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Tomahawk Information Solutions Chosen to Participate in PepsiCo’s 2nd Annual Supplier Diversity “Game-Changing” Summit

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VOICE OF THE VENDOR; 

Learning to Listen with the Heart – PepsiCo Creates Space to Strengthen Partnerships With Their Supplier Diversity Vendors 

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — PepsiCo hosted its 2nd Annual Supplier Diversity Summit, ‘The Voice of the Vendor,’ on June 11-12, 2024, in Purchase, NY. This year, Tomahawk Information Solutions was among four distinguished companies invited to participate as one of the “Voices of the Vendor.” 

“We are beyond thrilled with our amazing partnership with PepsiCo. Dienye Benibo and Mike Alexander are always there for us, treating us like family,” stated Aimee Holguin Rickabus, CEO and Co-Founder of Tomahawk Information Solutions. “PepsiCo’s 40 years of unwavering belief, steadfast commitment, and visionary strategies in their DEI and Supplier Diversity programs are both simple and elegantly dynamic. PepsiCo empowers people. They empower communities. They empower businesses. They practice what they preach.” 

“When we first crafted the idea of hosting PepsiCo’s Supplier Diversity Summit, our goal was to deepen relationships with existing suppliers and to start partnerships with some new suppliers.  In year two of our event, we knew we needed to do a better job listening, resulting in the addition of a “Voice of the Vendor” panel to our agenda.” explains Dienye Benibo, Sr. Director, Supplier Diversity at PepsiCo.  

“Our first ‘draft pick’ for that panel was Quentin Thomas from Tomahawk Information Solutions. Not only had our partnership with Tomahawk been strong (and still growing), but we also knew Quentin would provide the candor that we needed to get better.”  

“The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), with whom PepsiCo has a partnership, found that companies with diverse supplier bases show a 133% greater return on procurement investments,” added Holguin-Rickabus. “Certified minority-owned businesses generate more than $400 billion in annual revenue and economic output, leading to the creation and preservation of 2.2 million jobs and $49 billion in annual revenue for local, state, and federal tax authorities.” 

The correlation between women’s workforce participation and economic growth is clear. According to OECD data from 2017, research shows that countries with higher female workforce participation tend to experience a boost in GDP per capita, indicating the positive effects of inclusive employment practices. Closing gender employment gaps could boost GDP per capita by nearly 20 percent, illustrating the vast economic potential of gender equality “The Gender Employment Gap Index (GEGI) suggests closing gender employment gaps could increase GDP per capita by nearly 20% (Source: GEGI, https://hdl.handle.net/10986/37062).”  

By using NMSDC’s model, we can all manifest economic security and growth for everyone which in turn helps create social justice- all while taking care of Mother Earth. These concepts are purposely created to work together- they are interlinked— each dependent on one another.  When these ideas are cared for with authentic commitment they grow into robust actions of creative compassion and productive peace. As an NMSDC and WBENC Certified Woman-Minority Owned Small Business, we are dedicated to fostering diversity to expand economic opportunities for all” added Ms Holguin- Rickabus.  

“Everyone at Tomahawk was extremely grateful to be selected as a partner to participate in this event. Our Partnership with PepsiCo continues to grow, as a team, we are all excited to be on this journey with you. Tackling supplier diversity initiatives together, working in parallel on social impact efforts, and being innovative with one of the largest companies in the world.  Grateful is the word that stands out the most for us. Thank you so much PepsiCo Team! We are beyond excited to see where future projects and opportunities lead us,” Quentin Thomas, VP of Global Sales, TIS.  

2022 marked the 40th anniversary of PepsiCo’s Supplier Diversity Program. From an initial spend of $5 million in 1982 to nearly $30 billion spent over the past four decades across PepsiCo’s entire value chain, the program has significantly impacted women, minority, veteran, and LGBTQ-owned businesses. By fostering relationships with suppliers, PepsiCo creates opportunities for these businesses to thrive. This initiative not only enriches PepsiCo with new ideas and perspectives but also contributes to building stronger, more equitable communities. Recognized by various organizations, PepsiCo’s Supplier Diversity Program has received numerous awards over the years. 

PepsiCo Supplier Diversity Team 
Dienye Benibo, St. Director-Program Lead, Mike Alexander, Sr. Manager, Strategy Lead , Arpit Gupta, Sr. Manager, Strategy Lead,  Kelly Nayak, Sr. Coordinator, Program Coordinator,  Abril Tellez, Analyst,  Insights, Monica Florist, Analyst,  Insights.  

