Speaker

JJ Kinahan

CEO IG North America

JJ Kinahan is the CEO of IG North America, which consists primarily of tastytrade, tastyworks, and our IG FX Business. JJ’s primary responsibility is to help scale these businesses to take advantage of our unique technology and content offerings to deliver a better trading experience, while ensuring a more engaging and educational experience through content.

JJ was formerly Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director of market structure strategy and client advocacy, as well as Managing Director of Active Trading Services including, Trading Platforms for TD Ameritrade. After their purchase by Charles Schwab, his responsibilities included all trading platforms at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab.

He began his career as a Chicago Board Options Exchange market maker, later holding positions with ING Bank and Van Der Moolen.

He serves as a member of the CBOE Advisory Board, SIFMA Options Committee, and the Board of Clearlist. He is a contributor for Forbes.com and a frequent guest on CNBC and other business media outlets.

Speaker

Dan Passarelli

Founder and CEO of Market Taker Mentoring, Inc.

Dan is an author, trader and former member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and CME Group. Dan has written two books on options trading — “Trading Option Greeks” and “The Market Taker’s Edge.” He is also the founder and CEO of Market Taker Mentoring, Inc., a leading options education firm that provides online options education, options newsletters and personalized, one-on-one coaching for option traders.

Dan began his trading career on the floor of the CBOE as an equity options market maker. He also traded agricultural options and futures on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (now part of CME Group).

In 2005 Dan joined CBOE’s Options Institute and began teaching both basic and advanced trading concepts to retail traders, brokers, institutional traders, financial planners and advisors, money managers, and market makers. In addition to his work with the CBOE, he has taught options strategies at the Options Industry Council (OIC), the International Securities Exchange (ISE), CME Group, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and many leading options-based brokerage firms. Dan also contributes to financial media such as TheStreet.com, FOX Business News, Bloomberg Television, National Public Radio (NPR), and the CBOE blog. And he has a weekly featured video on CBOETV.

Dan can be followed on twitter at twitter.com/Dan_Passarelli

Speaker

Mark Longo

Founder & CEO, The Options Insider Inc.

Mark S. Longo is the founder of The Options Insider Inc. – a firm dedicated to providing free options information, education, news and analysis for options users. Whether it’s on TheOptionsInsider.com, a leading online options destination; through Options Insider Radio, the world’s only radio network for options users; or through a growing number of newsletters and live events, Mr. Longo continues to provide new ways to spread the word about options. Mr. Longo’s analysis of the options market has appeared in a wide variety of domestic and international publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Futures Magazine, and more. As one of the few industry commentators with practical options experience, he has developed a substantial following among industry veterans and newcomers looking for insight into this complex market. Mr. Longo began his career as an options trader on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Moderator

Gary Kreissman, MBA 1977

Founder, Group PRM

Gary Kreissman is a customer acquisition entrepreneur and marketing strategist, with a substantial track record of rapid revenue generation for clients in financial services, premium products and digital media.

Gary is Founder and Managing Partner of Group PRM, which develops and markets proprietary lead generation and conversion programs leveraging digital media, AI and neuroscience. He co-founded, managed and sold Precision Prospects Inc., a 7-figure revenue digital lead generation company.

Previously, Gary was SVP of Lipper Inc., the mutual fund information provider, where he created a digital data feed business and was instrumental in the sale of Lipper to Reuters. Earlier, he was CEO of ActDirect, the first database-driven couponing company. Gary has also held senior positions at ValPak, Remy Martin and Ogilvy & Mather.