Ronan Ryan | |
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Born |
Dublin, Ireland | June 17, 1974
Citizenship | United States, Ireland |
Alma mater | Fairfield University ( BA) |
Known for | Michael Lewis' Flash Boys |
Title | President of IEX Group |
Website |
www |
Ronan Ryan is an Irish-American businessperson. He is the president of IEX, the Investor's Exchange, and an electronic trading expert. As a founding member of IEX, Ryan was a central character featured in Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. [1] Irish America magazine named Ryan to its 2014 and 2015 Wall Street 50 list. [2] [3]
Born and raised in Dublin, he moved to America in 1990, when he was 16. [4]
Ryan has extensive experience in both networking infrastructure and the financial services industry. [5] Prior to the IEX Group, he has worked for RBC Capital Markets, Switch and Data, BT Radianz, Qwest and MCI.
Ryan graduated from Fairfield University in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in International Studies. [6] During his time at Fairfield, Ryan was a member of the cross country team and he was the school mascot, Lucas the Stag. [7]
Since Michael Lewis' book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt was released in March 2014, Ryan has experienced rising popularity. As a networking infrastructure expert, Ryan shared his knowledge of colocation and high-frequency trading with Lewis, which became a large focus in Flash Boys. [8] Ryan does not believe all high-frequency trading is bad, but there are certain strategies in high-frequency that Ryan believes front-run large, institutional orders. [8]
Ronan Ryan | |
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Born |
Dublin, Ireland | June 17, 1974
Citizenship | United States, Ireland |
Alma mater | Fairfield University ( BA) |
Known for | Michael Lewis' Flash Boys |
Title | President of IEX Group |
Website |
www |
Ronan Ryan is an Irish-American businessperson. He is the president of IEX, the Investor's Exchange, and an electronic trading expert. As a founding member of IEX, Ryan was a central character featured in Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. [1] Irish America magazine named Ryan to its 2014 and 2015 Wall Street 50 list. [2] [3]
Born and raised in Dublin, he moved to America in 1990, when he was 16. [4]
Ryan has extensive experience in both networking infrastructure and the financial services industry. [5] Prior to the IEX Group, he has worked for RBC Capital Markets, Switch and Data, BT Radianz, Qwest and MCI.
Ryan graduated from Fairfield University in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in International Studies. [6] During his time at Fairfield, Ryan was a member of the cross country team and he was the school mascot, Lucas the Stag. [7]
Since Michael Lewis' book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt was released in March 2014, Ryan has experienced rising popularity. As a networking infrastructure expert, Ryan shared his knowledge of colocation and high-frequency trading with Lewis, which became a large focus in Flash Boys. [8] Ryan does not believe all high-frequency trading is bad, but there are certain strategies in high-frequency that Ryan believes front-run large, institutional orders. [8]