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Ben Grigus

Investor

VP of Corporate Development at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Ben Grigus is VP and Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Investments at FalconX. He has over 15 years of experience in digital assets, equity finance, and derivative products, working as an electronic market maker, liquidity provider, and asset custodian. His background includes technology development, risk management, and strategic planning across digital assets, index products, and ETFs.

Experience

  1. FalconXGlobal Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Investmentscurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. FalconXDirector of Product2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Apex Clearing CorporationSecurities Lending/Equity Finance2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. PEAK6 InvestmentsEquity Derivatives Portfolio Manager2011 — 2014Chicago, IL
  5. PEAK6 InvestmentsElectronic Market Making/Automated Trading Strategies Trader and Product Lead2009 — 2011Chicago, IL
  6. PEAK6 InvestmentsEquity Derivatives Portfolio Manager2006 — 2009Chicago, IL
  7. PEAK6 InvestmentsTrading Assistant Intern2004 — 2006Chicago, IL

Skills & more

Trading Systems4Derivatives3Electronic Trading1Equities3Bloomberg1Financial MarketsOptions1Hedge FundsEquity DerivativesCapital Markets1Equity Trading1Fixed Income
+4 moreInvestmentsProprietary TradingPortfolio ManagementTrading Strategies
  • FINRA Series 56
  • FINRA Series 7

From Ben's professional profile.

Colleagues at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

Austin Reid
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Dapkiewicz
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Brooks
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Rosen
Founder, Managing Partner at InvestBev
Chris Clark
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Hassan Bassiri
Partner at RockawayX
Ivan Galli
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Jim Newsome
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Grigus?
Ben Grigus is VP and Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Investments at FalconX. He has over 15 years of experience in digital assets, equity finance, and derivative products, working as an electronic market maker, liquidity provider, and asset custodian. His background includes technology development, risk management, and strategic planning across digital assets, index products, and ETFs.
Where does Ben Grigus work?
Ben Grigus is VP of Corporate Development at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault.
Where did Ben Grigus go to school?
Ben Grigus studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Arts, Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at FalconX31

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Also worked at Apex Clearing Corporation1

Scott FritzFounder at Stairs Financial

Also worked at PEAK6 Investments12

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