January STANY Newsletter 
Our Sponsors and Partners
Thank you To Those Who Have Committed To Support STANY in 2026
Double Diamond
New York Stock Exchange
PureStream
Diamond
Citadel Securities
Zero Hash
Platinum
BMO Capital Markets
Cboe Global Markets
Hudson River Trading
IEX Exchange
IntelligentCross
MIAX
Webull
XTX Markets
Charter Sustaining Women in Finance Partner
Goldman Sachs
Gold
24 Exchange
Canadian Securities Exchange
Dash Financial
GTS
MEMX
Nasdaq
Robinhood
S3
StoneX
Silver
BIDS Trading LP
Clear Street
Instinet
LeveL Markets
MCAP
Mosaic Platform
OneChronos
Options IT
Optiver
The OCC
Talos Trading
TMX
TradeUp
Two Sigma
Virtu Financial
Women in Finance
BMLL Technologies
Broadridge
Clearpool Group
Jane Street
KeyBank
MEMX
Piper Sandler
Siebert Williams Shank
Bronze
BOX Options
BXS
Eventus
Futu
Jordan & Jordan
Pragma Trading
Susquehanna International Group
TRAFiX
UBS
Williams & Jensen
Emerging Leaders
Citadel Securities
Clearpool Group
Dash Financial
GTS
LeveL Markets
New York Stock Exchange
S3
Virtu Financial
Zero Hash
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING STANY AND JOINING OUR GROWING LIST OF PARTNERS
STANY's value as a resource for education and networking attracted a record number of partners in 2025. Likewise, this past year saw more STANY events, increased membership, and higher engagement than ever before, for which we thank our 2025 partners, members and friends!
We fully expect that 2026 will continue to see our value, as an Association and organization dedicated to the community, increase. The Wall Street community needs a grassroots unbiased organization to educate, bring together, and support the community. As a non-profit membership organization for trading and financial services professionals, STANY has been able to bring together a community that includes a broad cross section of market participants in the equites, derivatives, fixed income and digital asset trading space.
In 2026 the industry will need to address a number of important and relevant issues including the rise of AI and digital asset trading as well as changes in regulatory regime. It is our focus on relevant market issues, as well as on initiatives for the next generation of emerging leaders, women in finance, and philanthropy that help STANY insure a bright future for our industry and community. We hope that we can earn your support in 2026.
Our sponsorship packages support not just one event but all we do. They come with yearlong benefits including invitations to participate on our committees, in our conference, webinars, and newsletter. For 2026 in addition to our Annual Conference ( attended last year by 750 professionals and scheduled for April 13, 2026) we are planning two golf outings, four emerging leaders’ events, three or four women in finance events, social events, virtual programming and more.
Thank you to all who have already committed to support STANY in 2026! If you are not yet a sponsor, we encourage you to consider joining STANY’s growing list of industry partners and helping us represent and bring together this tremendous community. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in learning more.
Emerging Leaders
Hit the Slopes & Connect with the Best — Join Us for the 4th Annual STANY Emerging Leaders Ski Trip!
Get ready to elevate your February with the perfect blend of career inspiration, networking, and winter fun at the STANY Emerging Leaders Ski Trip, happening February 26–27, 2026, at beautiful Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville, PA!
Whether you’re a seasoned skier, a tubing enthusiast, or just looking to break out of the office routine, this signature STANY event delivers an unforgettable experience — all while connecting you with peers and industry leaders from across the financial services community.
What’s in Store?
Thursday, February 26
- Bus departs Manhattan (3:00 PM) kick off the trip stress-free
- Dinner & cocktails at Camelback Resort
- Dinner Discussion with market pros including leaders sharing insights on career growth, industry trends, and more!
