Key Takeaways
- • Optiver hired Andrius Jankunas, a partner at hedge fund Rokos Capital Management who joined Rokos in 2018, as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy in its London office, according to eFinancialCareers.
- • Jankunas previously spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs, most recently as EMEA and Asia head of commodities strats, and held senior roles in credit, equities and fixed income trading.
- • Jankunas sat out a two-year noncompete period before returning to the market, a restriction the UK government is reportedly planning to reform.
- • Optiver did not respond to a request for comment, and the role is viewed as unusually senior for a London office that is secondary to the firm's Amsterdam headquarters.
Summary
Andrius Jankunas, a partner at Rokos Capital Management who joined the hedge fund in 2018, has joined electronic trading firm Optiver in London as its global head of quantitative modelling and strategy, according to eFinancialCareers. He held the same role at Rokos throughout his tenure there. The move comes as several senior figures at Rokos remain in the UK even as the firm's founder, Chris Rokos, may be leaving the country.
Before Rokos, Jankunas spent just under two decades at Goldman Sachs, where he held a number of senior roles in its quant strats division. He was most recently EMEA and Asia head of commodities strats and also held senior positions in credit, equities and fixed income trading.
Jankunas spent the last two years out of the market while serving a noncompete period. eFinancialCareers reports that the UK government, led by Andy Burnham, is planning to reform labour laws surrounding non-competes, a change that hedge funds are reportedly resisting.
Optiver did not respond to a request for comment. The publication noted that the appointment appears to be a particularly senior hire for the London office, which it described as a secondary location for the firm. Optiver is headquartered in Amsterdam and has growing offices in Chicago and New York. eFinancialCareers also observed that the London office has grown steadily for years, but that Sydney offered higher average compensation last year.
Before Rokos, Jankunas spent just under two decades at Goldman Sachs, where he held a number of senior roles in its quant strats division. He was most recently EMEA and Asia head of commodities strats and also held senior positions in credit, equities and fixed income trading.
Jankunas spent the last two years out of the market while serving a noncompete period. eFinancialCareers reports that the UK government, led by Andy Burnham, is planning to reform labour laws surrounding non-competes, a change that hedge funds are reportedly resisting.
Optiver did not respond to a request for comment. The publication noted that the appointment appears to be a particularly senior hire for the London office, which it described as a secondary location for the firm. Optiver is headquartered in Amsterdam and has growing offices in Chicago and New York. eFinancialCareers also observed that the London office has grown steadily for years, but that Sydney offered higher average compensation last year.
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