George Ruhana, Chief Executive Officer. George's 15-year career in the option and derivatives trading business began on the historic floor of the Chicago Board of Trade, a location he would unexpectedly return to at PEAK6 Investments, L.P. ("PEAK6"). After five years trading with Swiss Bank Corporation/O'Connor and Associates and NationsBank-CRT, George joined proprietary options trading firm PEAK6 early in its history (as employee number 11). PEAK6 quickly began growing, eventually converting the original CBOT trading floor into its corporate offices. In his nearly 10 years with PEAK6, Mr. Ruhana has traded a portfolio, managed the trading desk, established and maintained institutional relationships, directed market making operations, and handled relationships with the option exchanges. George took the reins at OptionsHouse, LLC, PEAK6's retail brokerage arm, in 2008. George graduated from the University of Michigan and has an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Steve Claussen, Chief Investment Strategist. A 25-year trading career in the derivatives industry took Steve to multiple continents before landing him back in Chicago at OptionsHouse. Steve began his trading career in 1983 on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and progressed to the Chicago Board Options Exchange as Head Market Maker for O'Connor and Associates, LLC, becoming one of the largest market makers in the SPX and OEX option trading pits. Steve left the floor in 1990 to become Risk Manager for O'Connor, in charge of listed and OTC Index trading. Mr. Claussen spent five years overseas in Tokyo and London for Swiss Bank Corporation as Executive Director and head trader, focused on Asia Pacific derivative products. After returning to the U.S, Steve was Managing Director at Wachovia Securities, LLC, as Head of Derivatives Trading. In 2005, Steve arrived at PEAK6 Investments, L.P - a proprietary equity options trading firm that trades three percent of all listed equity options volume in the U.S. - and the parent company of OptionsHouse. A graduate of Valparaiso University, Steve joined OptionsHouse in 2008.

Danny Rosenthal, Founder. OptionsHouse was founded by Danny Rosenthal as an organic extension of PEAK6's prowess as a capital management and options trading venture. Danny's commitment to simplicity and efficiency informs his oversight of the company's mission, founding principles and technology development. From his first days as Chief Technology Officer at PEAK6, Danny understood that by building traders' knowledge into their tools, he could streamline the trading process and thus help traders of all experience levels become more efficient. Today, traders at PEAK6 can trade in as many as 600 issues and risk managers can manage approximately 10,000 positions. His hope is that OptionsHouse becomes the tool of choice for the discerning options and stock trading individual.

David Budworth, Founder and Chief Technology Officer. As Chief Technology Officer for OptionsHouse, David Budworth brings a wealth of development experience in the retail financial services space. David is responsible for the creation and implementation of the unique Java-based platform which allows OptionsHouse to bring the power of software-based trading applications to online traders. Prior to joining OptionsHouse in 2005, David served as the primary Java architect and core development manager for the online mortgage lender E-LOAN, INC. During his time with E-LOAN, David designed and implemented a number of concepts which were the first of their kind in the mortgage industry.

Gong Szeto, Founder and Director of Product Design. Gong Szeto has spent the last 13 years at the intersection of innovation and the financial markets. As a founder of OptionsHouse, Gong draws on his backgrounds in architecture, graphic design and technology, to fold complex data streams and functionalities into increasingly smaller interfaces -- a skill tailor-made for the options marketplace. As senior vice president and chief creative officer of Rare Medium, Inc., Gong oversaw the development of Goldman Sachs's private client group application, the migration of JP Morgan's research data online, and the development of a corporate intranet for Merrill Lynch. As a partner at i/o 360 digital design (later purchased by Rare Medium), Gong managed the development of Dow Jones & Company's initial website.

Matthew Hulsizer, Founder. OptionsHouse is deeply influenced by the vision of Matthew Hulsizer, which emphasizes anticipating and meeting customer needs above all else. This vision is informed by a 16-year career in the options industry in which Mr. Hulsizer has been intimately involved in every aspect of the trading process. In addition to lending his guidance to OptionsHouse, Matt is also co-founder of PEAK6 Investments, LP, a leading option trading and risk management firm. Matt began his career as a senior trader with the legendary trading firm O'Connor & Associates, where he worked on the floor of the AMEX.

Jennifer Just (CFA), Founder. Jennifer Just brings a relentless pursuit of efficiency to the company's service offering and business model. Her deep understanding of the trading process and the efficiencies available at every step stems from a 17-year career in the options industry. In addition to her strategic stewardship of OptionsHouse, Jenny manages the day-to-day operations of PEAK6 Investments, LP, a trading firm that she co-founded with her spouse, Matthew Hulsizer. During her career, she has learned the options industry from the ground up, working on the floor of the CBOE, and after in the trading department of O'Connor & Associates. After O'Connor's purchase by Swiss Bank, Jenny worked as a market risk analyst and as a senior equity derivatives marketer.