News & Events

New York – May 19, 2026 – BTIG announced today the appointment of Jason Rockland as a Managing Director and Yingkang Duan as a Director within the firm’s Equity Derivatives Trading group. Mr. Duan and Mr. Rockland were hired to help expand BTIG’s capabilities in risk-arbitrage volatility trading, a natural fit alongside the firm’s Event Driven Trading business. “We are…

New York – April 27, 2026 – BTIG announced today that it will host its 20th BTIG Commissions for Charity Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The firm’s signature philanthropic event thrives across BTIG’s 19 global locations, including thirteen offices throughout the U.S. and six affiliate offices throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia. With the valued support of institutional trading clients,…

New York – April 22, 2026 – BTIG announced today that Doug Harter has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Mortgage and Specialty Finance Analyst within BTIG’s Research and Strategy team. Most recently, Mr. Harter was an Executive Director covering the Mortgage Finance and Business Development sectors at UBS. Previously, he spent over 20 years at Credit Suisse also…

New York –  BTIG announced today that Owen Bennett has joined the firm as Managing Director and Consumer Staples Analyst, focusing on the tobacco and beverage sectors. “We are thrilled to welcome Owen to BTIG. His extensive expertise in the tobacco space, coupled with deep industry relationships and a differentiated research approach, will enhance our consumer sector coverage and broaden the insights…

BTIG announced today that Sasson Darwish has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Co-Head of TMT Investment Banking, alongside Brett Fodero and Steven Marder. This hire underscores BTIG’s long-term commitment to growing its Investment Banking practice—particularly within TMT—while continuing to deliver innovative advisory and capital markets solutions to clients. Mr. Darwish brings more than 25 years of investment banking…

New York – November 24, 2025 – BTIG announced today that its 5th Annual Ophthalmology Day will take place on Monday, December 1, 2025. The virtual, one-day event will include thematic panel discussions and one-on-one meetings. The event will be hosted by: “We are proud to celebrate our fifth consecutive year hosting BTIG Ophthalmology Day, an event that unites leading ophthalmic…

New York – November 18, 2025 – BTIG announced today that its Digital Health Forum will take place on Monday, November 24, 2025.  The virtual, one-day event will include thematic panel discussions, one-on-one meetings and fireside chats. The event will be hosted by Marie Thibault, BTIG Medical Technology and Digital Health Analyst, and David Larsen, CFA, BTIG Healthcare IT and…

New York – November 3, 2025 – BTIG announced today the appointment of Ryan Gilbert as Managing Director and Housing and Real Estate Services Analyst within the firm’s Research and Strategy team. Mr. Gilbert brings extensive experience in housing and real estate, having held positions across investment management and sell-side research firms. Mr. Gilbert joins BTIG from MetLife Investment Management (MIM)…

New York – October 15, 2025 – BTIG announced today the appointment of Nick Altmann and Allan Verkhovski as Directors and Research Analysts within the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) research team. Mr. Altmann will cover application and infrastructure software, while Mr. Verkhovski will focus on application software. With their expertise, BTIG is further strengthening its coverage of innovative companies…