Adapting to changing markets

DV leverages its experienced team, technology and culture to capitalize on ever-changing markets.

Meet Our Founders

Dino Verbrugge

Co - Founder

In 2006, Dino Verbrugge co-founded DV Trading as a proprietary trading division of a US based futures commission merchant. Together with co-founder Jared Vegosen, he has since overseen the operations and expansion of the firm and its affiliates. Today DV Trading and its affiliates have over 500 traders and staff in offices around the globe. Verbrugge has also led the growth and development of DVX Capital Markets Ltd., which owns Independent Trading Group (ITG), Inc., a CIRO registered brokerage firm based in Toronto, Ontario; and Newton Crypto, a retail focused crypto trading platform registered with the Ontario Securities Commission in Canada.

Jared Vegosen

Co - Founder

Since co-founding DV Trading with Dino Verbrugge, Jared Vegosen has led the growth and development of its US operations from its headquarters in Chicago. After facilitating the spin-out of DV Trading under DV Group, LLC in 2016, Vegosen oversaw the establishment and expansion of DV Securities, LLC, an SEC registered broker dealer and member of the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; DV Equities, LLC, an equities-focused proprietary trading firm registered as a broker dealer with the SEC; and other affiliated trading firms. With Verbrugge, Vegosen has also co-founded several US based private investment fund management firms, including DV Investment Management, LLC and DV Fund Management, LLC.

Meet The Team

Richard Horgan

Chief Financial Officer

Rich’s responsibilities at DV include assessing financial risks, exploring opportunities to enhance revenues and profitability, implementing new financial optimization strategies, and managing cash flow.

Jeffrey Kopiwoda

Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

Besides serving as DV’s COO and General Counsel, Jeff is charged with executing the firm’s business development and expansion initiatives.

Michael Fortner

Chief Information Officer

Michael is responsible for setting, delivering and overseeing the overall technology strategy for the firm. He has over 20 years of senior leadership experience in the proprietary trading industry.

Shifra Katz

Chief Compliance Officer & Senior Counsel

Leading the compliance and regulatory efforts at DV, Shifra leverages technology and a deep understanding of multiple regulatory frameworks to ensure the organization operates within applicable laws, rules and regulations while pursuing profits and mitigating risks.

Sean Lambert

Partner & Global Head of DV Energy

As a partner at DV Trading, Sean is responsible for overseeing energy trading across oil and refined products, natural gas, and power. Sean founded DV Energy in 2013 and has since been responsible for building and expanding the energy trading business within DV. Sean is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Eric Carlino

Principal of DV Securities & Executive Vice President of Fixed Income

Eric has been an integral part of managing the growth of DV Securities and DV Fixed Income. He is involved in all facets of these businesses, from operations to regulatory and counterparty relationships to risk management and trading.

Adam Krippel

Head of Risk

Adam is responsible for overseeing real-time market risk across a broad range of asset classes to secure the firm's capital. He champions a collaborative approach with traders to build advanced risk frameworks that effectively mitigate adverse market conditions while maximizing risk-adjusted returns.

Todd Klein

Chief Business Development Officer

Todd is responsible for creating, identifying, establishing and growing new trading business initiatives and opportunities, as well as helping internal desks and traders realize their potential through organic growth.

Varun Jayanth

Head of Prime Brokerage

Varun is responsible for establishing and managing our relationships with prime brokers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), exchanges, and other trading platforms and counterparties critical to our trading operations.

What We Value

At DV Trading, we are united by a shared commitment to excellence — relentlessly pursuing the highest standards across trading, technology, and operations. We move with agility, ready to act decisively in fast-paced markets. We empower every individual to take ownership, knowing that accountability is the foundation of trust and performance. Our culture celebrates curiosity, encouraging continuous learning and bold thinking. And above all, we operate as one team — diverse in background, aligned in purpose, and built on mutual respect.

Excellence

A relentless pursuit of the highest standards in trading, technology, and operations.

Agility

Quick to adapt, make decisions, and execute in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.

Ownership

Everyone is trusted to take responsibility and accountability for outcomes — driving results and reinforcing trust across the firm, from interns to senior leaders.

Curiosity

A culture that values continuous learning, questioning assumptions, and pushing boundaries.

Unity

Though made up of diverse teams and locations, DV operates with shared purpose and mutual respect.

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London

Toronto

Dubai

Miami

Houston

Bahamas

DV Trading is a North American-based proprietary trading firm with a significant presence on derivatives and securities exchanges worldwide. The firm and its DV Group affiliates participate in the financial marketplaces both on a liquidity provisioning and quantitative and discretionary basis.

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