Ted F. Connolly

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Essex LLC is a financial planning and investment management company based in Deer Park, IL. The company's mission is to provide customized planning based money management to achieve financial independence for their clients. The company analyze financial decisions, create strategies to optimize protections and cost savings, and offer a personalized approach to investment management. Essex has a team of investment experts with decades of experience who work with clients to achieve their financial goals. The company was founded by James W. Hartwell and Arthur A. Freedman, and James W. Hartwell has been the CEO since incorporation.

IRON Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Aaron Izenstark and Howard Nixon. They are a subsidiary of IRON Holdings LLC, itself is owned by IRON Financial Management, Inc. IRON Financial also provides the advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan participants), charitable organizations, and corporations and other businesses.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Blue Capital Group LLC provides real estate investment services. The private company is based in Washington.