The individual roles of Credit Suisse First Boston's equity derivatives department have been finalized following CSFB's recent hire of Steve Kim, global head of equity derivatives research at Merrill Lynch (DW, 7/9). Kim, managing director, is responsible for coordinating the equity derivatives and convertibles unit's research and strategy in North America. Mika Toikka, director, heads global volatility and options strategy. Philipp Kauer, director, has been named head of
European equity derivatives strategy and also keeps his previous title of global product head of index and programs research and strategy.
