Stephen Doty Cummings

Founded in 1991, Orion Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Winnetka, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Savant Capital LLC, itself a subsidiary of SCMI, Inc. Orion Capital provides clients with a range of investment advisory services through their investment which include Discretionary Portfolio Management, Orion Managed Bond Account, Sub-Advisory Services, Advisory Consulting Services, and Pension Consulting Services. Their clients include individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.^

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.

The International Petroleum Exchange in London is one of the world's largest energy futures and contracts exchanges. Brent crude from North sea oil fields is one of the major commodities traded at the IPC. Apart from Brent crude, natural gas and gas oil is also actively traded here. Brent crude traded at the IPE is regarded as one of the bench marks for crude trade around the world. On April 22, 2005, IPE began trading the ECX CFI futures Contract, the first exchange-traded carbon dioxide futures contract for the European Union's emissions trading scheme.