Founded in 2004, New York-based SecondMarket (Member FINRA | MSRB | SIPC), is the largest centralized marketplace for illiquid assets, such as auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, limited partnership interests, private company stock, restricted securities and blocks in small capitalization companies and whole loans. Our 6,000+ participants include global financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity firms, mutual funds, corporations and other institutional and accredited investors that collectively manage over $1 trillion in assets available for investment. SecondMarket shareholders include FirstMark Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Silicon Valley Bank.