cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message susquehanna international group type privately held company partnership industry global investment trading financial services founded 1987 founder jeff yass arthur dantchik steve bloom eric brooks andrew frost and joel greenberg headquarters bala cynwyd pennsylvania usa area served worldwide products market maker institutional brokerage private equity number of employees 1 500 website www.sig.com susquehanna international group sig is a privately held global investment trading and technology firm servicing securities markets worldwide . sig comprises a number of affiliated entities specializing in trading and proprietary investments in equities fixed income energy commodity index and derivative products private equity and venture capital research customer trading and institutional sales . susquehanna is probably best known for expertise in derivatives pricing and trading especially equity options . sig is a specialist or dpm designated primary market maker in approximately 600 equity options and 45 index options on the cboe amex phlx and ise including big name equities such as google goldman sachs jpmorgan chase ge pepsico and microsoft and indices such as nasdaq and russell 2000 options . 1 sig s headquarters office is in bala cynwyd a western suburb of philadelphia pennsylvania usa . the firm employs more than 1 500 people in offices across north america new york chicago san francisco philadelphia boston australia sydney europe dublin china shanghai beijing hong kong . sig is one of the largest employers in lower merion township . 2 contents 1 the company 1.1 poker 1.2 assistant trader program 2 references 3 external links the company edit sig was founded in 1987 by jeff yass arthur dantchik steve bloom eric brooks andrew frost and joel greenberg . the six original partners remain principal owners of the business . yass and dantchik are actively involved in the firm s trading strategies on a daily basis . frost supervises private equity investments . 3 sig s operations extend across north america europe and asia . they trade essentially all listed financial products and asset classes in markets around the world . 4 sig s domestic and international market making specialist and electronic trading operations are among the most sophisticated in the industry ranking sig among the leading liquidity providers thanks to its operations at exchanges including the chicago board options exchange . 5 sig ranks 1st in the best financial services companies to work for by forbes . 6 poker edit poker and other games are an important part of the sig company culture . the founders and senior traders believe that poker teaches lessons on risk taking that are applicable to trading in financial markets . sig hosts an internal poker tournament annually and has even used poker as a recruiting tool . the company employs bill chen a world series of poker star in its quantitative trading group . 7 assistant trader program edit the assistant trader at program develops traders for positions in the market making and trading businesses . an at will be introduced to the financial markets through a combination of practical training on a trading desk that is supported with ongoing theoretical classroom instruction . the at will be assigned to a trading desk to support the daily activities for ongoing trading . he she will work directly with a trader who is available to answer questions and provide feedback . two senior traders teach the theoretical classroom education which is the core of the program . simulated trading sessions and classes that highlight the key elements of trading make up the program s curriculum . class topics include option theory decision science corporate finance game theory and market structure . upon completion of the at program which typically lasts anywhere from 9 to 18 months all ats will attend the formal ten week sig market maker class which is the final step before becoming a trader at sig . 8 references edit http www.cboe.com publish scheduledtask mktdata cboesymboldir2.csv principle employers of lower merion pa 2009 . retrieved 27 july 2012 . http www.sig china.com ourteam.asp lang en & id 6 http www.sig.com products.aspx http www.cboe.com micro commodity introduction.aspx http www.forbes.com sites jacquelynsmith 2013 07 31 the best financial services companies to work for http www.billchenpoker.com http www.sig.com campus assistanttraderprogram.aspx external links edit susquehanna international group company website susquehanna financial group company website susquehanna growth equity company website sig asia investments company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title susquehanna international group & oldid 743824997 categories companies based in montgomery county 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