Hello to "The Ever Elucidating VIPER"!
1. A Prime Broker would be...AIG, RBS, UBS, Etc.
Ok I took a look at this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_brokerage#List_of_Prime_Brokers
But its just a question of account size, or not? I red you can start at quarter mio., or better say...