Ron Hochman joined the Montreal Exchange in 2005 as Manager, Business Development, covering Investment Advisors and was appointed Senior Manager, Institutional Equity derivatives in 2007.  Ron Hochman is responsible for business development activities in the Equity Derivative (Equity/Index Options and Index Futures) segment worldwide.  Mr Hochman has 15 years experience in the derivatives industry.  Before joining the exchange, he held positions at TD and IBM.  Ron Hochman is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal.