Our Members Define Us
A True Grassroots Community
At STANY, a true grassroots community, we value our members. They are the lifeblood of our organization. In addition to providing relevant content delivered by prominent industry leaders, we are a close-knit and diverse community that cares for each other. We are proud to recognize our diverse membership and shine a spotlight on our members. We hope that you enjoy the journey and feel compelled to join. We would be grateful to serve you.
After a break, we are pleased to announce the return of our Member Spotlight in which we will highlight our diverse and important membership. As a grassroots community our members are our lifeblood. We value each of our members and are pleased to draw a spotlight on some of the people who make our community so special.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
February’s member spotlight is on Eric Hochman. A STANY member since 2010, Eric is a Managing Director within the International Equities Group (IEG) at Canaccord Genuity. The IEG team provides order execution and market-making services for retail and institutional clients, trading in both domestic and international markets. At Canaccord Genuity (or CG), Eric specializes in domestic market-making within the OTC trading space, ensuring first-class order handling for retail and institutional clients alike.
Reflecting on his involvement with STANY, Eric shares:
"I first got involved in STANY when I entered the business in the early 2000s by attending their conferences. In 2010, I decided to become more engaged—not only to contribute to STANY and the industry but also to gain an inside look on how STANY works to strengthen and advance the industry. It was an honor to serve as a consultant to the board and, ultimately, to join the STANY Board in 2012. Being involved in STANY has shown me how much the organization brings to its members and the broader financial community."
At the 2023 STANY Annual Conference, Eric moderated the "Cross-Border Trading" panel, which explored key issues and trends in Canadian cross-border trading.
Beyond trading, Eric is committed to improving execution quality for Canaccord Genuity’s clients and enhancing overall OTC market efficiency. He works closely with OTC Markets and various regulators to drive meaningful improvements that benefit both his clients and the broader retail investing public.
Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business with a minor in Spanish from Penn State University. His career in finance began at Fleet Trading, TD Waterhouse, and Citigroup, and in 2008, he joined his current trading group at Natixis Bleichroeder, continuing with the team as it transitioned to Collins Stewart and later Canaccord Genuity. He also holds FINRA Series 7, 55, 63, and 24 licenses.
Eric currently resides in Northern New Jersey with his wife and two children. His son is a freshman at Indiana University, and his daughter, a high school junior, is gearing up for the college admissions process.
We are proud to have Eric as a dedicated member of STANY and appreciate his contributions to both the organization and the industry.
Alexandra Reisinger
NYSE
Member Since 2022
January's Member Spotlight is on Alex Reisinger, STANY member since 2022. Alex is a Relationship Manager at the New York Stock Exchange. Alex is responsible for building and maintaining partnerships with trading clients and promoting the NYSE brand across its five equity and two options exchanges.
Prior to the NYSE, Alex spent over five years at Bloomberg where she worked in enterprise relationship management, leading an account team and uncovering new revenue opportunities. She started her career in the energy markets as a sales associate at Tradition Energy.
Alex earned her B.A. in Economics with a minor in Spanish from Lafayette College. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, playing pickleball, hiking, and skiing.
What’s the most exciting trend or change you see happening in the securities industry right now?
Innovation continues to be a key theme in the securities industry and it’s exciting to see new products and offerings come to market.
The NYSE was the first exchange, late last year, to announce 22-5 exchange-based trading for U.S. listed companies. Pending regulatory approval, this will take place on our NYSE Arca equities exchange. As the first exchange to extend its hours, we are adding transparency, reliability and resiliency to markets during these extended hours.
How do you stay ahead of the curve in such a fast-paced and ever-changing industry?
The key to staying ahead of the curve is to stay in front of your clients. The foundation of our industry is built on relationships and keeping an open line of communication with your clients, mentors and broader network. These connections are instrumental to stay at the forefront of this fast-paced business.
How has being involved with STANY helped you in your career?
As a member of STANY and through my time on the Emerging Leaders committee, I’ve had the opportunity to expand my network, further develop my leadership skills, and garner a deeper understanding of governance and stakeholder management.
What’s your favorite STANY event or initiative, and why?
