BTIG has added two senior hires to its equity derivatives trading business as the firm looks to expand its event-driven and risk-arbitrage trading capabilities.
BTIG has appointed Jason Rockland as managing director and Yingkang Duan as director within its equity derivatives trading group. Both hires will support the expansion of its risk-arbitrage volatility trading operations The company said both hires will support the expansion of its risk-arbitrage volatility trading operations alongside its existing event-driven trading business. Rockland previously worked as a portfolio manager at Sumo Capital. He has also held roles at Maven Investment Part