Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in risk management and trading. Currently serving as Managing Director of Equity & Options at Curvature Securities, LLC, since April 2024, Dave previously held key roles at Velocity Clearing as Senior Portfolio Margin Risk Officer and at USAA as Senior Quantitative Market Risk Analyst. Expertise includes oversight of market risk, liquidity management, and the automation of complex financial analyses. Prior to these positions, Dave contributed significantly at OCC as Senior Analyst in Market Risk & Default Management, at thinkorswim as Senior Credit Derivatives Specialist, and at Zen Global Markets as Head of US Index Options. Dave's career began at Blue Capital Group as Senior Index Trader and UBS as Junior Derivatives Trader. Dave holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Colchester Institute, UK.