Volatile Third Quarter Markets with Dan Keegan

Chicago-based options trading instructor and renowned expert, Dan Keegan is our guest to talk about the financial market volatility we have experienced since July of this year. Dan is the options instructor and head options mentor at the Chicago School of Trading.

Dan Keegan started out in the options business in 1978 and worked his way up in the Chicago tradition. Dan spent five years as a runner, phone clerk, and floor broker for A.G. Becker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). In 1984 Dan, with backing from legendary trader and adventurer Steve Fossett, began a more than twenty year career as an independent market maker on the floor of the CBOE. Dan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Marquette University College of Business Administration, Milwaukee Wisconsin.Website: thechicagoschooloftrading.com

Financial market volatility in the third quarter of 2011 is causing a stir among finance professionals. Today we are going to talk about recent financial market volatility. Dan is going to talk to us about a few securities such as BIDU, IBM, VIX and the outlook for the remainder of 2011 with options trades. As the founder and current President of the Chicago Floor Traders Alumni Association, Dan’s advice is valuable to individuals and firms trading equities. We will ask Dan if traders are profiting from recent price volatility. We are also going to talk to Dan about the Chicago School of Trading and the options course Dan created and his role with the Chicago School of Trading’s options mentors and students.