STANY Emerging Leaders is a fantastic program, connecting rising talent with seasoned leaders for mentorship and career growth opportunities. It’s been inspiring to see how eager our industry leaders are to share their time and wealth of industry knowledge. It is also critical to ensure the future success of STANY.
What’s a fun fact about you that most people in the industry might not know?
I grew up in Orange County, California and moved to the east coast to play D1 soccer at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, where I was Co-Captain of the team my senior year. I am hoping to make it to LA in the summer of 2028 to see the US Women’s National Team win Gold again!
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received—professionally or personally?
The harder you work the luckier you get.
Khody Azmoon
IntelligentCross
Member Since 2017
June's member spotlight is on Khody Azmoon, STANY member since 2017. Khody is Director, Business Development and Operations, for IntelligentCross, a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperative Execution. IntelligentCross is a leading US equities trading venue that uses AI to optimize price discovery. It matches orders near-continuously, within microseconds of arrival, to achieve maximum price stability after trades. At IntelligentCross, he focuses on business development, client coverage, and product development.
“STANY is indeed the heart and soul of the institutional trading community for the greater New York City area. STANY is fortunate to have someone like Kim Unger at the helm and anyone involved in the institutional financial markets should consider joining. The knowledge gained through conferences in addition to relationships made over the years have been the foundation of my career. I’m grateful to be part of STANY and IntelligentCross is proud to be a sponsor."
Khody specializes in US equities electronic execution and platform solutions. He is experienced in execution services, FIX connectivity, liquidity sourcing, trading analytics and workflow technology. He has worked in the electronic trading industry for almost fifteen years driving automation, scale, and transparency with a constant client focus. He is also a member of various committees and/or working groups for the securities industry associations FIF, FPL (FIX), and SIFMA.
Khody earned his bachelor's degree in economics and a minor in management from the University of California, Irvine. He also holds FINRA series 7, 57, 63 and 99. He lives in Westchester with his beautiful wife, baby daughter and French bulldog Tulip who has her own Instagram page.
Patricia Koetzner
Siebert, Williams, Shank & Co. LLC
Member Since 1999
May's member spotlight is on Patricia Koetzner, STANY member since 1999. Patricia is Managing Director, Equity Sales and Trading, for Siebert, Williams, Shank & Co. LLC, a leading minority owned broker dealer. Patricia’s two primary functions include driving new revenue growth by expanding revenue generating relationships and facilitating equity trading for the firm. Her equity trading functions include traditional long/short sales trading coverage, implementation of algorithmic strategies, share repurchases, trading and program trading. Patricia has served in various capacities in the securities industry for now over 22 years, most recently including her role as Managing Director/Head of Equity Sales & Trading at CastleOak Securities, L.P. Prior to that, Ms. Koetzner served as vice president of Barclays Capital for seven years where she covered cash accounts and repurchased shares for corporations, before becoming a member of its electronic trading group. For the first decade of her career, she was a NASDAQ market maker for firms including Neuberger Berman, LLC, Gruntal & Co. and Dominick & Dominick, Inc.
"As a past president and member for over 25 years, I understand the importance of STANY to the trading community. The organization is a true thought leader and advocate for our industry. The knowledge gained at conferences in addition to relationships made over the years have been the foundation of my career. STANY continues to evolve as the market participants change and I am positive that as an organization will continue to be relevant."
Patricia is active in fundraising for Wall Street Rides FAR, earning the coveted yellow jacket for her exceptional efforts including collecting the most individual donations.
Patricia has served on the STANY board in various roles, including serving as President of the Association for two terms. She also serves as a Governor on the STA Board of Governors and Co-chair of STA’s Women in Finance Committee. Patricia is a member of National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP).
Patricia earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine and holds FINRA series three, seven, 24, 55 and 63. She lives on Long Island with her husband and three children.
Ben Calev
Best Execution Solutions (BXS)
Reinstated Member 2022
April's member spotlight is on recently rejoined member, Ben Calev. Ben is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Best Execution Solutions (BXS). BXS is a trade data analytics firm that builds cutting-edge technology to deliver high-performance software solutions and powerful market insights to broker-dealers, buy-side firms, hedge funds, market centers, and individual traders.
