OIC Biographies

Brian Gilbart

Brian Gilbart
Brian Gilbart, Head of Options Markets Development, NYSE Group
Brian Gilbart is Head of Options Markets Development for NYSE Group, a part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). 

Mr. Gilbart oversees the management and development of NYSE Options business lines. He and his team are responsible for tracking transactional KPIs, performing revenue and market share modeling and optimization, and managing commercial policy and strategy for the NYSE’s two options exchanges: Arca Options and Amex Options. Mr. Gilbart’s previous roles at the NYSE include Head of Business Analytics, and before that, Director of Options Business Development.

Prior to joining the NYSE, Mr. Gilbart was a proprietary options market maker with Belvedere Trading in Chicago, IL, specializing in the S&P 500, soft commodities and metals. After more than a decade as a proprietary options trader, Mr. Gilbart subsequently managed all of Belvedere’s independent implied volatility and delta-one prop trading groups. He started his career with UBS Securities, trading on the ETF & Program Trading desk during the Global Financial Crisis.

Mr. Gilbart’s unique combination of front office trading and business management roles over a two-decade career give him expert credentials across the full breadth of the U.S. listed equity derivatives market.

Mr. Gilbart is a member of the STA Listed Options Committee, and an active member of the Security Traders Association of New York (STANY). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Systems, and a Master of Science Degree in Energy Engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Gilbart holds series 3, 7, 55, 56, 57, and 63 FINRA licenses.