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About Me

Brian Ferdinand has over a decade’s worth of experience in trading technology, proprietary trading, portfolio management, and financial entrepreneurship.

Ferdinand began his career at Sharp Capital LP as a Portfolio Manager, after which he went on to become a Partner and Managing Director at ECHOtrade. It was at ECHOtrade where he gained global acknowledgement for developing technology driven trading strategies which led the company to generate over $100 million in trading profit.

In 2011, Ferdinand founded Liquid Holdings Group LLC (LHG) with Richard Schaeffer. Brian’s influence at LHG is integral to the creation and development of Liquid’s next generation technology. His ability to implement innovative concepts and business strategies has benefited the financial services industry as a whole through integrated solutions for trading, accounting, and execution with direct market access.

Location:: United States, New York, NY
Current organization:: Liquid Holdings Group, LLC
Past organizations:: ECHOtrade, LLC, Sharp Capital, LP
Current role:: President
Gender:: Male
Areas of expertise:: Entrepreneurial experience, Strategic Leadership, Joint Ventures, Venture Capital, Rapid Growth, Financial Metrics, Key Performance Indicators, Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, High Growth

I am:: Business leader, Entrepreneur, Finance professional, Idea generator, Investor, Technologist
Associations:: Kansas Alumni, Family Offices Group, Opal Financial Group’s Alternative Investment Network
Languages:: English
My website links:: Liquid Holdings Group
Universities:: University of Kansas, fairleigh dickinson university

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I'm passionate about

financial strategies, innovative technology, entrepreneurship

An idea worth spreading

Deep ability to create value through consolidation of scalable enterprises.

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unique trading strategies, new and interesting technology, proprietary trading, hedge funds