Tomahawk Information Solutions is a Value-Added IT Reseller specializing in Enterprise Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and AI. TIS prioritizes the well-being of its clients by increasing productivity while driving massive savings for their IT needs. To learn more about Tomahawk Information Solutions and their game-changing IT services please visit our website at [www.tom-is.com 

Tomahawk Information Solutions is proud to be a WBENC and NMSDC Certified Latina-owned IT company that supports the practices of DEI and Supplier Diversity.   

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Email: aimee@tom-is.com

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dxFeed Introduces ZeroDTE to Bring Greater Transparency to 0DTE Trading Risk

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NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — dxFeed, a global provider of market data and financial technology solutions, introduced dxFeed ZeroDTE, a new quantitative analytics solution designed to bring greater transparency and precision to the rapidly growing market for zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options.

Developed by dxFeed’s AI & Quant Research team, the solution transforms live SPX and XSP options data into comprehensive pricing and risk analytics, enabling brokers, trading platforms, and analytics providers to give traders a clearer understanding of potential outcomes before entering a trade.

The introduction comes as 0DTE options continue to reshape US derivatives markets. According to Cboe, same-day contracts accounted for approximately 65%* of SPX options trading volume in Q3 2026, averaging a record 3.2 million contracts daily. Yet the analytical tools available to traders have not always kept pace with this growth, particularly when it comes to understanding the risks behind complex, multi-leg strategies — a challenge previously highlighted by Jon Light, Senior Director of Product Management, Devexperts.

Beyond Probability of Profit: Understanding the Full Risk
While conventional trading interfaces typically display strikes, premiums, and margin requirements, ZeroDTE reveals the market-implied probabilities behind each strategy, including the likelihood of retaining the full premium, experiencing a partial loss, or reaching the maximum possible loss.

Unlike traditional probability calculations based on a single implied volatility estimate or delta, the solution analyzes the entire live options chain, incorporating the volatility smile and distribution tails to deliver a consistent view of market-implied outcomes.

Through a single API integration, platforms can provide traders with:

Market-implied probabilities of different profit and loss outcomes.Fair value comparisons against displayed market prices.Maximum profit, maximum loss, and break-even levels for individual strategies.Market-implied distribution of today’s close, derived from live options data.Strategies defined in units of the day’s priced move, so the same structure can be compared across days and market conditions .

Supporting popular structures including iron condors, butterflies, straddles, strangles, and vertical spreads, the service brings sophisticated quantitative analytics directly into the trading experience.

“Retail platforms are good at showing a probability of profit, and most will show the maximum loss as well. What they don’t show is how likely that loss is,” said Anton Antonov, Head of AI & Quant Research at dxFeed. “ZeroDTE puts the odds next to the worst case: the chance of keeping the credit, of a partial loss and of the maximum loss, read from the whole option chain rather than a single volatility number. Rather than predicting where the market will go, we give traders the tools to understand what current options prices imply, evaluate different strategies consistently, and make more informed decisions.”

Expanding dxFeed’s Intelligent Market Data Ecosystem
ZeroDTE marks another milestone in dxFeed’s evolution from market data delivery toward advanced analytics, quantitative research, and intelligent financial technology.

The solution joins dxFeed’s growing portfolio of innovative technologies, including SummerFox, its award-winning AI-powered market intelligence solution; Grenadier, an AI-based market data anomaly detection technology; and dxScript, an AI-assisted scripting environment for custom market analytics and indicators.

Together, these solutions reinforce dxFeed’s commitment to transforming high-quality financial data into accessible, actionable intelligence for the global trading community.

The new analytics capabilities have already been integrated into DXcharts, demonstrating how advanced options risk metrics can be incorporated directly into trading and charting interfaces.

For a deeper look at the technical capabilities, key features, and practical applications of ZeroDTE, explore our in-depth article.

*All figures are market-implied from current option prices and are not a forecast or a recommendation

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One Third of Florida’s Banks and Credit Unions Not Yet Protected Against Future Quantum Decryption, Open-Source Scan Finds

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Manteiga Foundation publishes a state-of-readiness note on 81 Florida institutions: nothing is broken today, the risk is time, and for most the fix is one setting

MIAMI, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Of 81 Florida-headquartered banks and credit unions, 54 already protect their customers’ connections against future quantum decryption and 27 do not yet, according to a state-of-readiness note published today by Manteiga Foundation, a Florida public benefit company. The note, the first from the foundation’s Quantum Ready Labs, lists every institution and its result: quantumreadylabs.com/studies/florida-financial-2026q4.

