FalconX, a leading institutional digital asset prime broker and FalconX Bravo, the first cryptocurrency focused CFTC-registered swap dealer, announced the appointment of Ravi Doshi as head of markets, supporting the strategic expansion of its derivatives trading business.
Based in New York, Doshi brings more than 17 years of spot and derivatives trading experience. He spent 12 years at Chicago Trading Company primarily in fixed income, currencies, and commodities, transitioning to digital assets in 2018. He joins FalconX from Genesis Trading, where he was the global head of trading. In these prior roles, Doshi was instrumental in building systematic trading strategies and managing global trading teams.
“FalconX had tremendous growth in 2023, with 10X volume increase in options trading, as well as doubling its institutional client base,” said Raghu Yarlagadda, founder and CEO of FalconX. “As crypto becomes ingrained in the world’s financial markets, Ravi’s experience with risk management and trading across traditional and digital assets will strengthen our leadership position in crypto markets.”
Doshi will be working to further scale FalconX’s trading business while overseeing infrastructure and business development. “FalconX plays a pivotal role in providing best in class prime brokerage services in digital assets,” Doshi said. “By making crypto markets more accessible to institutions, we can increase adoption of this technology, leading to a more open and inclusive financial system.”
FalconX has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Hong Kong, Bengaluru, Singapore and Valletta.
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