Prior to founding BXS, Ben spent 15 years at The Transaction Auditing Group (TAG) where he was responsible for all database and technology operations and built its IT infrastructure. Ben also was also involved in Client Services and Software Development while at TAG. Having been involved in all aspects of Best Execution reporting, including the origination of Rules 605 and 606, Ben has unique and intimate knowledge of the industry. A frequent participant in industry groups Ben strives to further standardize and normalize Best Execution across both traditional and emerging asset classes.
“Throughout my 20 years in the industry, STANY has been a valuable resource for developing relationships and keeping abreast of industry trends. STANY continues to be a valuable partner for BXS, especially in their continued efforts to educate industry members.”
A 1998 graduate of Ithaca College, Ben enjoys woodworking and playing guitar in his spare time. He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.
Suzanne Shank
Siebert Williams Shank
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Stephen Kay
Virtu Financial
Lifetime Achievement and Dedication to STANY
Michelle Lindenberger
Inkies Print Shop
Outstanding Volunteerism
Mark Davies & S3
S3
Best of Industry Solutions
March's special spotlight is on STANY's 2022 Honors Awards recipients.
STANY's Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award recognizes a person or organization whose contributions to the securities industry have made a significant and positive impact on the lives of others, on the business and on the community. Our Lifetime Achievement and Dedication to STANY Award recognizes a STANY member and leader in the securities industry whose professional contributions and dedication to STANY have had positive impacts on the Association and the industry. The Exceptional Volunteerism Award recognizes someone who has given unselfishly towards the work of the Association. As an organization for professionals, run by professionals in the industry, the importance of volunteers cannot be overstated. A new award for 2022, Best of recognizes a person or firm who created or developed a product or service that created lasting, substantial, positive change through innovation and high quality. This year the Best Of Industry Solutions Award recognizes S3’s CAT options reporting solution.
This year's honorees, Suzanne Shank, Stephen Kay, Michelle Lindenberger and Mark Davies and S3 each exemplifies the best of our industry and our membership. Their bios do not do full justice to their exceptional careers and contributions.
Dave Weisberger
CoinRoutes
Member Since 2015
February's member spotlight is on David Weisberger—STANY member since 2015. Dave is the Cofounder and CEO of CoinRoutes where he is helping Crypto-Asset markets mature, with best-in-class algorithmic trading software to help institutional clients achieve best execution, providing strategic advice on regulation and market structure, and working to connect "traditional" financial markets with evolving crypto markets.
Dave has more than 30 years of experience in market structure, quantitative finance, and trading automation. He began his career in technology, where he developed Morgan Stanley's portfolio trading system globally. After transitioning to the equity derivatives desk, he started the Salomon Brother Non-Dollar Program Trading desk globally. Later, Dave developed the first VWAP trading algorithm and the portfolio trading impact cost model before architecting the firm's global market making infrastructure including Salomon's first central risk book. This led directly to his running the statistical and index arbitrage businesses, and later the firm's smart order router and ATS business. Dave then moved to Two Sigma to start their wholesale market making business and ran the broker dealer business for 5 years. After spending some time running the transaction analysis and quantitative research signals business for IHS Markit, he joined ViableMkts to focus on helping clients develop strategies that embrace quantitative technology. This led directly to immersion in the crypto-asset space, where Dave co-founded CoinRoutes which helps clients achieve better trading results with algorithms adapted to the idiosyncrasies of its market structure.
“STANY is the most important organization dedicated to the support of the New York trading community, the most vibrant in the world. I am honored to serve on the STANY board to help them achieve their mission by embracing digital assets and crypto as part of their core mandate. It is a testament to the organization that STANY understands the need to adapt to technology driven changes, choosing to grow with them.”
Dave is a highly sought-after speaker on market structure and crypto markets. He is a member of the Board and Executive Committee of STANY.
Dave is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Communications & Economics where he was a policy debater and used those skills to help the NY Urban debate league for several years as a volunteer.
Kimberly Russell
State Street Global Advisors
Member Since 2015
January's stoplight is on Kimberly Russell—STANY member since 2015. Kimberly is a Vice President and Market Structure Specialist in the Global ETF Capital Markets Group at State Street Global Advisors. She is responsible for market structure analysis, exchange-traded fund (ETF) advocacy, and business development with exchanges. She works closely with teams across State Street and market structure experts across fields to advocate for optimal market structure regulations and to educate on capital markets issues impacting ETF investors. Kimberly serves on the firm’s Global SPDR Regulatory Affairs Forum and Americas SPDR People Forum.
