Michael Balice

Michael Balice has extensive experience in product management, particularly in the financial technology and brokerage trading industries.

Michael is currently working as a Senior Product Manager at TradeStation, where they focus on assessing product opportunities in the online brokerage trading space, primarily in equities, options, futures, and crypto products. Michael is responsible for creating and maintaining product roadmaps and actively researching industry and technology trends as well as the competitive landscape.

Prior to joining TradeStation, Balice worked as a Senior Product Manager at Tassat, a FinTech company providing blockchain-based technology solutions. Michael played a key role in delivering the first digital payments platform approved by the NYDFS and worked on launching a CFTC-regulated digital asset derivatives exchange designed for institutional investors.

Before that, Balice held the role of President at Balice Consulting, LLC, from November 2018 to September 2020. Michael also served as a Senior Vice President Product Management at Cowen Inc. from June 2017 to October 2018.

During their time at Convergex, Balice held various leadership roles in product management, including Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Assistant Vice President, spanning from June 2006 to June 2017.

Balice began their career as an Implementation Project Manager at Liquidnet, Inc. and later worked as an Electronic Trading Client Services Manager at SunGard - now part of FIS.

Overall, Michael Balice has demonstrated expertise in product management and a strong background in the financial technology and brokerage trading sectors.

Michael Balice obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from St. John's University. Michael also holds several additional certifications, including Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) from Scrum Alliance, SIE - Securities Industry Essentials Examination, Series 55 - Equity Trader Limited Representative, Series 63 - Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, and Series 7 - General Securities Representative, all obtained from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). The specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.