Meet the FMO Staff
Pairing seasoned account executives (50+ years of interest rate market experience) with a contingent of younger market professionals has created the perfect mix of market coverage with a fresh perspective.
Mark Hawkinson
Managing PartnerMark started his career in the futures markets in 1992 as a runner in the Livestock quadrant, quickly transitioning to the Interest Rate options market. Mark has worked for various firms with most notably being Cantor Fitzgerald, Cube Financial and Newedge Financial. Mark has always maintained a strong command of option pricing models and utilized these skills to manage the U.S. based option teams at both Cube Financial and Newedge. Mark attended Loyola University of Chicago.
Mark Donahue
PartnerMark is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BA in Advertising and minor in Business. Mark began his career in 1992 in the Grain room at The Chicago Board of Trade as a runner. Mark moved over to the Eurodollar quadrant with an execution group as an arb clerk and client specialist. After 3 years Mark moved over to the sales side and his career skills were enhanced at various firms which included Rand Financial, Gelber, ING, Cube Financial, Newedge and Chicago Capital Markets. Mark brings 24+ years of market experience.
Sean Collins
Senior Account ExecutiveSean is a 2008 graduate of St. Xavier University with a degree in Finance. After graduation he worked as an accountant in the banking industry before coming to the CME floor in 2011. Sean began his career as a runner in the Interest Rate quadrant and quickly transitioned into arbitrage clerk. In 2013 he joined Fast Market Options as an Account Executive.
Ken Kinton
Director of Business DevelopmentKen graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Finance & Banking in 2014. Previously, Ken was employed at Northern Trust Corporation as a Senior Fund Analyst, working with various mutual/hedge funds. Along with generating multiple daily/weekly reports/ trade ideas, he is involved in the execution of Eurodollar, Treasury, and Fed Funds options and futures. He enjoys the fast-paced aspect of the market as well as adding value, utilizing hard work and dedication.
John Polich
Liquidity Execution SpecialistJohn joined the FMO team in the spring of 2016 in Treasury options and now has moved to Eurodollar options. His financial market experience started in 1997 at the CME as a runner in the Livestock Quadrant. His journey would lead to the CBOT in January of ’99 to work in a local trading group in Treasury options. In the spring of 2000 he joined a 10 year futures brokerage group and stayed with them until the end of year 2008.
Scott Moore
Lead Execution SpecialistScott began working on the floor in 1989 as a clerk in commodities. He then moved into back office roles, and eventually transitioned back to the floor as a desk broker. In 1998 he became a member of the CME, and in 2006 began filling Eurodollar options. Scott has been with Fast Market Options since its inception as the lead execution specialist.
Casey Tangney
Execution SpecialistCasey has been working at the Exchange since 1993 involved with Eurodollar Options a year later. He obtained his CME membership in 2004 and has been an execution specialist since 2005. He joined Fast Market Options in July of 2014 and has been an integral part of the team.
Christian Reynoso
Execution SpecialistChristian is a lifelong Chicagoan and attended DePaul University receiving a bachelor’s degree in Finance. During his Sophomore year of University, he was hired as a trading assistant at the Chicago Board of Trade and began working full time while completing his degree at night. After a year in the business, Christian was made a market maker in the US Treasury options and traded a variety of products. After spending the better part of a decade as a trader (both in the pits and on the screen), Christian brought his industry expertise to Fast Market Options and has been an executing broker since early 2015.
Andrew Schwieters
Execution SpecialistAndrew Schwieters (AJS), began his career in 1994 when he started working on the CBOT trading floor for Prudential Securities. He quickly acclimated to the trading floor environment and moved to the CME Eurodollar quadrant. In 2001, Mr. Schwieters became a CME IMM exchange member and started an independent execution group focused in Eurodollar back-months spread trading. This group grew to enjoy market leading volumes. In 2011, he changed his focus to Eurodollar Options, where he has worked as a broker covering active institutional clients. He joined FMO as an execution specialist in January 2023
Lindsey Kenny
Execution SpecialistLindsey Kenny, known as LNZE in finance, began her career in 2003 as a clerk in the Eurocurrency option pit. With unwavering dedication, she climbed the ranks, earning a coveted badge in 2008. In 2019, she transitioned to executing options, solidifying her status as a luminary in finance. Lindsey's journey show cases her tenacity and expertise, from a clerk to an options execution specialist, epitomizing excellence in the competitive world of finance.
Ian Hilgers
Account ExecutiveIan graduated from University of Illinois with degrees in Finance & Accounting in 2012. He has worked on the trading floor in various roles since 2010 in addition to working at Bank of America in the derivatives division, and a boutique hedge fund/mutual fund for several years. His primary focus is volatility trading in the STIR markets.
Kevin Daly
Account ExecutiveKevin started work at the Chicago Board of Trade in 1992 as a clerk in the Ten Year Options pit. After getting a Master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from the Illinois Institute of Technology he went to work for Goldman Sachs as a trader. After three years at Goldman, he became a local trading in the Ten Year options pit where he remained for three years until accepting a position at Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC Partners as an executing broker, In early 2019 Kevin joined the Fast Market Options team in an inaugural position at the newly established sales office in Chicago.
