Mr. Larkin has more than forty years experience in the financial services industry. He spent 20 years at Goldman Sachs creating equity options, futures, program trading and over-the-counter derivatives.

He has held senior positions at First Boston, Leland O’Brien and Rubenstein, ING-Barings and the American Stock Exchange. At the American Stock Exchange, Mr. Larkin served as a Senior Vice President in New Product Development and International Activities where he was responsible for the creation; listing and marketing of exchange traded funds and new derivative products.

He formed Larkin Consulting LLC in 2004 to provide advice on new products and related financial structuring issues. He graduated from Princeton University in 1961 and earned his C.F.A. in 1968. He has served on the Board of the New York Futures Exchange and various committees for the S.I.A. and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.