Jon Ogg

Jon Ogg is co-founder and editor for 24/7 Wall St.

Jon has worked as a news analyst for nearly 10 years and also has experience as a broker, portfolio manager and investment adviser. He has been sourced for articles in CBS MarketWatch, E*Trade, TradeTheNews, FlyOnTheWall, Pristine, Evolution Trading, Knova Trading, Hammerstone, CNet.com, Seeking Alpha, Google Finance and other sites.

Prior to 24/7 Wall St., he formed News Contrast and was the founder of a service for active traders called TradeTheNews (which he sold in 2003) and built up a news desk that was merged into E*Trade. He also worked in Copenhagen, Denmark as a portfolio manager for European clients trading U.S. equities and ran the event-driven trading team there.

He has been a financial adviser and has advised start-up and emerging-stage companies, and started his career as a licensed broker selling fixed income to some of the largest investment managers in the United States. He received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston (1992).

Jon does not hold any positions in any stocks he writes about.

Recent Articles

PALM Options – Long Shot Bet in PALM Could Pay Out Big

By Jon Ogg

The struggling smartphone maker may be a takeover candidate. If so, these high-risk call options may just be the ticket.

Biotech Somaxon Soars on FDA Approval

By Jon Ogg

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SOMX) soared last week after the FDA approved its Silenor as the only treatment of insomnia treatment that was not accompanied by all of the side-effects for numerous sleep-actions and additive issues seen in other sleep-aid drugs. Before the FDA approval, this was a $4.00 stock. It ran to $10.60 before closing at $8.25 last week as major profit taking came into play.

Earnings Trade – Palm-PALM

By Jon Ogg

Palm (<strong>PALM</strong>) reports after the close, and expectations are not very high. Here are three specific ways you can use options to bet on the stock.

Your Last Must Watch Earnings (ABK, NKE, FDX, GME, PALM, UPS, AAPL, RIMM)

By Jon Ogg

Yes earnings season is over. But there are still some stragglers and some who have off-calendar quarterly report cycles. We are gearing up for earnings from AMBAC Financial (ABK), Nike Inc. (NKE), FedEx Corporation (FDX), GameStop Corp. (GME), and Palm, Inc. (PALM).

Profit From Greece’s Short-Term Recovery With National Bank of Greece SA-NBG Calls

By Jon Ogg

Greece's issues are not likely to disappear entirely any time soon, but that doesn't mean you can't make some money betting on a near-term bounce on an aid and austerity package.

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