Optiver names former Rokos partner Andrius Jankunas global quant head
Hedgeweek reports that Optiver has appointed former Rokos Capital Management partner Andrius Jankunas as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy, citing eFinancialCareers. The post states Jankunas joined Rokos in 2018 and held the same title there, and spent the past two years out of the market during a non-compete period. It adds he previously spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs, most recently as head of commodities strats for EMEA.
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Optiver appointed Andrius Jankunas as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy.
“Optiver has appointed former Rokos Capital Management partner Andrius Jankunas as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy”
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Jankunas joined Rokos in 2018 and served as its global head of quantitative modelling and strategy.
“Jankunas joined Rokos in 2018 and served as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy”
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Jankunas spent the past two years out of the market during a non-compete period.
“He has spent the past two years out of the market during a non-compete period”
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Before Rokos, Jankunas spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs in senior quantitative strategy roles.
“Prior to Rokos, Jankunas spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs”
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