Our agency trading desk has one goal: providing you with the best execution of your order. Global Research Consortium does not have a proprietary desk and we never compete with your order.
- Domestic
- High touch, low touch, DMA, programs, algos – we provide the service that fits your trading needs. You can be assured, no matter your trading style, that our traders will stay personally involved from inception through execution.
- Options
- Enabling clients to use options commission credits for research credit is a service we expect to add in the near future.
- International
- In the very near future our desk will be using a variety of destinations to provide our clients with coverage in global markets.
- Fixed Income
- Jackson Securities maintains an active fixed income trading desk, specializing in municipal securities in the firm’s Stamford, CT ofiice.
The GRC Team:
Daniel Calandrillo
- - Dan is CEO and founder of GRC. A former Seton Hall University All American, Dan has been providing sales and trading coverage to major institutional accounts for more than 20 years.
Nicholas Salerno
- - Nick has built and managed both agency and capital commiting trading desks and has 20 years of trading experience in both Domestic and Canadian equities for major international banking firms.
Michael O’Reilly
- - Mike has been covering major US institutional accounts in both a sales and sales trading capacity for more than 20 years and is a key member of our trading team.
Kevin Cody
- - Kevin has built and managed trading and sales operations for several major brokers in Asia and the US in the equity options and derivatives markets during a 15 year career.
Andrew Robinson
- - Andrew comes from Link Brokers Derivatives where he traded equity derivatives and index options. He will be an integral part of our planned options trading desk.
Albert Thompson
- - Al is the COO for GRC and has over 40 years experience in institutional equity brokerage and will spearhead the firm’s research relationships, client services and commission management systems.
Joseph McGonagle
- - For the past 10 years Joe has been a trader and managed and successfully implemented trading technology reducing trading costs and dramatically increasing trading desk revenues.
Brian Ernst
- - Brian has a developed a diverse background over the past 15 years. As well as being an experienced institutional trader, he has extensive experience in both operations and compliance.