NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 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 team with the addition of Meikel Mokry as an Equity Derivatives Salestrader. The addition of Mr. Mokry demonstrates MRA’s continued effort to offer exceptional and timely analysis of global market risk to its institutional investor client base.
“Meikel brings a strong base of equity derivatives knowledge and valuable experience in delivering daily market insights," said Brian Bier, the Co-Head of Equity Derivative Sales and Trading at MRA. "Our institutional client base continues to seek our help to implement trades that effectively leverage volatility. Meikel’s product knowledge furthers our mission in this area.”
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. “Our growth plan is finding exceptionally talented professionals to join our platform and deliver value to clients,” said Drew Forman, Co-Head of Equity Derivative Sales and Trading. “In this way, we are excited to have Meikel join MRA.”
Mr. Mokry started his career as a sales and trading analyst at various Citigroup trading desks in NYC. After his time at Citi, he joined New Albion Partners as an associate in equity derivatives strategy, focusing on trade idea generation in the ETF and single stock options space. Mr. Mokry has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Boston University's Questrom School of Business. He majored in Finance with a minor in Economics, finishing Summa Cum Laude in his graduating class.
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.