Benjamin Phillips

Benjamin Phillips has a diverse work experience in the financial industry. Benjamin started their career in 1998 at Timberhill LLC as a Market Maker and Designated Primary Market Maker, where they were responsible for open outcry brokerage and training new traders. In 2001, they joined DROWST Trading as a Market Maker, specializing in equity and index options trading. Benjamin then moved to Bens Illinois Corp in 2009, where they became a self-capitalized electronic quoting Market Maker in CBOT and CME agricultural futures option products. At Cutler Group, LP, they served as a Market Maker from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, they joined NEB as a Commodity Options Market Maker. Currently, they are the President of RockItCoin, LLC since January 2020, and previously served as the Chief Operations Officer since November 2015.

Benjamin Phillips obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from DePaul University, where they studied from 1993 to 1997. In addition to their degree, Benjamin also holds several certifications in various subjects. These include "Principles of Computing (Part 1)" and "Principles of Computing (Part 2)" from Coursera Verified Certificates, "An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)" and "An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)" from Coursera Verified Certificates, "The Data Scientist's Toolbox" from Coursera Verified Certificates, and "Introduction to Programming with MATLAB" from Coursera Verified Certificates. Furthermore, Benjamin has a certification in "Finra Series 56," although the institution and specific details of its acquisition are not provided. The certifications were obtained between June 2015 and November 2015.