Prior to joining State Street, Kimberly was a Director at Barclays Capital Inc., where she held various roles in the Equities division from 2008-2017, ultimately leading the firm’s market structure efforts and business development for Barclays ATS. Kimberly started her career at Lehman Brothers in the Global Real Estate Group.
Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Cornell University. She is a member of the Security Traders Association's Market Structure Analyst Committee, Nasdaq's Institutional Traders Advisory Council (ITAC), Limit Up-Limit Down NMS Plan Advisory Committee, and National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP). She is a recipient of the Markets Media 2020 Women in Finance Excellence in Market Structure award.
“Over the years, STANY has inspired me and provided important opportunities to connect with leaders across the industry, to stay informed, to gain perspective, and to give back -- not only within the capital markets community, but also to the wider community in which we live.”
Outside of the securities industry, Kimberly serves on the board of trustees of the Cornell Rowing Association. She lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York with her family and rescue dog. Kimberly passionately supports various organizations including Philadelphia City Rowing (PCR), which empowers under-resourced youth through the sport of rowing.
Bill White
ClearList
New Member 2021
December's spotlight is on new STANY member Bill White. Bill is the Chief Executive Officer of ClearList, which is redefining the capital markets experience for private companies and transforming price discovery of private company securities. Prior to ClearList, Bill was Managing Director at GTS, joining in May of 2019 to help build out the firm’s business strategy.
Prior to GTS, Bill was Managing Director and Head of Product Development and Platforms for Markets, at Barclays. Bill joined Barclays in 2008 from Lehman Brothers where he led the firm’s Designated Market Maker (DMM) business, which is now a part of GTS and one of the largest DMMs at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2010, Bill was named Head of Equities Electronic Trading and expanded his role in 2014 to take on additional responsibility for Credit Electronic Trading.
Bill said, “As a long-time trading industry participant, I have always held STANY in high regard. All of us have seen a lot of changes in trading over the years but the next era is in the private markets, which is even larger than the public markets. Sophisticated technology and proven market makers make the trading of private securities as easy as buying and selling public companies. It’s very exciting for me to be at the forefront of it all.”
Based in New York, Bill has over 25 years of experience in the markets and has extensive understanding of market structures, technology requirements and risk controls needed to ensure successful execution. Bill has also served as a Managing Partner at Van Der Moolen, responsible for the market making businesses at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the NYSE. He was instrumental in shaping the development of the NYSE business model and in the implementation of the NYSE Hybrid Market model. He began his career as an independent trader on the CBOE, where he built an options trading platform.
Vanessa Jangenburg
MKM Partners
Member Since 1981
November's member spotlight is on Vanessa Jagenburg– STANY member since 1981. Vanessa has more than forty years of experience in the financial services industry. Since 2019 she has served as an Executive Director at MKM Partners a premier institutional trading, equity sales and research firm.
Prior to joining MKM, Vanessa spent more than eight years at C.L. King. She has also served as a Managing Director at La Branche Capital for three years and spent twenty years at Lehman Brothers as Managing Director. She began her Wall Street career at LF Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin.
Vanessa has been actively involved in giving back-both to the industry and through charitable efforts. She has served as Co-chair of STANY’s Women in Finance Committee and as a member of STANY’s Nominating Committee.
“STANY allows members to access an enormous pool of members representing all facets of Wall Street professionals.”|
She is an avid champion for diversity, inclusion and mentoring within the industry. Vanessa is a committee member of St. Jude’s Wall Street’s Taste of New York event and enthusiastically raises money to support the research hospital. Likewise, she has been a dedicated fundraiser for Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Swim Across America.
Vanessa is a graduate of Rutgers University with a BS in Economics and Business. She has two children, lives in Brooklyn and is a passionate scuba diver.
