---

Albert Brinkman is Director, Equity Derivatives Marketing for the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. As such he is responsible for equity, sector index and currency option marketing and educational services to investors, brokerage firms and institutional clients throughout the United States and Canada along with directing the over-all product marketing programs of the exchange. Al has presented options and derivatives classes at numerous Universities, brokerage firms, investor clubs and professional organizations throughout the U.S. He has also written options and currency options trading articles for numerous publications such as Stocks, Futures and Options magazine (SFO).  Additionally, he serves as a staff instructor for the Options Industry Council (OIC) and serves on the educational committee of the OIC. Prior to assuming his present position Mr. Brinkman spent over 20 years as a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange acting as both and equity specialist and option floor broker.  Mr. Brinkman received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University, and is a graduate of the Securities Industry Association Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a NASD series 7 license along with the NASD Series 4, registered options principal designation.  Mr. Brinkman served over 30 years in the United States Army Reserve as an infantry and civil affairs officer retiring with the rank of Colonel. Al Lives in Williamstown, NJ with his wife Barbara and two children, Adam, a freshman in college and Meghan who is teaching second grade in a local school district.