Private Securities Marketplace

AMERICAN FEDERAL EXCHANGE
Private Securities Marketplace

Private Securities Marketplace
Financial technology as a utility:
The internet has fundamentally changed the way people
find, discover, share, shop and connect. Increasingly, the
internet facilitates access to financial technology
empowering people word-wide to self-direct financial
decisions. AFX delivers the first-of-its-kind multichannel
securities platform that integrates solutions for:
accredited investors, regional centers, broker dealers and
private project developers. The comprehensive platform
also invites the participation of affiliates and strategic
partners that increase the software implementation, new
business acquisition and foreign investor finders.
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AMERICAN FEDERAL EXCHANGE

“EB5” Immigrant Investor Program:
In 1990, Congress established the fifth employment-based
preference category (EB-5), which offers Legal Permanent
Residence to immigrants who make significant investments in
commercial enterprises that create U.S. jobs. Congress allocated
10,000 visas annually under this category for qualified foreign
entrepreneurs, their spouses, and children. To be eligible for EB-5
status, a foreign entrepreneur must invest a minimum of
500,000USD in an enterprise that will “directly create” 10 full-time
positions for U.S. workers over a two-year period. This capital
investment is a requirement for an EB-5 investor in a Targeted
Employment Area (TEA) which is either in a high unemployment
area, (calculated as an area with an unemployment rate that is at
least 150% of the national average), or a Rural Area (RA).
In 1992, shortly after launching the EB-5 preference category,
Congress authorized the “Regional Center” Pilot program to
encourage the concentration of EB-5 investor capital in projects
likely to have greater regional and national impacts. Today, the vast
majority of EB-5 investments flow through one of the 630
Immigrant investor Regional Centers approved by this program.
The program has become an increasingly attractive pathway for
individuals with investment capital to immigrate to the United
States due to its high approval rates.

SOUTHWESTERN CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
Founded in 1983 in San Antonio, Texas by
Robert G. Rodriguez, Southwestern Capital
Markets (SCM) started in the financial services
industry as an advisor to municipalities,
structuring debt issues and assisting with the
financial planning of public entities.
After receiving approval for its broker/dealer
license by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in 1985, SCM began serving on
underwriting syndicates in municipal bond
transactions and became the first Hispanic-owned
investment banking firm in the United States.
Since that time, a client-driven approach to
growth has steadily resulted in an expanded range
of financial advisory and broker/dealer services.
In a complex and fast-paced industry, the firm
continues to remain dedicated to building long
term client relationships as SCM proudly
approaches its 25th Anniversary.

The Private Securities Marketplace
FNEX is a comprehensive transactional
marketplace for alternative investments.
FNEX enables investors to make
investments into private companies,
hedge funds and a variety of other
investment vehicles listed on the
platform by investment banks, managed
futures brokers and fund managers.
FNEX, the first and leading online alternative
investment and private securities marketplace,
today announced it has been shortlisted in the
2015 M&A International Awards for Most
Outstanding Financial Services Platform. Since
launching the platform in 2014, FNEX has
aggregated in excess of $40 billion in alternative
investment opportunities including investments in
businesses, real estate, hedge funds and managed
futures accounts. "2014 was an exciting year for
FNEX, as we brought on new partners, increased
our offerings, and began transacting on the
platform," said Todd Ryden, CEO of FNEX.
"Alternative Investments continue to capture an
increasing percentage of portfolios from astute
investors and advisors looking to diversify beyond
the old 60/40 equity/bond allocation model. We
democratize the alternative product market and
strive to be a critical resource for investors and
advisors alike in their efforts to source and transact
in a broad array of financial products."