Cboe Announces JJ Kinahan to Lead Retail Market Expansion and Innovation Efforts
Cboe (CBOE) announced on October 30, 2025 that JJ Kinahan will join as Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products. The role creates a new business vertical to develop retail-focused offerings including event-based trading, prediction markets, crypto derivatives, and tokenized instruments, and will cover product strategy, regulatory alignment, and go-to-market execution.
Management said Kinahan's retail and derivatives experience will support Cboe's push into digital, crypto and event markets as the firm seeks accelerated retail growth and innovation.
Cboe (CBOE) ha annunciato il 30 ottobre 2025 che JJ Kinahan salirà al ruolo di Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products. Il ruolo crea un nuovo vertical di business per sviluppare offerte rivolte al retail includendo trading basato su eventi, mercati di previsione, derivati crypto e strumenti tokenizzati, e si occuperà di strategia di prodotto, allineamento normativo e esecuzione go-to-market.
La direzione ha dichiarato che l'esperienza di Kinahan nel retail e nei derivati supporterà l'iniziativa di Cboe nel digitale, nelle crypto e nei mercati degli eventi, mentre l'azienda cerca una crescita retail accelerata e innovazione.
Cboe (CBOE) anunció el 30 de octubre de 2025 que JJ Kinahan se unirá como Vicepresidente Senior, Jefe de Expansión Minorista y Productos de Inversión Alternativos. El puesto crea un nuevo vertical de negocio para desarrollar ofertas orientadas al minorista que incluyen comercio basado en eventos, mercados de predicción, derivados de criptomonedas y instrumentos tokenizados, y cubrirá la estrategia de producto, la alineación regulatoria y la ejecución de la go-to-market.
La dirección indicó que la experiencia de Kinahan en retail y derivados apoyará la expansión de Cboe hacia lo digital, cripto y mercados de eventos, mientras la firma busca un crecimiento minorista acelerado e innovación.
Cboe (CBOE)는 2025년 10월 30일에 JJ Kinahan이 소매 확장 및 대체 투자 상품 책임자로서 부사장으로 합류할 것이라고 발표했습니다. 이 역할은 소매 중심의 제안을 개발하기 위한 새로운 비즈니스 부문을 만들며 이벤트 기반 거래, 예측 시장, 암호화폐 파생상품 및 토큰화된 상품을 포함하고, 제품 전략, 규제 정렬 및 시장 진출 실행을 다룰 것입니다.
경영진은 Kinahan의 소매 및 파생상품 경험이 디지털, 암호화 및 이벤트 시장으로의 Cboe의 확장을 뒷받침할 것이며, 회사가 가속화된 소매 성장과 혁신을 추구한다고 말했습니다.
Cboe (CBOE) a annoncé le 30 octobre 2025 que JJ Kinahan rejoindra l'entreprise en tant que Vice-président principal, Responsable de l'expansion de la distribution et des produits d'investissement alternatifs. Le rôle crée un nouveau vertical d'activité pour développer des offres axées sur le retail, y compris le trading basé sur des événements, les marchés de prédiction, les dérivés de crypto et les instruments tokenisés, et couvrira la stratégie produit, l'alignement réglementaire et l'exécution de la mise sur le marché.
La direction a déclaré que l'expérience de Kinahan dans la distribution et les dérivés soutiendra l'élan de Cboe vers le numérique, les crypto-monnaies et les marchés d'événements, alors que l'entreprise cherche une croissance accélérée du retail et de l'innovation.
Cboe (CBOE) kündigte am 30. Oktober 2025 an, dass JJ Kinahan als Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products beitreten wird. Die Rolle schafft einen neuen Geschäftsbereich, um retail-orientierte Angebote zu entwickeln, einschließlich veranstaltungsbasierter Handel, Prognosemärkten, Krypto-Derivaten und tokenisierten Instrumenten, und wird Produktstrategie, regulatorische Abstimmung und Markteinführung betreffen.
Das Management erklärte, Kinahans Erfahrungen im Einzelhandel und mit Derivaten würden Cboes Vorstoß in digitale, Krypto- und Veranstaltungsd markets unterstützen, während das Unternehmen ein beschleunigtes Wachstum des Einzelhandels und Innovation anstrebt.
Cboe (CBOE) أعلنت في 30 أكتوبر 2025 أن JJ Kinahan سينضم كـ نائب الرئيس الأول، رئيس توسيع البيع بالتجزئة ومنتجات الاستثمار البديلة. يسهم الدور في إنشاء عمود أعمال جديد لتطوير عروض موجهة للمتعاملين بالتجزئة بما في ذلك التداول القائم على الحدث، أسواق التنبؤ، مشتقات التشفير، والأدوات المُرمّزة، وسيغطي إستراتيجية المنتج والتوافق التنظيمي وتنفيذ خطة الدخول إلى السوق.
قالت الإدارة إن خبرة Kinahan في البيع بالتجزئة والاشتقاقات ستدعم دفع Cboe نحو الرقمية والتشفير وأسواق الحدث بينما تسعى الشركة إلى نمو تجزئة متسارع وابتكار.
- New business vertical created for retail alternative investment products
- Senior hire: JJ Kinahan appointed to lead retail expansion (Oct 30, 2025)
- Product focus includes event trading, prediction markets, crypto derivatives, and tokenized instruments
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In this role, Mr. Kinahan will lead Cboe's newly established business vertical focused on developing alternative investment products for retail customers, helping to oversee product strategy, regulatory alignment, and go-to-market execution for innovative offerings such as event-based trading, prediction markets, crypto derivatives, and tokenized instruments.
"As our industry undergoes rapid transformation, we see significant opportunity to harness our unique capabilities and accelerate growth in areas where we can lead and differentiate," said Rob Hocking, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe. "JJ Kinahan brings an exceptional track record of innovation, deep understanding of retail investors, and a strong commitment to investor education and market integrity that will help drive our next phase of retail product development. His expertise will be instrumental as we look to strategically expand into new markets."
Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer of Cboe, said: "Over the past six months, Cboe's momentum has continued to build as we strengthened our leadership team with strategic hires across strategy and corporate development, global derivatives, clearing, and Data Vantage – each reinforcing our foundation for growth. The addition of JJ Kinahan, a highly regarded industry veteran in the retail brokerage space with deep expertise in equity derivatives, will further position Cboe to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the retail oriented digital, crypto, and event markets space. I look forward to working very closely with Rob and JJ to accelerate our entry into these new areas of opportunity."
JJ Kinahan said: "Cboe has long been recognized as a global leader in derivatives, known for pioneering many first-of-their-kind products that have transformed financial markets and opened new trading opportunities for investors. I'm excited to build on that legacy and work with the Cboe team to deliver the next generation of innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of today's retail traders."
Previously, Mr. Kinahan was the CEO of IG US Holdings, Inc., the parent company of tastylive, Inc., tastytrade, Inc., tastycrypto, The Small Exchange, and tastyfx. Mr. Kinahan also served as President of tastytrade, the retail brokerage and trading platform. He was formerly Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director of Market Structure Strategy and Client Advocacy at TD Ameritrade, as well as Managing Director of Trading Platforms for Charles Schwab. He began his career as a
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