It All Begins with Risk Management

Ismael Santiago, Jr. is the Director of the Cboe Data and Access Solutions sales team. In this role, Santiago leverages his knowledge of trading to effectively service Cboe clients across the derivatives space, connecting clients with solutions for every stage of the trading lifecycle. He previously served as Head of Sales at FT Options, joining Cboe as part of its FT Options acquisition in 2020. With more than 25 years in the industry, Santiago is also an experienced index, ETF, equity and commodity futures options trader, trading for a number of firms prior to joining FT Options. His trading experience focused on conservative risk management and capitalizing on volatility arbitrage and customer order flow to generate alpha opportunities. Santiago holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Siena College. He holds Series 7 and 63 licenses.