Laurion Capital Management LP (New York)


Laurion Capital Management LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.61 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Laurion Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Laurion Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Laurion Capital Management LP is $5.61 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 7115% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.61 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.61 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.87 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Laurion Capital Management LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Laurion Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Laurion Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $5.61 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Laurion Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.61 billion for 3 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Laurion Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $3,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Laurion Capital Management LP

The company employs 55 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Benjamin Alexander Smith Partner 1 Mar 2005 25% - 50% 2388310
Laurion Capital Gp Llc General partner 1 Mar 2005 Other 56-2504424
Janaka Sheehan Maduraperuma Partner 1 Mar 2005 25% - 50% 4057981
David Connolly Coo/cco 1 Mar 2005 Other 5075596
Khosrow Dahi Cto 1 May 2005 Other 2944740
Benjamin Smith 2006 Grat Article I(E) Trust U/A Dated 4/19/2006 Partner 1 Apr 2006 Other 13-7516358
Lorna Brittan Smith Lorna brittan-smith, as trustee of the benajmin smith 2006 grat article i(e) trust u/a dated 4/19/2006 1 Apr 2006 Other 6025210
Darek Rybicki Cfo/cco 1 Apr 2007 Other 6026208
Sara Elizabeth Vavra Director of business development 1 Apr 2009 Other 2919489
Lcm Cayman Holdings Ltd. Lcm cayman 3 investment consulting co. ltd. ("relying adviser") 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% foreign
Benjamin Smith 2006 Grat Article I(E) Trust U/A Dated 4/19/2016 Lcm cayman 3 investment consulting co. ltd. ("relying adviser) - shareholder of class a 1 Dec 2012 25% - 50% 13-7516358
Masih Mohebbi Forushani Cfo 1 Oct 2013 Other 6269410
Trina Marie Geatz Co-coo 1 Oct 2013 Other 5139849
Daniel Eugene Woelfel Co-coo 1 Oct 2013 Other 4950902
Jason Robert Riesel Gc/cco 1 Mar 2014 Other 5149194
Daniel Eugene Woelfel Coo 1 Jun 2017 Other 4950902
Dana Nicole Dolphin Director of investor relations and marketing 1 Jun 2017 Other 6853763

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Benjamin Alexander Smith Shareholder of class a 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 2388310
Benjamin Smith 2006 Grat Article I(E) Trust U/A Dated 4/19/2006 Shareholder of class a 1 Dec 2012 25% - 50% 13-7516358
Janaka Sheehan Maduraperuma Shareholder of class b 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 4057981
Nihal Maduraperuma Shareholder of class c 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 6176151

Based in New York

The principal office where Laurion Capital Management LP performs its advisory services is located at 360 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-938-6300 or by fax 212-938-6336. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at laurioncap.com.