NEW YORK, Apr. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Macro Risk Advisors (MRA), a leading provider of global equity derivatives strategy and trade execution for institutional investors, today announced the growth of its Risk Strategy team with the addition of Ling Zhou as an Equity Derivatives Strategist. The addition of Mr. Zhou demonstrates MRA’s continued effort to offer exceptional and timely analysis of global market risk to its institutional investor client base.
“Ling brings a strong base of equity derivatives knowledge and an exceptional ability to develop quantitative tools," said Pravit Chintawongvanich, Head of Risk Strategy at MRA. "Our institutional client base continues to seek our help in valuing products with embedded optionality. Ling’s product knowledge furthers our mission in this area.”
As the firm expands its client base, the Risk Strategy group will create and offer cutting edge tools that help investors better understand market and trading risk. Working directly with Mr. Chintawongvanich, Mr. Zhou will help to strengthen the analytics infrastructure that MRA utilizes to support its institutional clients and contribute to the overall growth of the firm’s analytical capabilities.
Prior to joining MRA, Mr. Zhou was an Assistant Trader at Susquehanna International Group where he traded Treasury securities and municipal bond ETFs on the fixed income desk and participated in the options market making education program. Mr. Zhou graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College with a BA in Mathematics and Economics.
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.