NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Macro Risk Advisors (MRA), a leading provider of global equity derivatives strategy and trade execution for institutional investors, today announced the expansion of its sales and trading team with the addition of Scott Rothman as an Institutional salesperson. The addition of Mr. Rothman demonstrates MRA's continued effort to offer exceptional and timely analysis around risk and the market environment to institutional investors.
MRA's expansion of its salestrading effort comes as investors continue to confront global risks and look to the derivatives market to effectively manage portfolio risk. The firm's clients, including hedge funds, family offices, pension funds, and endowments, have increasingly sought independent advice on how to structure and execute hedging transactions in an efficient manner.
"As we pursue our aggressive growth plan, we are seeking the best and brightest," said Dean Curnutt, the founder and CEO of MRA. "We are very pleased to have someone of Scott's caliber join our team. He has a proven track record for delivering valuable insights that will help us better serve our clients." Mr. Rothman brings to MRA a broad range of experience in risk management, listed derivative trading, and cash equity execution. "The Macro Risk Advisors team is extremely well-versed in a wide spectrum of asset classes across the macro landscape. I am excited to be working with this talented group of professionals," said Mr. Rothman.
Prior to joining MRA, Mr. Rothman was the Principal at JFD Securities where, over the course of 12 years, he started and managed a successful business focusing on idea generation and sales trading for a variety of institutional investors, including some of the largest US and UK hedge funds. Mr. Rothman holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a B.S. from Penn State University.
About Macro Risk Advisors
Macro Risk Advisors is an independent derivatives strategy and execution firm headquartered in New York and specializing in translating proprietary market intelligence into specific trading ideas for institutional investors. Utilizing proven techniques for trade execution, MRA enables clients to consistently achieve efficient pricing in the equity and option markets. MRA's strategy notes are read by more than 500 unique institutional firms. The company is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. For more information, visit www.macroriskadvisors.com or MRAD <GO> on Bloomberg.