BTIG Announces Expansion of Futures and Commodities Business with Two Senior Hires – Holly Liss and Philip Ruffat Join BTIG in Chicago
New York – June 8, 2015 – BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, announced today two senior hires within its Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) division. Based in Chicago, Holly Liss, CMT, and Philip Ruffat have joined BTIG’s Futures and Commodities Group as Managing Directors.
“With their demonstrated ability to understand the complex futures and commodities space, Holly and Philip are an important addition to our rapidly-expanding business. Their extensive macro sales and trading experience, depth of knowledge and reputation, will strengthen our offering to our institutional clients,” said Anton LeRoy, Head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities at BTIG.
Ms. Liss has more than 25 years of financial services experience, most recently as a Director of FICC at Macquarie Futures USA. Prior to Macquarie, she served in senior sales roles at ABN AMRO, Citigroup Global Markets as well as several other futures commission merchants. Ms. Liss began her career as an analyst with the Chief Money Market Economist at First Chicago Futures, where she developed her interest in technical analysis and went on to obtain the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation. She frequently appears on Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, CNBC, TV Tokyo and other major financial news media outlets.
Mr. Ruffat has more than 20 years of industry experience, having spent the bulk of his career as a Director at Citigroup Global Markets, and most recently serving as a Director of FICC at Macquarie Futures USA. His previous experience includes senior sales roles at ABN AMRO and Mizuho Securities USA. Mr. Ruffat started his career at Kemper Securities in emerging markets fixed income trading before transitioning to the futures industry as a Managing Director at Sakura Dellsher in 1995.
“Together, Holly and Philip are a significant addition to BTIG’s Futures and Commodities Group, and will allow us to continue to accelerate our growth in markets around the globe. With their proven track record, and futures and commodities expertise, they will enhance our ability to design industry-leading solutions for clients,” said Robert Gagnon, Head of Futures and Commodities at BTIG.
About BTIG
BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services. With an extensive global footprint and 500 employees, BTIG, LLC and its affiliates operate out of 13 cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. BTIG offers execution, expertise and insights for equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The company’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.
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