JOSEPH FUNARO
Principal, Floor Supervisor and Floor Broker
Mr. Funaro co-founded Hamilton Executions in 2003 and has over 35 years of brokerage experience. Prior to starting Hamilton he was an Associate Director at UBS and before that a floor broker for Ladenburg Thalmann for 12 years on the floor of the AMEX. He holds Series 7, 66, 57, 24 and SIE licenses.
ARTHUR PALADINO
Principal and Floor Broker
Mr. Paladino started his career working on the American Stock Exchange in 1988 when he joined Greenfield Partners, eventually
becoming a Floor Broker. In 1990 he went to LL Partners as their President and CEO. Later in 1993 he joined Salomon Smith Barney as a
Managing Director. Following the Salomon Smith Barney Citigroup merger, he ran the floor operation on the American Stock Exchange for
Citigroup. In May of 2006 he became a Principal with Hamilton Executions. He had been an Exchange Official for many years and was
involved in numerous committees at the Exchange. He holds the Series 7, 63, 57, 24 and the SIE licenses
DAVID RUSH
Principal and Floor Broker
Mr. Rush started in equity derivatives in 1988 as a clerk for Charlton, Goin, SLK. After trading for Bill Charlton for several years David
became a derivatives floor broker for Heights Partners. He was hired by Citigroup when Solomon Brothers and Smith Barney merged to
create the new bank in late 1995. He became a Director shortly thereafter and stayed with Citigroup for 9 plus years until he joined
Hamilton Executions in December of 2005. He has been a Partner at Hamilton for over 16 years. David has a BA in Finance from Villanova
University.
ANDREW VENTO
Principal
Andrew Vento began his career at Hamilton Executions as a summer intern in both 2006 and 2007. Upon his graduation from Boston
College in the spring of 2008 he was hired as a full time employee. He became a partner at the firm in June of 2015. Andrew holds a
degree in Political Science from Boston College.