Joseph Sellitto
Susquehanna International Group
Member Since 2017
October's spotlight is on Joseph Sellitto - STANY member since 2017. Joe is the President and CEO of Global Execution Brokers an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG). In his current position, Joe is responsible for the execution of GEB’s business plan including business development, sales, and marketing of SIG’s options order execution platform, including customer and exchange relationship management.
“STANY is the heart and soul of the trading community in NY region. It is the conduit for giving back to ensure the integrity, transparency, efficiency, and inclusive objectives of all those involved in finance. STANY is an opportunity to broaden your network, to meet remarkable people. Anyone involved in the markets and finance in general should join STANY.”
Prior to joining SIG, Joe spent three years as director of derivative products at E*TRADE Securities LLC, leading the development of E*TRADE’s retail options and futures business. From 1982 to 2003, he was senior vice president at Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., where he managed options trading floor execution and risk. Joe has more than 48 years of securities industry experience including extensive experience working with the exchanges. He was a member of the CBOE from 1974 to 2003, and has held memberships at the CBOT, International Monetary Market division of the CME, PHLX and NYSE/ARCA exchanges. He has served on numerous industry committees, including CBOE’s Allocation, Screen Based Trading, Financial Planning, Equity Floor Procedure, Membership, and Marketing Committees, ISE’s Allocation Committee PHLX’s Equity Floor Procedure Committee, and CHX’s Allocation Committee.
He has also served as Chairman and member of the CBOE Nominating Committee, OCC Nominating Committee, CBOE Systems Committee, and CBOE Member Firm Advisory Committee. He served on ISE Board of Directors, as Chairman of the SIFMA Options Committee and the STA Derivatives Committee. He currently serves on the MIAX Board of Directors and STANY Board of Directors.
Arthur D. Cashin, Jr.
UBS
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Thomas Jordan
Jordan & Jordan
Lifetime Achievement and Dedication to STANY
Karen Parlock Keenan
The William Simon Foundation
Outstanding Volunteerism
September's special spotlight is on STANY's 2021 Honors Awards recipients. STANY's Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award recognizes a person or organization whose contributions to the securities industry have made a significant and positive impact on the lives of others, on the business and on the community. Our Lifetime Achievement and Dedication to STANY Award recognizes a STANY member and leader in the securities industry whose professional contributions and dedication to STANY have had positive impacts on the Association and the industry. The Outstanding Volunteerism Award recognizes someone who has given unselfishly towards the work of the Association. As an organization for professionals, run by professionals in the industry, the importance of volunteers cannot be overstated.
This year's honorees, Art Cashin, Tom Jordan and Karen Parlock Keenen each extemplifies the best of our industry and our membership. Their bios do not do full justice to their exeptional careers and volunteer contributions. Learn more about this year's honorees, and see them accept their awards Karen Parlock, HERE , Thomas Jordan HERE, Art Cashin HERE
Erica Attonito
Hudson River Trading
Member Since 2007
August's member spotlight is on Erica Attonito - STANY member since 2007. Erica is the Global Head of Sales and a senior member of the Business Development team at Hudson River Trading. At Hudson River Trading, Erica is responsible for the firm’s off-exchange liquidity offering. She is focused on building HRT’s retail wholesale business and managing trading relationships with brokers, exchanges and other market centers. Erica also leads HRT's Single Dealer Platform effort. Erica joined the MEMX Exchange Board in May 2020.
Previously, Erica spent a decade in various key roles at Knight Capital/KCG Holdings, where she rose to the role of Managing Director in the Electronic Trading Group. Among her responsibilities and accomplishments, she was charged with selling access to Knight/KCG’s dark pools, building Knight Match/Matchit and growing Knight Link to one of the leading off-exchange liquidity pools in the U.S. market. She was also a member of the Women’s Professional Network and Mentoring Program. At the outset of her career, Erica handled numerous networking and telecommunications responsibilities at BT Radianz, MCI Worldcom, XO Communications and AT&T Broadband.
"When Former STANY President Steve Kay introduced me to the STANY organization back in 2007 after joining Knight, I didn't realize at the time how important STANY was in the industry. 14 years later, STANY continues to be committed to the education and empowerment of its members. STANY provides networking opportunities for my business, and has allowed me to build friendships with many amazing women and men in our industry. HRT is proud to be a sponsor of STANY and we look forward to our continued partnership."
