Todd Hohman has over 25 years of experience in financial markets, with a particular focus on algorithmic and systematic trading and execution of exchange traded products including cash equities, options, futures and ETFs. His areas of expertise cover high frequency trading, internalization and dark pools, central risk books, portfolio and operational risk management and related controls, trading automation and payment for order flow.
Mr. Hohman, as the former co-head of Global Systematic Trading at Goldman Sachs, oversaw the expansion of automated trading both geographically and in terms of product scope. His supervisory responsibilities ultimately spanned trading activity in 19 countries, over 40 exchanges and more than 750,000 products. As a partner for 8 years, he additionally served as CEO and managed the full integration of the combined systematic entity, SHD, He was a founding member of the Goldman Sachs Firmwide Automated Trading Controls Committee. Mr. Hohman has served as a Board Director for the Boston Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and Hull Trading UK, Ltd and as an advisor on numerous industry committees and panels.
Mr. Hohman began his career as a trader on the major Chicago exchanges for Hull Trading Company, relocating as an options trader to Frankfurt after the advent of electronic trading in Europe. He assumed management of the German office before co-heading the London office. He led the early development of automation and data driven algorithm design with a continuous focus on operational risk controls. Todd subsequently returned to New York to eventually lead the combined electronic market-making of cash, ETFs and options.
After his departure from Goldman, he subsequently joined start up firm Vatic Investments, a high frequency futures and equities stat arb trading firm, overseeing the firm’s growth and operations, including the launch of their inaugural equity stat arb fund, Vatic Adventus.
Outside of the industry, Mr. Hohman is serving a second term as Trustee on the Peck School Board.
EXPERTISE
Algorithmic Trading
Equity Derivatives
Portfolio Risk
Statistical Arbitrage
High Frequency Trading
Payment for Order Flow
Exchanges
Automated Trading Controls
Operational Risk Management
EDUCATION
University of Illinois
Master of Business Administration
WORK HISTORY
SEDA Experts
Managing Director
2024-Current
Vatic Investments
Partner | President | CRO
2020-2022
Goldman Sachs
Advisory Director
Head EMEA One Delta Trading and Execution
Co-Head Global Systematic Trading
Head Global Quant Vol
CEO SLK-Hull Derivatives
1999 – 2018
Hull Trading Company
Co-Head Hull Trading London
Chair - Hull Trading UK Ltd
Head Hull Trading Frankfurt
1993 - 1999