Rex Johnson

Head of Equity Volatility

Rex Johnson joined Walleye in 2022 as a Portfolio Manager within the Volatility vertical, trading listed single-stock, ETF, and index options. He was later named Head of Equity Volatility. In this role, Rex is responsible for managing options portfolios as well as driving business development and advancing the firm’s equity volatility infrastructure. Prior to Walleye, Rex worked at LMR Partners in New York, focusing on volatility and fundamental equity trading. He began his career at Goldman Sachs on the Equity Derivatives Trading desk. Rex holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.