SpiderRock Holdings
Luke Walker, CFA, has extensive work experience in the financial industry. Luke currently works at SpiderRock, where they are involved in product and sales related to algorithmic execution. Prior to this, they worked at BMO Capital Markets as part of the Rates team, where they marketed derivative products to FICC platform clients and developed relationships with correspondent banking partners. Luke also has experience at Magnetar Capital, where they served as a desk analyst, team lead for clearing and corporate actions, and operations specialist. At OTC Structured Products, Hedge Fund Services, Luke worked as a team lead and officer, managing derivative life-cycle events and supporting hedge fund clients. Luke has also worked at Aviva Investors as a derivative operations analyst and fund accountant, at Principal Global Investors as an investment operations analyst and specialist, and at Principal Financial Group as an investment accountant. Throughout their career, Luke has demonstrated expertise in areas such as interest rate derivatives, corporate actions, collateral management, and fund accounting.
Luke Walker, CFA holds a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business, which they obtained from 2015 to 2016. Luke also has a B.A. in Financial Management from Hillsdale College, which they achieved from 2004 to 2007. Additionally, Luke has obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder certification from the CFA Institute in August 2018. Luke also has certifications in the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, Series 63, and Series 7, all from FINRA. The specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.