Samuel H. Gaer

New York Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) operates physical commodity exchange in the world, offering futures and options trading in energy and metals contracts and clearing services for off-exchange energy transactions.

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. provides markets for the trading and clearing of crude and heating oil, gasoline, natural gas, and electricity. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. provides a marketplace for trading energy futures & options in the crude oil, natural gas, heating oil and unleaded gasoline markets, as well as for trading precious and base metals futures & options in the gold, silver, and copper markets. It facilitates the buying & selling of energy and metal commodities for future delivery. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Tradingear.com, Inc. develops a wide array of financial-services and exchange trading systems. Tradingear.com was acquired by New York Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. from Redify Group, Inc. on March 31, 2003 for $3 million. The American company was founded by Samuel H. Gaer.

Part of CME Group, Inc., Commodity Exchange, Inc. is a company that provides information about all types of commodities. The company is based in New York, NY.

Redify Group, Inc. engaged in the development and provision of software applications. Its products included SportsCast Baseball, SportsCast Basketball, SportsCast Soccer, Lead Generation, and customized applications for businesses. The company was founded in March 1985 and was headquartered in New York, NY.