{"id":714359,"date":"2022-11-22T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/virtu-financial-congratulates-women-in-finance-award-recipients-and-nominees-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:41:09","slug":"virtu-financial-congratulates-women-in-finance-award-recipients-and-nominees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/virtu-financial-congratulates-women-in-finance-award-recipients-and-nominees-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtu Financial Congratulates Women in Finance\u00a0Award Recipients and Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) a leading provider of financial services and products that leverage cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients and liquidity to the global markets, is pleased to announce its recent Women in Finance award winners and nominees: Meghan Holleran<\/strong>, Julie Merriman<\/strong>, Mary Mooney<\/strong>, Raya White<\/strong>, Youran Wu<\/strong>, and Yiyang Yang<\/strong>. The annual Women in Finance awards recognize women who make significant contributions to the financial industry through their entrepreneurial spirit and leadership.<\/p>\n

\n Youran Wu (Rising Star in Trading \u2013 ETFs) <\/strong>Youran applies her excellent analytical and technical skills daily to enhancing and expanding Virtu’s market making. Her impact has grown as her role evolved from operations analyst to a senior trader that now manages market making for many equity index ETFs in the US. Youran’s notable leadership and dedication to excellence drives her to consistently seek ways to improve the team, including by mentor and developing junior traders. She holds a Master of Science in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n

\n Yiyang Yang (STEM Champion in Trading \u2013 Equities)<\/strong> Yiyang\u2019s strong quantitative research abilities continue to develop and enable her to make significant contributions to Virtu\u2019s market making business. Her responsibilities have grown to include day-to-day trading operations in addition to leading a number of quantitative research pursuits across the firm. She holds a PhD in Computational Applied Mathematics at Stony Brook University.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are incredibly fortunate to have both Youran and Yiyang as leaders at Virtu,\u201d said Douglas Cifu, Chief Executive Officer. \u201cThey are both constantly seeking to expand their knowledge and lend expertise whenever an opportunity arises. They are each keen problem-solvers in their own right and eager to tackle new challenges and assist others whenever extra hands are needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, the following exemplary individuals were also nominated for Women in Finance awards:<\/p>\n