Singapore-headquartered Grasshopper has promoted Alex Wong to the position of chief investment officer, a role in which he will lead the firm’s strategic investment decisions, supporting its mission to be Asia’s premier trading firm.
Wong began his career as a proprietary trader in equities and derivatives at Singapore-based Kuranda Trading in 2012. Subsequently, he transited to fully automated quantitative trading as head of the low latency desk at Toji Trading in Singapore. He joined Grasshopper in 2016 where he became head of the systematic trading team.
He takes on the new role as the firm targets its next stage of growth, expanding into new Asian markets and asset management.
James Leong, the company’s CEO, says: “Wong has demonstrated, and consistently delivered, success in key transformation work, thanks to his insights and thought leadership.”
