National
NASDAQ:NHLDNational Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Brokerage and Advisory Services, and Tax and Accounting Services. The company offers retail brokerage services include execution of purchases and sale of stocks, options, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and various other securities; and investment advisory services for individual, corporate, and institutional clients. It also provides investment banking services, such as underwriting the sale of securities to the public in initial and follow-on offering, and arranging for the private placement of securities with investors; and financial and corporate advisory services comprising mergers and acquisitions, project financing, capital structure, and specific financing opportunities to micro, small, and mid-cap high growth companies. In addition, the company trades in securities, including making markets in micro and small-cap stocks listed on various exchanges. Further, it provides asset management advisory services to retail clients; fixed insurance products, including life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities; and tax preparation services to individuals, primarily in the middle and upper income tax brackets, as well as accounting services to small and midsize companies. Additionally, the company offers licensed mortgage brokerage services; and investment products and services, which comprise stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, insurance, and managed money accounts. The company was formerly known as Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation and changed its name to National Holdings Corporation in March 2006. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
OTC Markets Group
OTCMKTS:OTCMOTC Markets Group Inc. operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Its data-driven disclosure standards form the foundation of its three public markets: OTCQX Best Market, OTCQB Venture Market, and Pink Open Market. The company's OTC Link Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) provide critical market infrastructure that broker-dealers rely on to facilitate trading. Its innovative model offers companies efficient access to the U.S. financial markets. The company through its wholly owned subsidiary, OTC Link LLC, operates OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, and OTC Link NQB, which are Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulated ATS. The company operates in three business lines: OTC Link, Market Data Licensing, and Corporate Services. The OTC Link business operates three ATSs, such as OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, and OTC Link NQB that provide trading services to FINRA member broker-dealer subscribers. The Market Data Licensing business provides market data and compliance data, including SEC filings for a spectrum of securities and issuers. It provides broker-dealers, investors, traders, institutions, companies, accountants, regulators, and others with a suite of enterprise and user market data licenses, offering via direct or extranet connectivity through third-party market data redistributors or order management systems. The Corporate Services business operates the OTCQX Best Market and the OTCQB Venture Market and offers companies access to a suite of services that are designed to facilitate public disclosure and communication with investors, promote transparency, and allow companies to demonstrate regulatory compliance and mitigate market risk. Its services include the OTC Disclosure and News Service, RealTime Level 2 Quote Display, Blue Sky Monitoring Service for issuers, and Virtual Investor Conferences product. OTC Markets Group Inc. was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Primus Guaranty
OTCMKTS:PRSGPrimus Guaranty, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides credit swaps to financial institutions. It offers protection against the risk of default on primarily investment grade corporate reference entities. The company provides credit protection on a single specified reference entity, multiple reference entities, and asset-backed securities for dealers and banks. It also manages credit swap and cash investment portfolios of its affiliates, as well as provides management, consulting, and information technology services. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. As of September, 29 2014, Primus Guaranty, Ltd. is in Liquidation.
Yintech Investment
NASDAQ:YINYintech Investment Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides investment and trading services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers spot commodities trading, which is facilitated by individual customers of gold and silver on Shanghai Gold Exchange; and futures commodities trading services to individual customers on silver and other precious metals and commodities on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange, and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange. The company also offers securities advisory and information platform services, securities brokerage services, and asset management services. In addition, it provides account opening, investor education, market information, research, live discussion boards, and customer support services. Yintech Investment Holdings Limited was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.