John Saliba, Manager and CEO
John serves as the Manager and the Chief Executive Officer for SPM and has overall supervisory responsibility for operations and the portfolio managers. In March 1985, John began his career trading options as an independent market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE") and the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade.
In April 1995, John moved from being an independent market maker on the floor and started Saliba Partners LLC, a Designated Primary Market Maker ("DPM") on the CBOE where he served as a principal. In May 2001, Saliba Partners LLC sold its DPM operations and John moved off the trading floor and began trading in stocks, options and futures for his own account. In July 2007, John became a principal and managing member of SPM and assumed overall responsibility for day-to-day operations and supervision of the portfolio managers. John maintains a Series 3 license.
Michael Saliba, Chief Operating Officer
Michael began serving as the Chief Operating Officer for SPM in January 2011. Prior to that time, Michael had served as the VP of Finance and Manager of Trading Operations for SPM since July, 2007. As Manager of Trading Operations, Michael was responsible for oversight of daily trading activities, including daily meetings with trading staff to discuss and outline trading strategies, current positions and any trade-related issues with the firm’s executing broker and clearing firm. Michael also serves as the primary point of contact with clients. Prior to joining SPM in July, 2007, Michael had served as a financial consultant to LiquidPoint, an options broker-dealer founded and managed by Anthony Saliba since June 2000. Michael is a graduate of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business with degrees in Finance and Real Estate. Michael maintains Series 3 and Series 65 licenses. Michael became a Principal in January, 2009 and an AP of the firm on April 1, 2011.
Jeffrey Furnia, Chief Compliance Officer
Since July, 2007, Jeff has served as the Chief Compliance Officer for SPM. From January, 2002 until July, 2007, Jeff served as General Counsel for LiquidPoint and its affiliate, First Traders Analytical Solutions, a software development firm that provided options trading platforms for all levels of options traders, both of which were founded and managed by Anthony Saliba.
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