Mr. Sears has been on the NYSE floor since 1994 working for RDM Securities and later for Raymond James and Paine Webber. He became a floor broker at Merrill Lynch in 2000 and later for Peter Mancuso and Company. Most recently, Mr. Sears was Senior Vice President and Sales Trader for Tullet Prebon. Mr. Sears holds FINRA Series 7, 55 and 63 registrations.