Stephen Winterstein Email & Phone Number

United States

Seattle, Washington, Us

ficc.ai is a financial technology firm based in Seattle that provides accurate real-time pricing for over one million municipal bonds, enabled by the latest advances in machine learning. Our artificial intelligence models provide continuous understanding of the market for munis, enabling market participants to operate with greater speed, visibility, confidence, and efficiency.ficc.ai

New York, Ny, Us

SP Winterstein & Associates advises dealers and buyside firms on municipal fixed income data and technology procurement, vendor engagement, workflow, public finance and policy advocacy, and market microstructure.With over 35 years experience in municipal fixed income SMA and mutual fund management, electronic trading, and fintech, the firm provides consultancy on a myriad of market applications including trade cost analysis, indexing, risk measurement and management, and factor-based performance attribution.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

The Bond Dealers of America’s Technology Clearinghouse brings together fixed-income market leaders to address the most pressing fixed income technology issues of the day. The group provides a platform to help facilitate solutions to technology and back office or operational challenges being faced by securities firms and banks active in the US bond markets. Whether having a conversation with a vendor about issues with an existing product, or proposing a new idea, this group provides BDA members a forum to discuss issues, while working with industry professionals to identify and implement proper solutions.The Fixed Income Technology Clearinghouse will also work with regulators where the membership sees fit, providing additional opportunities with dialogue with the MSRB, FINRA, and SEC to help direct and better inform the respective staffs.The main objectives of the Clearinghouse include:1. Collaborating and developing ideas to improve existing vendor products, or present new ideas,2. Providing a unified voice and solutions to regulators on key issues such as the Financial Data Transparency Act and one-minute trade reporting, and3. Holding an annual roundtable to discuss key technology topics and assisting in drafting the agenda for key BDA events such as the NFIC to ensure proper topics are incorporated.

Flat98 is a boutique firm specializing in non-profit business consulting and operates at the intersection of finance and public policy. The firm endeavors to work with clients who uphold the standards of dignity and integrity in their business practices. The founding principal and advisors have well over 40 years of experience on Capitol Hill, in investment banking, with prudential regulators, and with the federal government.https://www.Flat98.com

Poulsbo, Washington, Us

Alphaledger Markets, Inc. is a wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Alpha Ledger Technologies, Inc. Iris Trading is registered with the US Securities Exchange Commission, FINRA, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.The firm is focused on underwriting competitive new issues and originating private placements in the tax-exempt municipal fixed income market.

Poulsbo, Washington, Us

As the Head of Capital Markets at Alpha Ledger Technologies, Inc., Mr Winterstein leads in the origination of municipal debt on the firm’s blockchain platform. He serves as a member of the executive management team.Alphaledger provides a direct, transparent loan and bond marketplace that streamlines debt financing and increases direct engagement with investors, with a focus on the US municipal market. The platform offers a modern alternative to the traditional securities issuance and trading process, made possible by the digitization of assets combined with the security of blockchain technology.www.Alphaledger.com

New York, Ny, Us

After thirty years experience in a variety of leadership positions on the municipal fixed income buy-side, including group head, portfolio management, credit and quantitative research, and strategy, Mr Winterstein joined MarketAxess as head of Municipal Fixed Income. In that role, he was directly involved at an executive level with every aspect of the group’s business, including sales, trading, and technological development.Mr Winterstein was also involved in corporate development, playing a central role in the firm’s acquisition of MuniBrokers LLC, the municipal fixed income industry’s leading electronic interdealer brokerage platform. MarketAxess is the leading electronic fixed income trading platform for institutional investors and dealers around the world. As a fintech company, MarketAxess created a marketplace that makes it easier to trade bonds—promoting price transparency, more competition and greater choice. With over 1,600 institutional participants on the platform, it is the broadest and deepest liquidity pool.www.MarketAxess.com

Wilmington, De, Us

As head of municipal strategy, Mr Winterstein brought three decades of municipal fixed income portfolio management, trading, and research experience to his position with Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors. He was responsible for assessing market structure and liquidity, and establishing the municipal bond portfolio management, risk measurement, and research processes. He also set municipal bond strategy for the firm’s institutional and individual clients.www.WilmingtonTrust.com

MuniRisk™ is a financial services technology company that delivered a municipal fixed income credit research application available on the Bloomberg Terminal. The company is a joint venture between Teknavo Group and NewOak Capital LLC.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Lumesis is a financial technology company focused on providing business efficiency and compliance solutions via the DIVER platform to hundreds of clients and over 43,000 users in the municipal bond marketplace.www.Lumesis.com

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Mr Winterstein was the founding member and architect of the PNC Municipal Investment Group, and led the growth of that unit within PNC Capital Advisors, LLC. He was responsible for building the 16-member team which, upon his departure, managed approximately $6.5 billion in municipal bond assets.www.PNC.com

San Mateo, California, Us

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