Matt Billings, President, Robinhood Securities and Robinhood Financial
Stan Craig, Senior Relationship Manager, ETF and Equity Wholesale Market Making, GTS
Jennifer Fagenson, Chief of Staff, Dash Financial Technologies
William Russell, Senior Director, North American Equities, Cboe Global Markets
Friday, February 27
- Breakfast and morning kickoff
- Hit the slopes for skiing or snowboarding
- Prefer slower thrills? Tubing and indoor waterpark access included
- Return to Manhattan (4:00 PM)
Why You Should Go
✔ Build your professional network in a relaxed, social setting
✔ Learn from seasoned financial pros during our dinner panel
✔ Enjoy winter activities that appeal to all experience levels
✔ Bring a colleague or guest — everyone’s welcome
Registration & Perks
Your registration fee includes:
- Lift ticket or tubing reservation
- Dinner & 3-hour open bar
- Breakfast
- Bus transportation (or free parking if you drive)
- Discounted room block at Camelback Resort (book by Feb 5!)
BAR SPONSORED BY 
Don’t wait — space and hotel rooms fill up fast!
Click Register Now on the event page and secure your spot on the mountain today:
Make memories, make connections, and make the most of winter — we’ll see you at Camelback!
STANY Annual Conference
STANY Annual Conference: A First Look at What’s Ahead
Planning is well underway for the upcoming STANY Annual Conference- April 13th at the NYSE, and while the agenda is still taking shape, the early framework points to a dynamic and forward-looking program focused on how markets are evolving in real time.
This year’s conference is being designed around a central theme of market transformation—how innovation, access, and regulation are reshaping trading, liquidity, and market structure across asset classes. As always, STANY’s goal is to deliver timely, practical insights that matter to market participants navigating an increasingly complex landscape.
Among the preliminary themes and panel topics under consideration:
- Market Structure & Performance – including how firms are measuring venue-level performance and assessing execution quality from multiple perspectives.
- Technology in Practice – with a clear-eyed look at artificial intelligence, tokenization, and where real use cases are emerging beyond the buzz.
- Products Reshaping the Desk – exploring the continued evolution of ETFs, options markets, indices, and event-driven contracts.
- Access to Liquidity – examining how liquidity is being transformed across public and private markets, including new paths from private to public capital.
- Digital Assets & Settlement – featuring discussions around stablecoins, digital benchmarks, and the future of settlement infrastructure.
- Market Participation – addressing the ongoing impact of retail trading and the operational realities of extended and 24-hour trading.
- Leadership & Inclusion – continuing STANY’s commitment to meaningful dialogue through Women in Finance conversations.
- And more!
As the program develops, STANY will be welcoming industry leaders, regulators, exchanges, and innovators to share perspectives and challenge assumptions—ensuring a balanced and substantive agenda.
More details on speakers, sponsors, and the final agenda will be shared in the coming weeks. We look forward to another engaging conference that reflects the depth, expertise, and collaborative spirit of the STANY community.
Community Building
Help is Needed to Launch a New Equity Internship Pilot with Futures and Options
STANY is exploring an experimental pilot program with Futures and Options (a 501c 3 that connects employers with engaged high school juniors and seniors to provide students with paid, meaningful, career-building work experience while enabling them to make valuable contributions to companies) to bring a proven high-school internship model—successfully used in the municipal space—into the equity and securities trading industry. As STANY Emerging Leaders have been working with Futures and Options for several years to present STANY's EL Scholarship, working with them on this program aligns well with our mission.
This initiative is entirely dependent on firm participation. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to invest in NYC’s next generation of new talent and share your skills and expertise with a motivated young adult on the cusp of career discovery.
How the Pilot Would Work
If the minimum threshold is met, the program would place 5–10 graduating high school seniors into paid, six-week summer internships at participating firms. Interns would work full-time, earning at least $17/hour, while receiving structured career-readiness training, coaching, and ongoing support from Futures and Options. All students are individually vetted, and firms have the opportunity to interview candidates before placement .
STANY would support the program by helping identify mentors from its membership and hosting a summer networking event for interns, supervisors, and mentors.
Why This Matters
This pilot offers firms a low-risk, high-impact way to:
- Invest early in diverse, motivated future talent
- Provide meaningful exposure to careers in finance and trading
- Support workforce development in NYC communities
But it only works if firms step up.
Interested in Participating or at Least Learning More?
If your firm is open to hosting a paid intern and helping determine whether this program becomes a STANY/industry initiative, we encourage you to learn more.
Please contact Jean Bucaria at [email protected] to express interest or ask questions.
