Pinnacle's strategic alliance with several industry leading clearing and technology providers gives you an unprecedented trading advantage. These partners include:

Penson Financial Services, Inc. is a leading clearing services firm with headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1989, Penson Financial Services, Inc  (PFS) is well capitalized with assets in excess of $200 million and equity capital of over $100 million.

Penson has achieved an enviable position in the US clearing market. Penson currently accounts for 3-5% of total NASDAQ volume on a daily basis, and has processed as many as 879,000 transactions per day. Penson has direct relationships with the Depository Trust Company (DTC) and National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) in New York. The company is privately held through an affiliation of Texas based life insurance groups.

Pinnacle has partnered with Bank of America Securities' Electronic Trading Services to offer their industry-leading trading platforms. Bank of America Securities is a division of Bank of America, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bank of America operates in 21 states and has offices located in 30 countries. At December 31, 2003, the Corporation had $736 billion in assets and approximately 133,500 full-time equivalent employees.

ITS operates a full-service bureau solution that provides financial data, trading platforms, and execution services. ITS' technology has proven reliability under intense trading conditions and has been cited by national analysts as the paradigm of performance and integration for advanced securities trading platforms. ITS' technology powers the direct access platforms of several leading brokerage firms, including E*Trade Securities (E*Trade Pro), A.B. Watley and Pinnacle Capital Markets.

Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (RCG) is a leading Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). RCG holds clearing memberships on all principal US futures exchanges and has access to world futures markets through a network of correspondent relationships. With over 20,000 active accounts, the firm clears more than 75 million contracts per year.

RCG boasts the strongest financial position of any independent FCM. With over $2.0 billion in assets, $450 million in Customer Funds, $60 million in firm capital and $25 million of capital in excess of regulatory requirements, customers can take comfort in RCG's solid capitalization. RCG is proud of their financial strength and invites you to view a copy of their most recent Consolidated Audited Financial Report .

Global Forex Trading (GFT), Division of Global Futures & Forex, Ltd. , was founded in 1997. GFT's proprietary trading software for forex traders, called DealBook® FX, was validated by forex users around the world in 2000. Winning several industry awards, DealBook® FX helped to build GFT into a world-leader in online forex trading by the end of 2001. GFT serves customers in 100 countries worldwide. GFT is currently acts as the FCM for Pinnacle's forex transactions.