As one of our correspondent clients, you have access to the expertise and resources of RBC Capital Markets, nationally recognized for its research and trading abilities. With RBC Capital Markets on your side, you can provide your clients an extra edge in the equity capital markets arena.

Here are some of the advantages you'll get through RBC Capital Markets:

Focused research coverage — more than 80 analysts covering over 900 companies in select industry sectors, including:

• Biotechnology & Healthcare
• Communications & Media
• Consumer & Diversified Products
• Energy
• Financial Institutions
• Forest Products
• Mining & Resources
• Real Estate
• Technology
• Utilities & Infrastructure

This focused approach on select growth industries yields research and analysis that go far beyond basic company reports. You'll get early and comprehensive insights on the effects of market and industry trends on the stocks your clients are interested in.

Industry-leading analysts — RBC Capital Markets professionals regularly appear on The Wall Street Journal's list of "All-Star Analysts." In fact, RBC Capital Markets' focused approach and quality product has led institutional investors to look to our analysts for a continuous flow of investment ideas and perspectives.

Extensive trading abilities — RBC Capital Markets employs more than 25 traders, who make markets in more than 400 stocks. RBC Capital Markets is also skilled in block trading, handling restricted sales (e.g., Rule 144 sales), stock option strategies, and agency order execution in domestic and foreign stocks.

Superior Investment Banking — RBC Capital Markets is known for underwriting and sponsoring market-leading companies in each of our defined industry sectors. We partner with our clients and develop long-term relationships thereby enhancing our ability to deliver strategic advice and a broad range of investment banking solutions through private placements, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions advisory.

Comprehensive Distribution — RBC Capital Markets's institutional sales force maintains powerful relationships with all leading U.S. institutional investors interested in emerging growth and growth equities. In addition, RBC Capital Markets also has strong relationships with leading international institutional investors that purchase U.S. equities.

RBC Capital Markets clearly offers you significant support in the equities market. But you also have access to a variety of other proprietary and non-proprietary equity research sources, including Credit Suisse First Boston and Argus Corporation.

RBC Dain Correspondent Services can provide you with the full range of equity-based resources. Put them to work for your clients.