Cowen Names William Prager Head of ETF Trading
October 18 2021 - 7:45AM
Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) (“Cowen” or the “Company”) today announced
that William Prager has joined the Company as Managing Director and
Head of ETF Trading. In this role he will oversee the continued
growth of Cowen’s ETF trading capabilities and platform. Mr. Prager
will be based in New York and report to Kyle Solomon, Managing
Director and U.S. Head of Alternative Equity Strategies and Drew
Forman, Managing Director and Head of Derivatives.
“We are thrilled to have William joining our ETF team. As an
industry veteran, he has a deep knowledge of the ETF space with a
career spanning more than two decades. William has demonstrated a
proven ability to build extensive relationships at some of the
largest hedge funds and asset managers,” said Dan Charney, Managing
Director and Co-President of Cowen. “We are focused on launching
and developing strategies in markets where clients have asked for
our help and his addition will improve our ability to trade and
support this pivotal asset class on behalf of clients.”
“I am incredibly excited to join the team here at Cowen and
build on the work they have done to strengthen this critical part
of their business. Leveraging the power of Cowen’s platform and
preexisting trading relationships will differentiate our team’s
offerings and allow us to help our clients generate alpha,” said
Mr. Prager commenting on his new role.
Prior to joining Cowen, Mr. Prager spent 13 years at Barclays
Capital where he was Managing Director and Head of ETF Trading.
Prior to his time at Barclays, he spent six years at Lehman
Brothers where he was a Director. He received a B.A. in history
from Princeton University.
About Cowen Inc.Cowen Inc. (“Cowen” or the
“Company”) is a diversified financial services firm that operates
through two business segments: a broker dealer and an investment
management division. The Company’s broker dealer division offers
investment banking services, equity research, sales and trading,
prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management
services. Cowen’s investment management division builds on Cowen’s
core insights by developing differentiated, actively managed
investment strategies that seek to meet the dynamic needs of our
clients. Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and
has offices worldwide. Learn more at Cowen.com.
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