Marc Ferro
About Marc Ferro
Marc Ferro is a Senior Specialist in Retail Trading at TD Ameritrade with extensive experience in derivatives trading, risk management, and automated trading systems.
Company
Marc Ferro currently holds the position of Senior Specialist, Retail Trading at Think Or Swim, a trading platform offered by TD Ameritrade. He has been with the company since 2017, leveraging his extensive knowledge in retail trading and financial markets.
Previous Positions
Before joining TD Ameritrade, Marc Ferro worked in multiple roles across various organizations. He served as an Experienced Derivatives Trader, Financial Services Professional, and Risk Manager in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois, from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a Financial Services Professional and Registered Representative at NYLIFE Securities LLC, from 2014 to 2015.
Citi Risk Management
Marc Ferro spent a significant portion of his career at Citi, where he held various positions from 2004 to 2013. He began as a Trading Floor Specialist (2004-2006), then became a Risk Manager/Assistant Trader (2006-2007), followed by the role of VP: Risk Manager for Automated (Black Box) and Proprietary Trading (2007-2013). He was one of only two traders trusted to operate Citi's automated black box trading system during its initial two years.
Early Career Trajectory
Marc Ferro's financial services career began at Letco Ltd in 1998, where he served as a DPM Clerk, executing customer option orders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) for 10 months. He then worked at KFT DPM as Managing DPM Broker/Option Trader from 1998 to 2002. From 2000 to 2004, he was at Knight Trading Group as a Floor Broker/Assistant Specialist/Market Maker. His early career also includes a year as a Public Customer Order Book Execution Clerk at the CBOE.
Education and Expertise
Marc Ferro graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. His expertise lies in automated trading systems, particularly within the derivatives market. He has optimized hedging strategies, evaluated execution systems, and facilitated compliance initiatives. His skill set extends to trading across various asset classes, including foreign exchange and US equity.