Maxim Group LLC Expands Equity Derivatives Platform with the Appointment of a Senior Derivatives Strategist

Maxim Group LLC Expands Equity Derivatives Platform with the Appointment of a
Senior Derivatives Strategist

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxim Group LLC, a leading full-service
mid-tier investment banking, securities and wealth management firm announced
the expansion of its Equity Derivatives platform with the appointment of Dr.
Cem Hocaoglu as the Director of Equity Derivatives Strategy.

Prior to joining Maxim Group, Dr. Hocaoglu served as a Senior Quantitative
Derivative Strategist for Susquehonna International Group (SIG) in New York,
where he was responsible for trade idea generation in portfolio trading,
execution research, statistical arbitrage and derivatives for internal and
external institutional clients. Previously, Dr. Hocaoglu spent eight years at
Credit Suisse Group in New York, where he held various positions leading to
his final role as Sr. Quantitative Trading Strategist. From 1994 to 1999, Dr.
Hocaoglu served as a Research Scientist at Electronics Agile Manufacturing
Research Institute (EAMRI), Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New
York. He is the co-inventor of Virtual Design Module in which he holds a U.S.
patent. Dr. Hocaoglu is the author of many technical articles published in
international journals and conferences. He received his B.S., M.S. and PhD
degrees in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic
Institute.

Based in New York, Dr. Hocaoglu will be responsible for trade idea generation
in equity and equity derivatives, and marketing products, services and
strategy to Maxim Group's institutional client base. "Cem's vast experience as
a derivatives strategist clearly brings an added dimension to the capabilities
of our Institutional Options Desk, "said Leonard Greenbaum, Managing Director
of Equity Derivatives.

About Maxim Group LLC

Maxim Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in New
York. Maxim Group provides a full array of financial services including
investment banking; private wealth management; and global institutional
equity, fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading as well as equity
research. Maxim Group currently manages in excess of $4 billion in client
assets. The investment banking group focuses on middle market and emerging
growth companies within the energy, health care, technology, retail, and
business and financial services sectors. The institutional coverage of Maxim
Group spans North and South America, Europe and Asia. Maxim Group LLC is a
registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
and is a member of the following: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA); Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB); Securities Insurance
Protection Corporation (SIPC); International Securities Exchange (ISE); NASDAQ
Stock Market and the NYSE Arca, Inc. To learn more about Maxim Group, visit
www.maximgrp.com.

Media Contacts:

John J. Garrity
jgarrity@maximgrp.com
Executive Managing Director
Maxim Group LLC
212-895-3624

SOURCE Maxim Group LLC

John J. Garrity, Executive Managing Director Maxim Group LLC, +1-212-895-3624,
jgarrity@maximgrp.com