Ken Trester

Ken Trester

Ken Trester isn’t just another “options educator.” He’s a pro who has been trading options since the first exchanges opened in 1973.

Ken is widely quoted in publications such as Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Barron’s. He has earned considerable respect as a financial analyst and a highly sought lecturer at investment seminars throughout the United States.

Ken has an MBA and has also worked as a stockbroker, an investment manager and as a computer science professor at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, where he taught a wildly popular course on stock options trading.

Recent Articles

Trade of the Day: Yahoo (YHOO)

By Ken Trester

As recent events have shown, keeping money on both sides of the stock market is a prudent course of action. So continue to hold puts in your portfolio as well -- but, with stock indexes building on their bullishness, today’s recommendation is for a call option.

Trade of the Day: Nordstrom (JWN)

By Ken Trester

Computer trading is mainly momentum driven, and that is the tact I take with my market outlooks.

Trade of the Day: Baker Hughes (BHI)

By Ken Trester

Stock indexes and indicators are becoming even more bearish. Today's trade is a play on the bearish outlook for both oil prices and equities.

Trade of the Day: Mattel (MAT)

By Ken Trester

With stock indexes remaining bearish, options traders should continue to lean toward buying put options and reducing call holdings.

Trade of the Day: Mattel (MAT)

By Ken Trester

Unlike last week, stocks face a bigger hurdle than just a single strong day to reverse their bearish trend. Here’s a put option on a well-known company with a troubled stock that will allow you to profit on the downside.

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