Nothing is broken today. No account, login or transaction is at risk from what the note describes; every connection tested is encrypted with algorithms no existing computer can break.

The risk is time. Encrypted traffic can be recorded now and decrypted once a large enough quantum computer exists, so anything that must stay confidential for years is already inside the window. That window is narrowing: in 2025 the estimated size of the machine needed to break today’s key exchange fell from about twenty million qubits to under one million, and NIST has set 2030 to begin retiring today’s key exchange and 2035 to end it. Browsers already protect traffic the new way.

The fix is small. The 27 split in two. Ten are Exposed, their sites still on a protocol generation that cannot carry post-quantum protection; the next step is to enable TLS 1.3. Seventeen are At risk, on a modern protocol with the protection not switched on; the next step is one setting, the post-quantum key exchange (X25519MLKEM768), a configuration line or a toggle on current servers. The 54 are Protected (30) or Ready (24). The median score is 85 of 100; the note uses four plain words, no letter grades.

“Nothing is broken today, and that is exactly why this is the moment to act,” said Jaime Manteiga, Co-Founder of Manteiga Foundation. “Confidentiality is the urgent part of the quantum transition, the fix is small, and most of these institutions are one setting away. We built the scanner so that anyone can see where a host stands in a second and what to do next.”

Quantum Ready Labs is free and open source under the MIT licence. Typing a host name at quantumreadylabs.com opens a handful of connections to it, as a browser visit would, and returns the stage, a score for quantum readiness alone, the one next step and the standards cited (NIST IR 8547, FIPS 203, CNSA 2.0), shareable by link or as a five-page PDF; an open API runs the same test for services.

Each institution’s public primary domain was tested on October 18, 2026 with fourteen TLS handshakes and one ordinary connection; no page was opened, no login attempted. Every Exposed result was cross-checked with OpenSSL and curl. The population, from public regulator lists with each domain verified, will be re-scanned quarterly; any institution can run a fresh test at once.

For organizations that want help making the change, the foundation operates N30.ai, its cybersecurity consulting practice. The scanner and its results stay free and open.

About Manteiga Foundation

Manteiga Foundation is a Florida public benefit company at the meeting of technology and art, bringing more beauty into technology through open-source tools for the public good, among them Quantum Ready Labs and medet.ink. manteiga.org.

About N30.ai

N30.ai is Manteiga Foundation’s cybersecurity consulting practice for the post-quantum transition and related security work. More at n30.ai.

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CME Group Announces First Trade for Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures

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CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that FalconX and GSR have executed the first block trade in its new Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures.

“With trading now underway in our Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, we are providing clients with more versatility to manage cryptocurrency risk and exposure through our robust 24/7 marketplace,” said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group. “As institutional demand for digital assets continues to grow, we are pleased that investors are turning to CME Group to expand their crypto trading strategies with our regulated and capital-efficient tools.”

“FalconX is pleased to execute the first block trade in CME Group’s new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures alongside GSR. Institutional demand is moving beyond the largest digital assets toward tokens with distinct use cases, like Bitcoin Cash in payments and Uniswap in decentralized finance,” said Griffin Sears, Head of Derivatives, FalconX. “Bringing these assets onto a regulated venue like CME Group gives institutions the hedging and capital-efficient exposure they’ve been asking for, and we look forward to supporting liquidity in these markets as they grow.”

“Providing liquidity in crypto derivatives has long been a cornerstone of GSR’s business, making it a natural fit for us to support CME Group’s new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures from day one,” said Xin Song, CEO of GSR. “We have long believed that expanding institutional-grade derivatives will supercharge institutional adoption of digital assets, and CME Group plays a central role in making that vision a reality.”

The new contracts further extend CME Group’s single-asset cryptocurrency product suite, which includes Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche‌ and Sui futures. Trading highlights include:

Year-to-date 2026 futures and options average daily volume (ADV) of more than 242,000 contracts ($7.9 billion notional) and average daily open interest (OI) of almost 240,000 contracts ($14.3 billion notional).Nearly $2 billion in year-to-date notional value growth from the 2026 expansion into Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui futures.

Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures are listed on and subject to the rules of CME. For more information on these products, please visit here.

As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. 

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of EBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”). “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “SPY®”, “SPX®”, US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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