Jeff Yass
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Jeffrey S. Yass is an options
trader
, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International Group
. In 2001 he was named one of 76 Revolutionary Minds by Philadelphia
magazine and joined the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute
.
since 1987
and has served on the board's Executive Committee and chaired its Marketing and Development Committee.
The Yass family has hosted numerous events of the greater Philadelphia area to introduce and advance the organization's
work. He and his wife Janine are supporters at People's Emergency Center (PEC) Families First building and are also committee members and supporters of the Franklin Institute
's Franklin Family Funfest Committee.
In December, 2001, following the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, he announced a donation to the charitable fund established by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
to assist the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Yass also lends his coaching and mentoring skills as an Advisory Board Member at the Spirit of Golf Foundation (SGF).
in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
for some years.
Option (finance)
In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the seller incurs the...
trader
Trader (finance)
A trader is someone in finance who buys and sells financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities and derivatives. A broker who simply fills buy or sell orders is not a trader, as they are merely executing instructions given to them. According to the Wall Street Journal in 2004, a managing...
, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
The Susquehanna International Group of Companies is a privately held global investment, trading and technology firm servicing securities markets worldwide...
. In 2001 he was named one of 76 Revolutionary Minds by Philadelphia
Philadelphia (magazine)
Philadelphia is a regional monthly magazine published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Metrocorp....
magazine and joined the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
.
Philanthropy
Yass has served on the board of trustees of Save the ChildrenSave the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
since 1987
and has served on the board's Executive Committee and chaired its Marketing and Development Committee.
The Yass family has hosted numerous events of the greater Philadelphia area to introduce and advance the organization's
work. He and his wife Janine are supporters at People's Emergency Center (PEC) Families First building and are also committee members and supporters of the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...
's Franklin Family Funfest Committee.
In December, 2001, following the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, he announced a donation to the charitable fund established by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey...
to assist the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Yass also lends his coaching and mentoring skills as an Advisory Board Member at the Spirit of Golf Foundation (SGF).
Marriage
He is married to Janine Yass, and has lived in HaverfordHaverford
Haverford can mean several things:*Haverford College, a coeducational, undergraduate liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania*The Haverford School, a private, non-sectarian, all-boys collegiate preparatory day school, junior kindergarten through grade twelve, in Haverford,...
in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
for some years.