On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, will host the annual BTIG Commissions for Charity Day.
Celebrity participants act as guest traders taking calls from clients on BTIG’s trading floors alongside the firm’s institutional traders. While working with some of their favorite stars, clients raise funds for hundreds of charities, many of them supporting children in need worldwide. Commissions generated from the trades executed by BTIG are donated to charities nominated by BTIG clients and celebrity guest traders.
Among those set to take part are Alan Hahn, Alejandro Villanueva, Alex Rodriguez, Alina Baikova, Andrew Miller, Angel Cordero, Beth Ostrosky, Bobby Hurley Sr., Bobby Valentine, Bode Miller, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Beck, Burt Young, Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia, Charles Oakley, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Curtis Martin, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Damaris Lewis, David Diehl, David Muir, Dellin Betances, Didi Gregorius, Duncan L. Niederauer, Eduardo Garcia, Eli Manning, Eric LeGrand, Geraldo Rivera, Grant Hill, Hannah Storm, Jeremy Roenick, Joe Girardi, Joe Namath, Johnny Damon, Johnny Velazquez, Justin Long, Justin Tuck, Kelly Rutherford, Kristin Davis, Larry Holmes, Lawrence Taylor, Len Berman, Mariano Rivera, Mark Messier, Mark Teixeira, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Kay, Mike Richter, Miles Plumlee, Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan, Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach, Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan, Molly Sims, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, Nick Mangold, Petra Nemcova, Ralph Sampson, Reggie Jackson, Rick DiPietro, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Schirripa, Steve Weatherford, Tom Coughlin, Tony Richardson, Tutan Reyes, Victor Cruz, Willie Colon and Woody Johnson in New York; Damon Bruce, Ronnie Lott, Ted Robinson and Vida Blue in San Francisco; Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marcus Allen, Rodney Peete and Tony Gonzalez in Los Angeles and Rick Porcello in Boston.