partners with asset managers globally to improve performance throughout the investment process. A leader in electronic trading since launching the POSITÂ:registered: crossing network in 1987, Virtu ITG takes a consultative approach in delivering the highest quality institutional liquidity, execution services, analytical tools, and proprietary research insights grounded in data. Asset managers rely on Virtu ITG's independence, experience, and intellectual capital to help mitigate risk, improve performance, and navigate increasingly complex markets.

KCG Holdings is a prominent financial services firm established in 2013 through the merger of Getco LLC and Knight Capital Group. The company specializes in market making, high-frequency trading, electronic execution, and institutional sales and trading across various asset classes and product types. As one of the world's largest independent market makers, KCG combines advanced technology with a commitment to client service, offering tailored solutions that enhance liquidity, reduce transaction costs, and improve pricing. The firm operates in multiple time zones, providing both automated and voice trading services, and focuses on building connections that deliver value to clients while fostering more efficient and resilient markets globally.

SBI Japannext Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that operates a proprietary trading system, facilitating electronic trading of securities for investors and brokers. Established in 2006, it enables clients to trade a variety of financial instruments, including common stocks, controlled stocks, domestic exchange-traded funds, and domestic real estate investment trusts (REITs), while also supporting short selling. Additionally, the company has developed an electronic connection network in the United States, which provides an after-hours trading market for online users. As of 2012, SBI Japannext functions as a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc.