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ADM's world leadership in agricultural processing encompasses a wide range of services, including banking and futures clearing in both the U.S. and international markets. Hickory Point Bank & Trust is a full-service bank in central Illinois. ADM Investor Services, Inc. a Chicago-based full-service futures clearing firm with affiliates in 250 locations throughout the United States and Taiwan, and includes its Archer Financial Services subsidiary, which provides brokerage services to independent brokers and customers. With the growth of world trade, ADM Investor Services International Limited fulfills an important role, providing full-service brokerage for customers involved in international markets.
Hickory Point Bank & Trust is a full-service bank for businesses, institutions and individuals, with eleven branches in central Illinois. By focusing on central Illinois, Hickory Point Bank & Trust has grown to understand the needs of its customers and has developed the services to effectively meet those needs. For example, unlike most banks, Hickory Point Bank & Trust has an Agricultural Services division with experts in farm management, real estate transactions, rural appraisals and consulting.
ADM Investor Services, Inc. provides futures clearing and execution services to retail, commercial and institutional customers through its extensive network of Introducing Brokers and branch offices. Registered as a Futures Commission Merchant, the Chicago-based company has built a reputation for superior customer service during its 35-year history as well as a strong financial base, with an equity capital base of more than $100 million. The company is a member of all U.S. futures exchanges and has extensive trading operations throughout the United States and on electronic trading platforms. ADM Investor Services, Inc. has also established international clearing partners to enable its customers to fully-capitalize on opportunities in the global marketplace.
Archer Financial Services ("AFS") is a Chicago-based subsidiary of ADM Investor Services that provides brokerage services to individual customers and independent brokers. Through its highly-efficient telephone trading desk and, more recently, a state-of-the-art browser-based online trading platform, AFS services both professional and novice traders. In addition to self-directed trading accounts, AFS also offers alternative investment products and provides backup services to many of ADM Investor Services' introducing brokers.
ADM Investor Services International Limited is a London-based full-service brokerage house focused on institutional, corporate and retail customers involved in international investment markets. In addition to traditional brokerage services, the company has particular skills in supporting electronic activity in financial and commodity market products. These are risk managed on a real time basis allowing clients the most effective use of their funds. The company also provides services for equity investment and foreign exchange trading, backed by research and a 24-hour access facility. Naturally the agricultural markets are an area of special interest and strength. These are increasingly valuable services, given the expanding scope of world trade and the complex risks inherent in global agriculture.
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