Cboe hires ex-Credit Suisse Mandy Xu as Head of Derivatives Market Intelligence

Rick Steves

“Market data and market intelligence have long been valuable tools for investors, and as demand for Cboe’s proprietary products has grown among retail and institutional investors alike, I’m excited to play a critical role to help provide actionable insights to help our clients develop smart and efficient trading strategies.” 

Cboe Global Markets has announced the appointment of Mandy Xu as Vice President and Head of Derivatives Market Intelligence, where she will focus on furthering client education on Cboe’s markets and its suite of derivatives products.

As part of her role at Cboe, Mandy Xu is planning to produce high-level insights and analysis on derivatives market themes and flows, including a weekly series of market commentary highlighting themes and opportunities in the cross-asset derivatives market, as well as hosting a monthly webinar series geared for financial professionals.

The webinar series, slated to debut on Wednesday, September 20, will have Mandy Xu hosting industry experts to discuss their perspectives on the market landscape and options and futures strategies.

“Mandy is a widely recognized expert on the financial markets”

Mandy Xu, Vice President and Head of Derivatives Market Intelligence, commented: “For 50 years, Cboe has been the leading authority in the options and volatility space, widely recognized for its track record of innovation, education and advocacy efforts to drive the industry forward. Market data and market intelligence have long been valuable tools for investors, and as demand for Cboe’s proprietary products has grown among retail and institutional investors alike, I’m excited to play a critical role to help provide actionable insights to help our clients develop smart and efficient trading strategies.”

Arianne Adams, Senior Vice President and Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services at Cboe Global Markets, said: “Being a trusted derivatives marketplace and information provider is part of Cboe’s DNA, and we are thrilled to have Mandy join our team to help deliver best-in-class market intelligence to our clients around the globe. Mandy is a widely recognized expert on the financial markets and brings extensive industry knowledge that will help deepen our engagement and dialogue with clients, as well as provide impactful insights to help them harness the full potential of our products and services.”

Mandy Xu joins Cboe from Credit Suisse, where she was Managing Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Strategy, specializing in index and ETF volatility research.

Before Credit Suisse, she worked as a cross-border M&A analyst at E.J. McKay, a boutique investment bank in Shanghai. Xu graduated with honors from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics and is a CFA charterholder.

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