About This Episode

On March 8 of this year, BlackRock announced its agreement to acquire the remaining equity interest in SpiderRock Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of customized option overlay strategies in U.S. wealth markets – a move that builds on BlackRock’s minority investment in SpiderRock, made in 2021, and reinforces BlackRock’s commitment to personalized separately managed accounts.

Led by President and Chief Investment Officer Eric Metz, SpiderRock Advisors is a Chicago-based asset management firm focused on providing customized option overlay strategies to investors. The company excels in innovating options strategies, making them a vital asset class for institutions and advisors. By combining technology with comprehensive derivative management expertise, SpiderRock Advisors is committed to making it easy for financial advisors and institutions to add option overlay strategies to their portfolios. SpiderRock Advisors manages approximately $5 billion.

About Our Guest

Eric Metz is president and chief investment officer of SpiderRock Advisors

Eric oversees all investment strategies and portfolio management activities at the firm. Prior to joining SpiderRock Advisors, Eric was the derivatives strategist and portfolio manager at RiverNorth Capital Management, managing both mutual fund and hedge fund assets. He began his career with the Chicago Trading Company on the floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. After the trading floors, Eric was a senior trader and partner at both Ronin Capital and Bengal Capital, proprietary trading firms specializing in volatility arbitrage.

Show Notes

Here are some links to learn more about Eric and SpiderRock Advisors:

• Press release (March 8, 2024): BlackRock to Acquire SpiderRock Advisors
• Web site: www.spiderrock.com

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