Financial Advisors Are A Crucial Part Of The Investing Community, By Frank Tirado, Vice President, The Options Industry Council, October 10, 2016

As the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, OCC knows that financial advisors are a crucial part of the investing community. According to Cerulli Associates, there are roughly 285,000 financial advisors in the U.S. and on average they each manage money for about 150 clients, so their investment influence is substantial.