Howard Emerson Kern

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Founded in 2000 by Alistair Brown and Mark Gorton, Lime Brokerage LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of WEDBUSH, Inc. Lime Brokerage's clients include professional traders, hedge funds, asset managers and other broker/dealers. Clients use the firm's advanced technology to execute equities transactions on multiple exchanges, ECNs and trading venues. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

WEDBUSH, Inc. provides financial, securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services. The company was founded by Edward William Wedbush and Robert Werner in 1955 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Wedbush Capital, Wedbush Financial Services LLC is a diversified financial services holding company. Its primary subsidiary, Wedbush Securities, provides a wide range of securities brokerage and processing, wealth management, and investment banking services to both private and institutional clients. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, with over 100 registered offices and nearly 900 colleagues, the firm focuses on bespoke client service and the utilization of advanced technology. The CEO of the company is Gary Lance Wedbush.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.