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Grayson Lipton
Co-Head ETF Capital Markets Americas at Invesco US
Grayson Lipton is a seasoned professional with a robust understanding of the Capital Markets landscape and ETP trading industry, including block execution methodologies, ECNs, dark pools, and competitor activities.
With a wealth of experience as a Capital Markets Relationship Manager, Grayson has built connections with market making firms, proprietary trading desks, exchanges, authorized participants, securities lending desks, and various Buy Side firms such as Mutual Funds, Banks, RIAs, Foundations, and Pensions.
He excels at facilitating ETP block execution advice for Buy Side firms and acts as a liaison between Buy Side and Sell Side entities to ensure efficient execution.
Grayson also manages 12(d)1 Participation Agreement relationships, develops targeted sales campaigns, and collaborates with legal departments for new agreements.
Additionally, he engages with Sales Traders at Prime Brokerage Desks and Agency Desks to stay abreast of current ETP activity and institutional product ideas, showcasing his expertise in quote systems like Bloomberg for tracking ETP trading activity.
As a liquidity and execution services contact, Grayson provides immediate trade-related assistance to external and retail sales desks and serves as a primary contact for conference calls related to ETP execution.
His specialties include Series 4, Series 7, Series 24, Series 31, Series 66, and SIE licenses.
Grayson Lipton pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Finance at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has a background in various roles at renowned financial institutions.
He has held leadership positions such as Co-Head ETF Capital Markets Americas, Head of ETF Execution and Liquidity Services, and ETF Liquidity & Execution Services within Invesco US.
Prior to his time at Invesco, Grayson gained experience as a Portfolio Consultant at Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Index Options Trader at TD Securities, and Options Market Maker at Letco.