Ronan Ryan
Ronan Ryan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Irish-American |
| Citizenship | United States, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Fairfield, B.A. '96 |
| Employer | IEX Group |
| Known for | Michael Lewis' Flash Boys |
| Title | President |
| Website | http://www.iextrading.com/ |
Ronan Ryan is the president of IEX, the Investor's Exchange. He is an electronic trading expert. As a founding member of IEX, Ryan was a central character featured in Michael Lewis’ best-seller, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt.[1] Irish America magazine named Ryan to its 2014 and 2015 Wall Street 50 list.[2][3]
Background
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.
Education
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]
Flash Boys
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 collocation 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]
References
- ^ Roose, Kevin (April 1, 2014). "What It's Like to Star in a Michael Lewis Book". New York Time Magazine. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Irish America Wall Street 50: Ronan Ryan". Irish America. September 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Irish America Wall Street 50: Ronan Ryan". Irish America. September 27, 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (March 31, 2014). "The Wolf Hunters of Wall Street - An Adaptation From 'Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt'". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Management: Ronan Ryan". IEX Group. September 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Ronan Ryan Chief Strategy Officer at IEX, Subject of Michael Lewis' Flash Boys". greatertalent.com.
- ^ Leach, Tim (April 27, 2014). "From Fairfield to Wall Street, Ronan Ryan talks change". Fairfield Magazine. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ a b "Spotlight Interview with Ronan Ryan, IEX Group, at TBLI CONFERENCE USA 2014, New York". youtube.com. TBLI Conference.
External links
- IEX Group
- Kroft, Steve (Mar 30, 2014). "Is the US Stock Market Rigged?". 60 Minutes. CBS.
- Spotlight Interview with Ronan Ryan, IEX Group, at 2014 TBLI Conference, New York on YouTube