Wes Trainer
Account ExecutiveI Studied Marketing and Economics at University of Illinois. My First job in the Markets was as a retail phone clerk for the world famous Rick Santelli at Rand Financial. In 1996 I took a job with a basis trading group at Cantor Fitzgerald and, from there I became a yield curve broker and then ran the Note options desk For Cantor Fitzgerald. In 2010 I became a partner at BGC Partners where my focus was Treasury and Eurodollar Options. I joined FMO in March of 2019 and my focus is Eurodollar Options brokerage and execution.
Thomas Ragauskis
Account ExecutiveMarcus Lewin
Trade SpecialistMarcus joined the Fast Market Options team in the summer of 2019 as an intern while pursuing a
degree in Agricultural Economics from Iowa State University. Marcus has worked on our
processing team as a runner and trade checker before transitioning to clerking in the 10-year
Treasury trading pit. Marcus now works as a member of our Rosemont execution team where he
has been extending his knowledge and passion for the markets. He enjoys the high energy and
relationship building aspect of working in the industry.
Peter Jackowski
Execution SupportPeter joined FMO at the start of 2022, working on our processing desk at the CBOT. He studied at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, with a background in Health Studies and Finance. He is currently gaining experience with us in the markets, while transitioning to the execution desk. He enjoys the fast paced and detail orientated aspect of working on the floor.
Trent Green
Trade SpecialistTrent went to Loyola University Chicago and graduated with a bachelor's in Biochemistry in 2021, minored in Biostatistics. His interest in statistics and love for numbers is what initially drew him into working in the financial sector. Trent joined Fast Market Options in 2022 as his first step into the finance industry, where he aims to learn much and be a reliable member of the team.
Patrick Weber
Account ExecutivePatrick Weber graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2019 and came
down to the trading floor to follow the path 5 of his family members walked before him. He enjoys the
high intensity and competitive atmosphere that comes with the business. He is also an accomplished
Chicago actor. The floor atmosphere will prepare him to eventually star in the sequel to “Wall Street” as
Michael Douglas’s kid. He looks forward to growing and adapting with the industry on the FMO team.
Michael Schwartz
Trade Support SpecialistWith a career spanning over three decades, I started in 1985 as a runner in the bond options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In 1989, I bought my CBOT membership and became a filling broker, executing trades and managing orders. After pursuing a law degree, I returned to the financial industry as a filling broker at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 2005, specializing in Eurodollar Options. In December of 2022, I joined FMO, where I continue to leverage my extensive experience and knowledge of the financial markets to provide exceptional service to clients.
Maureen Hawkinson
Operations ManagerMaureen brings extensive knowledge of the middle-office operations to FMO. She started her career at Hull Trading, moving on to Goldman Sachs and Spear, Leads, Kellogg as middle-office operations Manager. She was responsible for option position management, accounting management as well as liaising with the Portfolio Managers. Maureen has been involved with the markets since 1999. She holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from DePaul University Chicago.
Kyle Cacioppo
Account ExecutiveKyle is a graduate from Augustana College majoring in Finance and Accounting. He has always been drawn into the competitive, fast-paced world of options trading. He has interned for FMO in the previous two years, developing his knowledge on options. Kyle joined the Fast Market Options team full-time in 2023 where he recently passed his Series 7 exam becoming a registered representative shortly after. He aims to further his knowledge on options trading while helping the business expand into the CBOE trading floor.
Alexander Livingston
Account ExecutiveAlec is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in Finance in 2022. He is an ambitious rookie starting his career with the execution team in the Equities department. In the past he was a part time Equity Analyst for the Michigan State Student Investment Fund where he co-managed a $5 million small cap value fund benchmarked against the Russell 2000. He also obtained his SIE and Series 7 in 2023.
Benjamin Schwieters
Trade Support SpecialistBen joined the FMO team in November 2023, after completing internships at several leading Eurodollar options brokerage firms, including FMO itself. He is presently wrapping up his Associate’s degree and aims to further his education with a Bachelor's in Finance. In his role at the trading floor operations desk, Ben actively processes trades and provides critical support to our executing brokers, immersing himself in the vibrant and fast-paced world of capital markets through the open outcry pit environment. His hands-on experience and growing expertise continue to add to our FMO Operations Team and his professional growth.
Patrick Farmer
Trade Support SpecialistPatrick Farmer became part of the FMO team at the start of 2024, marking his entry as the youngest member of our group. Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Patrick combines his studies with a full-time position at the CME Group. With a keen interest in the economy and markets, he is driven by a passion to continue his father's legacy on the trading floor. This role at FMO represents his initial foray into the financial sector, where he is enthusiastic about making a significant impact.
Conor Burns
Trade Support SpecialistConor joined the FMO team in April 2024, after spending time going to Harper College for crisis management. New to the field of finance, Conor joins the trade processing team with spirited drive. With a love for learning all he can about the options and futures market, Conor is dedicated to becoming a cornerstone on the trading floor operations desk.
