Dan Passarelli

Dan Passarelli

InvestorPlace Contributor

Author and options educator Dan Passarelli is the founder of  Market Taker Mentoring LLC. He has more than 18 years’ experience in the options industry and has worked as both a floor trader and an options instructor.

Dan began his option trading career as a market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), trading equity options. He has also traded agricultural options and futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

In 2005, Dan began teaching others what he learned from his years in the trading pits. He worked with the Options Institute at CBOE and the Options Industry Council (OIC). Through these organizations, Dan educated thousands of options traders about options fundamentals and the trading techniques and market strategies of successful option traders.

Dan is the author of two popular options books: Trading Option Greeks and The Market Taker’s Edge. Dan has also written numerous articles for financial publications. He has been a featured speaker on radio and television and has presented numerous podcasts and webcasts on options trading.

You can follow Dan on Twitter at @Dan_Passarelli.

Recent Articles

Puts Look Sexy on Top-Heavy Under Armour

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor

Charts indicate active-wear maker Under Armour (NYSE: UA) is poised for a sell off. Buy put options to profit.

Try a SLB Call Spread to Ride Gas Rise

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor

A buyer of a bull call option spread in Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) can profit from a rise in SLB stock as higher gas prices increase its revenues.

This Cisco Straddle Could Blast Through

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor

Buy A Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) straddle in the March options for a total of $1.75. It’s an inexpensive play on earnings and possible volatility. Buy the CSCO March 22 Calls and the CSCO March 22 Puts.

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