Erica holds a B.A. in political science from Loyola College (Md.), where she was an NCAA Division I All-American on the school’s top-ranked lacrosse team. She is also active in charitable causes including Wall Street Rides For Autism Research and The Friends of Sean Lugano, which helps those in need while honoring a friend who lost his life in the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001. Erica lives in Brooklyn with her husband Rob and 4 daughters; Reese, Charlotte, Alexandra and Grayson.
Joe Pires
Scotiabank
Member Since 2014
July’s spotlight is on Joe Pires- STANY member since 2014. Joe is a Director at Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and is Head of Electronic Execution Services Sales in the US for the past 8 years. In this role, he focuses on delivering the bank’s equity algorithmic trading strategies to clients. His latest focus is marketing Scotiabank’s next generation algo platform called ScotiaRED. He has over 20 years of experience in equity sales and trading. Prior to joining Scotiabank, Joe worked at Bloomberg, L.P and Bradesco Securities Inc. Joe started his career with Spear Leeds & Kellogg. He worked on the floors of the American and New York Stock Exchanges as an equity specialist, floor official, and team leader.
“For the past 80 years, STANY has never lost sight of how important people are for financial markets to operate efficiently and fairly. With the electronification of our industry and markets, STANY continues to empower and support its constituents. STANY’s networking events have fostered a true partnership between the members and the customers that we serve. STANY is group of diverse driven individuals with a common goal to preserve the integrity of financial markets while shaping its future in a positive direction.”
Joe is a graduate from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, with a degree in Business Administration with a focus on International Business and a MBA degree in Finance.
Joe is married with 3 children and loves to barbeque, play golf, and travel. He is an active member of the Portuguese American Community Center in Yonkers New York. Joe supports Holiday Hope NYC. Holiday Hope NYC (HHNYC) is a unique grass-roots non-profit organization that works with both religious organizations and social agencies to help bring the spirit of the holiday season to New York City families in need.
Frederic Mason
JP Morgan Asset Management
Member Since 2011
June's member spotlight is on Fred Mason–STANY member since 2011. Fred has nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. For the past 10 years he has served as an Executive Director in U.S. Equity Trading at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in New York, a $2.5 trillion global investment manager with over $400 billion in US Equities. In his current position, he is responsible for Large Cap Core equity trading in the Financial, Energy, Utility, TMT and Industrial sectors. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire class of 1991 where he received a BS in Business Administration, minoring in Economics and Political Science.
Previously, Fred was the Head of Trading a Highland Capital Management, L.P. in Dallas. Additionally, he has held senior trading positions at Babson Capital Management, Franklin Portfolio Associate and Batterymarch Financial Management all based in Boston.
Prior to this, Fred was a Governor of the Security Traders Association, past President of the Boston Securities Traders Association, founder of the Boston Security Traders Foundation, past member of the National Organization of Investment Professionals and a previous member of the Dallas Securities Traders Association.
He is actively involved in many Diversity & Inclusion and Mentorship programs both within and outside the industry. At J.P. Morgan he is a member of the Executive Leadership Council of PRIDE, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, + and Ally Resource Group. He is also a member of numerous other minority ally groups within the firm, including the Black Leadership Forum, Asian Leadership Forum and Women on the Move. He has actively participated in mentorship and speaking opportunities at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Most recently he addressed the college’s Atkins Investment Group on Leadership in an Environment of Diversity & Inclusion. Additionally, he hosts an annual educational event for the Paul College MBA Program on Wall Street. He is currently mentoring over 10 individuals, both current students and professionals, of many diverse backgrounds.
"STANY as an organization represents one of the most diverse groups of professionals in the financial services industries with a knowledge base that is unmatched. It is made stronger and better because of that diversity. I am proud to say I am a member of STANY, get involved!"
Tara Muller
Virtu Financial
Member Since 2006
May's member spotlight is on Tara Muller– STANY member since 2006. As Head of Off-Exchange Liquidity, Virtu Financial, Tara is responsible for Virtu’s off-exchange liquidity offerings, including the firm’s Single Dealer Platforms - VEQ Link (formerly Acknowledge Equities and Knight Link) and VEQ. She served in a similar capacity at KCG Holdings before Virtu acquired the firm in July 2017. Tara’s responsibilities include new business strategy, product development and account management. Tara serves on the firm’s Management Committee, Best Execution Committee and Retail Order Routing Committee. Additionally, Tara is part of Virtu’s inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Program, heading up our External Mentor Committee.
