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Trader Planet is a social media platform for stock traders. The company is based in Wesley Chapel, FL.

Whitney National Bank, a principal subsidiary of Whitney Holding Corp., a bank holding company headquartered in New Orleans, LA., has been in continuous operation since 1883. Whitney National Bank engages in community banking in the Gulf Coast region, including Houston, Texas; southern Louisiana; the coastal region of Mississippi; central and South Alabama; the panhandle of Florida and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida. The Bank also has a foreign branch on Grand Cayman in the British West Indies. Through its bank, plus Whitney Securities & Investments and the Whitney Community Development Corporation, the company offers commercial, retail and international banking services, as well as brokerage, investment, trust and mortgage services throughout the Gulf's South.

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States. With a history dating back over 200 years, it is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion. JPMorgan Chase operates in more than 60 countries, and has more than 200,000 employees. Serving millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients, it is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity.

Insignia Bank is a community bank that is locally owned and operated in Sarasota. Insignia Bank opened in October 2006.The company offers the latest technology and products to business and consumer clients.

Edward Jones has been providing financial services since 1922 by building relationships with its almost 7 million clients on a face-to-face basis. Edward Jones currently has offices all around Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Crystal River to Bartow with approximately 70 financial advisers.

Scottrade, an online investing firm with more than 40 offices in Florida, offers a full line of investment products and market research tools to help self-directed investors make investing decisions.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network financial representatives draw from a wide range of resources to offer clients customized solutions that will help meet their individual financial needs. With exclusive access to world-class products and services such as life insurance, disability income insurance, education funding alternatives, retirement solutions, estate analysis, and business needs analysis, representatives can create a personalized and flexible approach that incorporates complementary financial solutions for each client.

Founded in 1935 during the Great Depression, GTE Federal Credit Union is one of the largest locally owned and operated financial institutions in Tampa Bay, with $1.8 billion in assets.