Soleil Securities Adds Veteran Research Analysts and Sales Traders

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Soleil Securities Corporation, a provider of
value-added, independent equity research, sales, trading and execution
services, announced today the addition of veteran research analysts and sales
traders to its platform. Joining Soleil's research network are biotechnology
analyst Biren Amin, financial institutions analyst Gary Tenner, and
telecommunications analyst Michael Nelson. Sales trading professionals Thomas
Parlon and Oliver Guminski have joined Soleil's Boston and New York offices,
respectively.

"We are actively looking for opportunities to broaden our research content and
grow our distribution network," said Terry Gardner, Soleil's President and
Chief Executive Officer. "The addition of these highly regarded industry
professionals reinforces Soleil's commitment to excellence in timely market
intelligence, actionable ideas and cutting-edge execution capabilities."

Biren Amin provides biotechnology equity research through his firm, T-Rx
Advisers LLC. Prior to joining the Soleil platform, Biren spent four years as
a Senior Vice President at the Stanford Group covering the biotechnology
sector. Biren's previous sell-side research experience includes roles at
Avalon Research Group and Prudential Equity Group. Prior to transitioning to
investment research, Biren worked at Aventis Pharmaceuticals in their
competitive intelligence group.

Gary Tenner and his research boutique, Tenner Investment Research, LLC, joined
the Soleil platform to concentrate on regional financial institutions, which
Gary has covered for over eight years. Prior to joining Soleil, Gary was a
Director at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a middle-market brokerage firm in
Atlanta, GA. Gary has a banking background, having worked for two European
commercial banks in a variety of roles, including credit analysis.

Michael Nelson has over 20 years of experience in the financial services
industry. Prior to forming Nelson Alpha Research, Inc. in 2009, he spent four
years at the Stanford Group as a Senior Vice President covering the
telecommunications services sector. Mr. Nelson was recognized by the
Financial Times/StarMine as #1 Earnings Estimator in the Wireless
Telecommunications Services Industry in 2008. He was a member of the
Institutional Investor magazine ranked telecommunications team at Citigroup
Investment Research from 2002-2005. Mr. Nelson began his career in 1988 as a
fixed income derivatives trader at Banque Indosuez. He earned his Bachelor of
Science in Economics from Cornell University and his MBA from Vanderbilt
University's Owen Graduate School of Management.

In addition to the research hires, Soleil also continues to expand its sales
and trading capabilities.

Thomas Parlon joins as a Director of Sales Trading in Soleil's Boston office.
As a former Senior Vice President of Sales Trading at the Stanford Group, Mr.
Parlon worked closely with institutional clients in New England and the
Northeast. He previously spent eight years with Wachovia Securities'
Institutional Sales Trading team. He received his bachelors and MBA degrees
from Northeastern University and is currently a member of the Boston
Securities Traders Association.

In an effort to bolster our European presence, Oliver Guminski joins Soleil's
institutional trading team as a Director to focus on our clients located in
Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He brings 25 years of experience
in sales trading to Soleil and was most recently a Vice President at Sanford
Bernstein & Co. Before that, he was President of Equity Sales at DG European
Securities Corporation. Mr. Guminski began his career at Deutsche Bank and
worked in various equity and fixed income trading positions for over 13 years.
He completed his university business studies in Frankfurt, Germany.

About Soleil Securities
Soleil Securities Corporation (a member of FINRA and SIPC) is an institutional
research, sales and trading firm that provides a wide array of services to the
asset management community. Soleil provides equity research on over 215
stocks and also provides macro-economic and Washington policy research. The
firm services its clients with over 45 experienced research sales and sales
trading professionals located in its New York, Boston, San Francisco, and
Minneapolis offices. Additionally, Soleil offers its trading clients access to
all major domestic trading venues and liquidity pools. For further
information, please visit our website at www.soleilgroup.com.

SOURCE Soleil Securities Corporation

Terry Gardner or Jennifer Fleissner, Soleil Securities, +1-212-380-4800; or
Biren Amin, T-Rx Advisers LLC, +1-646-415-7630; or Gary Tenner, Tenner
Investment Research, LLC, +1-770-476-4875; or Michael Nelson, Nelson Alpha
Research, Inc., +1-646-456-6233