10-4-2012 Jeffrey Hirsch and Danny Riley Video 2

Danny Riley has worked in the futures and options industry for 33 years, beginning in 1979 as a runner in the Chicago Board of Trade grain room. He then moved into the CBOT’s bond room, where he worked for several traders in Market Wizards No.1. Riley then moved to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s S&P 500 pit, where he went on to build the single largest volume desk in the index.

Riley’s S&P operation handles some of the largest accounts in the business, including some of the largest bank and hedge fund trading desks in the business. For nearly 10 years Riley did all the UBS program trading business, and is considered an expert in the field of program and algorithm trading.

Riley has been part of every major stock market event since 1985.