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

Trade Apple-AAPL Volatility With an Option Straddle

By Jon Ogg

It's hard to say whether Apple's (<strong>AAPL</strong>) highly anticipated iPad will slay or flop, and what will happen to the stock -- but chances are it will make a big move. Find out how to profit from that move without even having to guess which direction it will go.

Will Berkshire Hathaway Become a Dow Component?

By Jon Ogg

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will replace BNSF in the S&P indexes, but will Berkshire be added as a Dow component?

15 Tech Stock Earnings to Watch This Week

By Jon Ogg

Although VMWare (VMW) and Apple (AAPL) have already reported earnings, there are still plenty of key tech earnings coming this week including Yahoo (YHOO), Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and SanDisk (SNDK) to name a few.

Will a Healthier Product Line Fatten Sara Lee (SLE) Shares?

By Jon Ogg

According to an article in Barron's, shares of Sara Lee (SLE) could run up 40% or more after its push into healthier products.

Will Apple (AAPL) Earnings Take a Back Seat to iSlate Tablet and iPhone Carrier Rumors?

By Jon Ogg

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is on deck to report earnings today after the bell, but what everyone is likely to focus on is the upcoming launch of the iSlate tablet.

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