Philip J. Ippolito

Mr. Philip J.
Ippolito is a Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer & Director of Operations at CastleOak Securities LP.
He has played a key role in the development and the implementation of the firm’s financial, operational, information and administrative systems.
He therefore responsible for managing the firm’s capital position and finances on a day-to-day basis, as well as managing its overall financial condition in his role as Financial and Operations Principal.
He is also the Head of the firm’s Operations, overseeing all aspects of account opening and maintenance, risk, as well as the clearance and reporting of all firm transactions.
In addition, Mr. Ippolito manages the firm’s administrative issues, especially those that require interface with its strategic partner, Cantor Fitzgerald.
Prior to helping found CastleOak, Mr. Ippolito was with Blaylock & Company, Inc., where he was the Head of Operations & Financial and Operations Principal, and built its operations systems from the ground up.
He also assumed many of its financial operations responsibilities, and was named CFO.
Prior to joining Blaylock, he was the Director of Operations at Brounoff Claire & Co. Inc. and also held management positions at First Pennsylvania Bank, Bradford SPS, Pershing & Co. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Mr. Ippolito has over 30 years of Wall Street experience.
He attended Brooklyn College and holds Series, 7, 27, and 63 FINRA licenses.