Tara joined Knight Capital in 2006 to build the Knight Link business and was a Managing Director in Knight’s Electronic Trading Group. Over the last 14 years, Virtu has become one of the largest providers of off-exchange liquidity in the U.S. equities market and is an essential source of liquidity for the street’s smart order routers and ATSs.
Prior to joining Knight, Tara spent more than 10 years at Reuters America where she was responsible for sales of Reuters desktop products, fundamental and estimate content, and real-time data feeds.
“STANY has provided a tremendous opportunity for me to learn about the industry, to stay abreast of ever-changing industry trends and has given me the chance to build a wonderful network of industry peers, fostering deep relationships that have lasted over the years. I applaud STANY’s continued efforts to educate, advocate and provide opportunities to connect with others in the industry during these challenging times.”
Tara passionately raises money to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and is Co-Chair of Wall Street’s Taste of New York event to benefit the Hospital.
Pat Luongo
Credit Suisse
Member Since 2018
April 2021's member stoplight is on Pat Luongo, STANY member since 2018. Pat is a Director at Credit Suisse and is Head of Options Sales in the US for Advanced Execution Services (AES). In this role, he focuses on delivering the bank’s options algorithmic trading strategies to clients. He has over 20 years of experience in the listed equity options sales and trading markets.
Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Pat was Head of Electronic Options Sales at Bloomberg Tradebook and was responsible for implementation, sales and development for electronic options execution. Prior to Bloomberg, he was an options specialist and market maker on the American Stock Exchange with TFM Investment Group, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs (SLK-Hull Derivatives).
Pat is a graduate from the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, with a degree in Business Management.
Pat is married with 3 boys and loves to ski, play golf and coach his kids’ little league baseball team.
Angela D'Angelo Marks
The Benchmark Company
Member Since 1984
March 2021's member spotlight is on Angela D’Angelo Marks–STANY member since 1984. Angela is Vice President, Institutional Sales Trader at The Benchmark Company, a position she has held since 2004.
Angela’s path from a trainee keypunch and P&S clerk at Mayer and Schweitzer through 40 years in trading is a testament to her resolve in an industry that has not always fully embraced women. Originally, told that she “did not have the brains” to work in a trading room, Angela persisted. She joined Stephen Rothchild as a trainee on the trading desk progressing to senior trader at Herzog, Heine and Geduld. Following Merrill Lynch’s takeover of Herzog, Angela re-invented herself at The Benchmark Company. “With no experience as an institutional sales trader, and not having a book of buyside accounts; I did a lot of cold calling” says Angela, “but I have been here for 17 years, under the leadership of Rich Messina, CEO, and I have never looked back.”
“STANY was an important part of the industry, when I joined, and it still is. As a supportive organization that helps members navigate through changes in our industry and network and connect with fellow traders and customers, STANY played an important role in my career. I consider myself fortunate, to have been in our industry for over 40 years and a member of STANY for almost as long.”
Speaking to the mentorship program at her alma mater, St. John's University, a thing she does often, Angela’s advice for young women is, “don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, and don’t let anyone discourage you.”
Mark Davies
S3
New Associate Member
February 2021's member spotlight is on new STANY Associate Member, Mark Davies. Davies is Co-Founder and CEO of S3, a full-service compliance and trade analytics software company that services many of the world’s largest financial institutions and exchanges. S3’s extensive suite of products offers best-in-class solutions for international regulatory reporting, trade surveillance, CAT, TCA, and best execution analytics across multiple asset classes.
“2020 was a record-setting year, both in terms of market volumes and growth for S3. Participating on STANY panels and committees helps me to stay in touch with the needs and concerns of the industry, so that S3 can continue to provide the best possible service for our clients,” said Davies. “I am grateful to STANY for helping its members stay on top of industry issues, while serving as a collective voice to represent the industry’s interests with regulators.”
Davies is an industry thought leader on market structure and regulatory requirements, particularly the SEC’s Rule 606. He is Co-Chair of the FIF Rule 606 Committee and a member of several other industry groups, including the STA Listed Options Committee, and the Dallas Security Traders Association. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and three children.
R. Cromwell Coulson
OTC Markets Group
Member Since 1998
January 2021's member spotlight is on R. Cromwell Coulson–STANY member since 1998. Cromwell is President, CEO and a Director of OTC Markets Group, responsible for the company’s overall growth and strategic direction. Today, OTC Markets Group is a publicly traded company and operator of three public markets with over 11,000 securities, trading over $445 billion in annual dollar volume.
Cromwell is a former Chair of FINRA’s Market Regulation Committee, has testified before Congress and is viewed as a thought leader on market structure and capital markets issues. He is a strong proponent of capital formation and making public markets more popular for companies and transparent for investors.
Over the past decade, OTC Markets Group developed disclosure and data-driven market standards to improve investor information and enhance the integrity of market prices. With the modernization of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, OTC Markets Group is poised for transformative change that creates new opportunities to bring new companies to the public markets, enhances the level of disclosure available for investors, and improves broker-dealer liquidity provision and trade executions.
“Throughout the years, STANY has provided an instrumental framework for connecting traders, educating the securities industry and strongly advocating for modernizing America’s stock markets. By bringing the voice of the traders to the conversation, STANY is continually improving our financial markets,” said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. “OTC Markets Group continues to benefit from our STANY membership and the support of its ecosystem as we evolve our own markets to better serve our community of broker-dealers, issuers and investors.”
Prior to OTC Markets, Cromwell was an institutional trader and portfolio manager at Carr Securities Corporation. Cromwell was the 2018 recipient of the Award for Lifetime Achievement and Dedication to STANY.
Shelley Eleby
BMO Capital Markets
Member Since 2016
December 2020's member spotlight is on Shelley Eleby. Shelley has been a STANY member since 2016. She is the Head of Marketing, Electronic Trading at BMO Capital Markets. In this role, she is responsible for marketing efforts for the electronic trading group. She strategically works with cross-functional teams to deliver programs consistent with BMO Capital Markets strategic priorities of delivering exceptional client-experiences, driving an innovations mindset, and activating a high-performance culture. Prior to the acquisition of Clearpool Group by BMO Financial Group in April 2020, Shelley was Chief Marketing Officer at Clearpool Group. At Clearpool, she was responsible for overall brand management, marketing programs, corporate communications, and raising the company's overall awareness and brand equity.
Shelley continues to advocate for transparency in trading and fair and equitable markets through market structure thought leadership and regulatory outreach initiatives.
"STANY serves an important role in keeping its members abreast of issues impacting the U.S. Equity markets. Professionally, STANY is a strategic marketing partner and personally, through its WIF initiatives, I've participated in several events geared towards developing the "whole person" personally and professionally."
Shelley serves on STA's Women in Finance Committee. She is a recipient of the Markets Media 2017 Women in Finance Excellence in Marketing (Content Marketing) award, and she serves on the board of Teaneck Community Charter School and the Center for Food Action.
Rich Steiner
RBC Capital Markets
Member Since 2012
Our first member spotlight-November 2020- is on Rich Steiner–STANY Member since 2012. Rich is Head of Client Advocacy and Market Innovation at RBC Capital Markets. In this role Rich leads RBC’s equity market structure advocacy efforts, focusing on more efficient, more transparent, less-conflicted markets and works closely with RBC’s Regulatory and Government Affairs team in Washington, DC. He also drives various strategic innovation initiatives across RBC Global Markets, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, and City National Bank.
With the Policy Matters initiative, two of the most recent topics Rich and RBC Capital Markets have been focused on are upgrading the SIPs and improving the Market Wide Circuit Breakers.
“We’ve embarked on a journey to advocate for a system that is better fit for purpose. We stand with our clients to reshape the U.S. equity markets in a way which benefits investors.”
Rich is involved with numerous industry organizations, including the SIFMA Equity Markets & Trading Committee and National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP).
Rich spent 17 years as a firefighter with the Wyckoff, New Jersey Volunteer Fire Department.
