Tech-driven agency execution specialist Liquidnet, has appointed Andrew Arnold as Senior Execution Trader, High Touch US Equity Options, and Jason Lichten as Senior Execution Trader, Low Touch US Equity Options to lead its news US Equity Options business.
Arnold joins with more than 20 years of experience in equity derivatives, having held senior sales trading roles at Credit Suisse, Cantor Fitzgerald, Baycrest, Tullett Prebon and GFI. He will oversee the buildout of Liquidnet’s high-touch US Equity Options offering.
Lichten brings over 25 years of industry experience from Wolverine Execution Services, RBC Capital Markets, BT Radianz and Merrill Lynch, and will focus on developing Liquidnet’s low-touch electronic options capabilities.
Chris Blackburn, Global Head of Multi-Asset at Liquidnet, said: “Expanding into US Equity Options is a logical next step in our multi-asset strategy. The market has seen sustained growth over the past several years and we see clear opportunities to deliver value to our Members by extending our execution expertise into this space.”
