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Melvin launches MInT international trading platform (March 2007)
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Welcome to Melvin & Company
Melvin & Company is a Chicago-based institutional research and trading firm with a track record of over 19 years of securities trading and underwriting experience. Chris Melvin founded the firm in 1989 and since its inception it has grown steadily and is currently one of the nation’s premier boutique securities firms.
Melvin & Company is dedicated to promoting the concept, practice and growth of socially responsible investing. We seek to promote socially responsible investing by fostering minority participation in the financial industry, by emphasizing Clean Energy research and by conducting advocacy.
Melvin & Company provides added value via an extensive network of public fund executives, consultants and asset managers who keep us updated with their knowledge and insights. We leverage this network to alert our clients to potential opportunities in the global investment environment.
Our mission is to provide financial services of the highest quality, as measured by our ethics, our customer service, our professionalism, and our thought leadership.
Melvin & Company is a fully-licensed FINRA/SEC securities firm and is a member of the following organizations:
- Securities Investors Protection Corporation (SIPC)
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
- Securities Traders Association (STA)
- National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP)
- National Futures Association (NFA)
- Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)
Customer Satisfaction
Cordillera Asset Management
Denver, CO
"Melvin Securities provides us with the resources we need to execute our business effectively. Their execution capabilities, service and expertise are top notch. We look forward to growing our relationship with them for many years to come."
Michael C. Barela,
President and Portfolio Manager
"Amazing."
Major Public Investment Committee Meeting
"Amazing" was the short but comprehensive testimonial spoken by a major state fund trustee at an investment review, upon learning that Melvin Securities had outperformed the lead transition manager by a substantial margin.
August, 2006