Key Takeaways
- • Andrius Jankunas, a partner at Rokos Capital Management since 2018, has joined Optiver in London as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy.
- • Jankunas holds the same role at Optiver that he held at Rokos, indicating a like-for-like move between the two firms.
- • He previously spent nearly two decades in Goldman Sachs' quantitative strategies (quant strats) division, most recently as EMEA and Asia head.
- • The move was reported by eFinancialCareers and represents a senior quant leadership hire from a multi-strategy hedge fund to a leading electronic market maker.
Summary
Andrius Jankunas has joined Optiver in London as global head of quantitative modelling and strategy, according to the publisher summary of the report, which was also carried by eFinancialCareers. Jankunas had been a partner at Rokos Capital Management since 2018, where he held the same role he is taking up at Optiver.
Before Rokos, Jankunas spent nearly two decades in Goldman Sachs' quant strats division, most recently serving as head of EMEA and Asia for the group. The move brings his experience in quantitative modelling and strategy from a hedge fund and a major investment bank into a global trading firm.
The reports do not disclose compensation terms, the size of the team he will oversee, or the specific mandate beyond the global title. Additional detail on the hire was not available in the source material.
##
Before Rokos, Jankunas spent nearly two decades in Goldman Sachs' quant strats division, most recently serving as head of EMEA and Asia for the group. The move brings his experience in quantitative modelling and strategy from a hedge fund and a major investment bank into a global trading firm.
The reports do not disclose compensation terms, the size of the team he will oversee, or the specific mandate beyond the global title. Additional detail on the hire was not available in the source material.
##
Go deeper than the headline
Research every firm in this story, track the ones that matter and get the daily briefing — free for 7 days.