BTIG Celebrates the 10th Annual Commissions for Charity Day

NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--BTIG LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, will hold its 10^thCommissions for Charity Day on April 18, 2012.

“We are looking forward to celebrating a decade of charity day this year”

The international Commissions for Charity Day has raised more than $17 million from equity, fixed income and derivative trading commission profits over the past decade in support of various nonprofit organizations. In the past nine years over 300 different children’s charities have benefitted. The BTIG event is unique in that it is a client driven event. BTIG clients nominate charities and non profits for donation consideration. BTIG encourages clients to select child focused organizations.

This year’s annual celebrity-filled event will support several organizations that deal with important children’s issues including:

Autism Speaks
Project Sunshine
Smile Train
Americares
The Michael J Fox Foundation
Capital for Kids
All Stars Helping Kids
Harlem RBI
The Max Cure Foundation

Joe Namath, Eli Manning, Tom Coughlin, Justin Tuck, Rex Ryan, John McEnroe, Joe Girardi, Michael J. Fox, Reggie Jackson, Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira, Jorge Posada, Allan Houston, Bode Miller and Jim Boeheim are among the celebrities who will be attending this year’s Commissions for Charity Day in BTIG’s offices around the country in support of the event and their charitable foundations.

The first BTIG Commissions for Children's Charity Day was held in 2003 and raised funds for three charities. The BTIG Commissions for Charity Day is now a worldwide event, with all BTIG branches and affiliates participating.

“We are looking forward to celebrating a decade of charity day this year,” said Steven Starker, Co-Founder of BTIG. “The event brings together our employees and clients across the globe with a roster of celebrity traders who continue to support our involvement in these important charities.”

About BTIG

BTIG LLC is a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company. BTIG continues to build its global franchise around a broad and experienced group of professionals who are leaders and experts in their respective fields. Founded in 2002, BTIG, including through its affiliates, employs nearly 400 professionals in five different countries. BTIG serves customers from all over the world and offers services in 11 areas: Equity Trading, Equity Derivatives, Futures Trading, Convertible Securities, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading, Fixed Income, Direct Market Access, Capital Markets, Equity Research and Corporate Access.

BTIG has nine domestic offices: New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank and Orinda. The firm also has four overseas affiliates: London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.

BTIG LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC