OUR TEAM
Gary Selz
CIO and Co-Portfolio Manager
Gary Selz, CIO, Co-Portfolio Manager. Prior to Zero Delta Funds, Mr. Selz spent 11 years as a Senior Trader and Portfolio Manager at PEAK6 and Nolita Capital, both firms specializing in options volatility. In both posts, Mr. Selz focused on managing a relative value equity volatility arbitrage portfolio in single stocks while still creating new non-correlated volatility strategies. Mr. Selz had a particular focus on derivative strategies that exhibited convex return profiles. At the start of his trading career, Mr Selz focused on trading LEAP options. Mr Selz has been investing in alternative hedge funds for his own account for over 13 years prior to launching Zero Delta. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University and holds the Series 3, 7, 56, and 63 securities licenses. Mr. Selz has also passed the CAIA Level I exam.
Kristopher Gilboy
CEO and Co-Portfolio Manager
Kris Gilboy, CEO, Co-Portfolio Manager. Prior to co-founding Zero Delta Funds Mr. Gilboy spent 14 years at PEAK6 Investments LLC, a proprietary trading business specializing in providing liquidity in equity options. He ended his career there as Director of Trading Business Management and led the Non-Electronic Block Execution Desk and Stock Trading groups. Before that, Mr. Gilboy was the Division Head of the Core Broad Trading Group, trading his own book and managing the combined portfolio of twenty equity volatility traders utilizing over $125 million in capital. Mr. Gilboy originally joined PEAK6 as a Senior Trader in 2004 after a successful career as an independent market maker on the CBOE and owner of his own options trading firms. Mr. Gilboy has been investing in alternatives and hedge funds for his own account for over 25 years. Mr. Gilboy graduated from Skidmore College and got his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Kris holds the Series 3, 7, 56, 63, and 24 securities licenses.
Peter Striebel
COO
Peter Striebel, COO. Prior to co-founding Zero Delta Funds, Mr. Striebel was the co-founder and COO of Pine Point Capital LLC and its subsidiary, Pine Point (CG) for 12 years. With a focus on global derivatives, mainly futures, options, and foreign exchange products, Pine Point (CG) was a registered broker with the NFA and CFTC and a pioneer in the electronic options brokerage markets. Mr. Striebel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, where he also earned two Ivy League titles on the lacrosse team. Mr. Striebel went on to compete professionally for the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse. Mr Striebel holds the Series 3, 7, and 63 securities licenses.