Jefferies & Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), today announced that Jason Roelke has joined as a Managing Director and Head of Derivative Sales.
Roelke will focus on the sale of equity derivative securities, including listed options, ETFs and OTC options and swaps, and will identify and cover strategic partners and clients as part of the Firms continued expansion in equity financial products.
With his strong experience in the sales and trading of derivative products, Jason Roelke is an important component in the continued build-out of our equity sales and trading platform and will further extend the scope of our equity capabilities, said Jason Griffith, head of Global Equities at Jefferies.
Jasons knowledge, experience and relationships enhance our derivatives capabilities and the overall client offering of Jefferies equities platform, said David Silber, head of Equity Derivatives.
Jefferies thriving, full-service platform, global capabilities, and focus on growing and mid-sized companies were primary drivers in my decision to join the Firm, said Mr. Roelke. I am excited to leverage my expertise and relationships to the benefit of the Firms institutional clients.
Roelke has more than 13 years of experience in derivatives sales and joins Jefferies from Lehman Brothers, where he was a senior vice president in Liquid Market Sales, specializing in Equity Derivatives. Prior to that, he worked in Equity Derivatives at Citigroup. Roelke received a BA in English from Dartmouth College.