DAVID EGLIT
Ridgefield,CT
Summary
Seasoned financial professional with over 30 years of experience in options trading, market making, and execution services. Expert in market structure, automated trading systems, and risk management across multiple asset classes. Proven track record in managing high-performance trading desks and implementing cutting-edge trading strategies.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of High Touch Order Desk
Interactive Brokers Group
07.2022 - 08.2025
- Managed a team of 10 employees, responsible for over $100 million in annual revenue, provided execution services, developed execution strategies for large clients, and served as a liaison between IBG and major options exchanges.
Options Market Maker
Two Sigma Securities
10.2017 - 02.2020
- Responsible for quoting and risk management on 14 US Option Exchanges, managed risk and position for various sectors, collaborated with programmers to enhance pricing tools.
Commodities/Equity Options Market Maker
Timber Hill, LLC (Interactive Brokers, LLC)
07.2008 - 09.2017
- Built out Commodities Trading Desk, optimized algorithms for trading, managed strategy and execution for Options, Stock, and Futures Trading.
Bond Trader
BZA Trading, LLC CBOT
05.2005 - 04.2008
- Utilized execution software to trade Treasury futures, created algorithms to capture yield deviations, analyzed yields on Treasury Maturities.
Proprietary Options Market Maker
Performance Capital Group, LLC (Division Kellogg Capital)
06.2002 - 03.2005
- Actively made Option markets on the CBOE floor, managed and hedged portfolio risks in a $2 million margin account.
Options Specialist LMM
GPZ Trading, LLC
01.2000 - 05.2002
- Started a Lead Market Maker Specialist Post, created a marketing plan for attracting Option Order Flow.
Floor Manager
Timber Hill, LLC
04.1989 - 07.1997
- Started Timber Hill's Pacific Stock Exchange operation, managed a team of Market Makers and Clerks, assisted in creating the Financial News Composite Index.
Education
BBA - Economics and Finance
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, ILSkills
- Market Structure & Execution Strategies
- Automated Electronic Market Making
- Multi-Asset Class Trading (Options, Equities, Commodities, Futures)
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Algorithm-Based Trading Solutions
- Team Leadership & Management
- Financial Technology & Trading Systems
- Regulatory Knowledge (FINRA Series 7, 55, 63, 24)
- Active FINRA Arbitrator
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Team Leadership
Certification
- FINRA Series 7, 55, 63, 24, 2024
- VP Tackle Football, Ridgefield Youth Football, 2024
- FINRA Arbitrator, 2022
- CBOE Arbitration Committee
- PCX Allocation Committee, Chairman
- NAUI Scuba Association, 1988
- IHSA Football Official, 2000 - Present
Timeline
Manager of High Touch Order Desk
Interactive Brokers Group
07.2022 - 08.2025
Options Market Maker
Two Sigma Securities
10.2017 - 02.2020
Commodities/Equity Options Market Maker
Timber Hill, LLC (Interactive Brokers, LLC)
07.2008 - 09.2017
Bond Trader
BZA Trading, LLC CBOT
05.2005 - 04.2008
Proprietary Options Market Maker
Performance Capital Group, LLC (Division Kellogg Capital)
06.2002 - 03.2005
Options Specialist LMM
GPZ Trading, LLC
01.2000 - 05.2002
Floor Manager
Timber Hill, LLC
04.1989 - 07.1997
BBA - Economics and Finance
Southern Illinois University
- FINRA Series 7, 55, 63, 24, 2024
- VP Tackle Football, Ridgefield Youth Football, 2024
- FINRA Arbitrator, 2022
- CBOE Arbitration Committee
- PCX Allocation Committee, Chairman
- NAUI Scuba Association, 1988
- IHSA Football Official, 2000 - Present
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