Chris Tyler

Chris Tyler

Chris Tyler, a Wall Street veteran of more than 20 years, began his career in the financial markets working on the trading floor of the AMEX in New York as an equity option market maker at Interactive Brokers’ floor trading unit Timber Hill LLC.

After moving to San Francisco to make markets on the P-Coast exchange during the dot-com craze and spending nearly a decade working in names like Philip Morris, Seagate and Compaq, Chris hung up his smock and trading badge, but not his passion for options and the markets.

Since exiting the floor, and for the better part of the past dozen years, Chris has worked as an option and market strategist, writing analyses for Trading Markets, Charles Schwab subsidiary Optionetics and as a featured columnist at Investor’s Business Daily.

Aside from offering his trading insights at InvestorPlace.com, Chris is currently studying for his Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor (APMA) designation, manages investments for closely held accounts and offers his services as an investment strategist to GLJ Advisors, a CA based RIA.

Chris, his wife and blue heeler live in the Pacific NW. And if you can’t follow him around in your own VW Vanagon or Westfalia, feel free to follow him on Twitter via @Options_CAT.

Recent Articles

USO ETF: Trade Oil Prices Into the Ground

Iran, China and a host of potential weights on USO lend support to a bearish-looking chart and a bear vertical strategy.

BIDU: Go Bottom Fishing With Baidu Stock

Don’t let China get in the way of playing a constructive bottom in Baidu (BIDU) stock. Just be smart and position yourself with this options trade.

SUNE Stock – Don’t Sweat Being a Bull in Sunedison

Sunedison shares look attractive in a tough market. Here's a relatively safe way to play SUNE near current prices.

WMT: Get Even MORE Value From Walmart Stock

Bullish traders can feel good about Walmart stock here thanks to a successful test of technical support, as well as oversold readings in WMT.

FXI: There’s Actually Value in Some Chinese Stocks

Chinese stocks are hurtling toward the earth, but the FXI ETF is actually presenting investors with a way to wring out some value from the country's large caps.