Ron Ianieri

Ron Ianieri

Just before the crash of 1987, Ron Ianieri began his options career on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He worked for Cooper, Neff and Associates, a highly respected technical and analytical trading firm. During his career, Ron worked on the Equity Options floor and the Foreign Currency Options floor as both a market maker and a specialist.

Ron was best known for his years spent as the Options Specialist in Dell (DELL) in the early and mid-1990s, when DELL was one of the busiest equity options books ever.

Ron earned the respect of the Options floor for the development and teaching of his Option Trader Trainee Course. Since starting Options University with his partner, Brett Fogle, in 2004, Ron travels the world teaching individual investors the same options class he developed on the trading floor.

Ron is regularly seen on CNBC, CNBC Asia, Fox News, Fox Business News, Bloomberg Asia and BNN delivering his market commentary. He is also frequently quoted in many financial publications and Web sites including CNBC.com, CNN.com, Dow Jones MarketWatch, Barron’s, Wall Street Journal, ABC News and countless radio talk shows.

Recent Articles

How to Manage Expiring Options Positions

By Ron Ianieri

With August options coming off the board Friday, it's a good time to review how to extend profits or reduce losses.

‘Value’ Stocks – Golden Opportunity or Land Mine?

By Ron Ianieri

Before buying a so-called value stock, there are two questions you must ask.

An Options Strategy That Beats Dividends

By Ron Ianieri

Learn a better way to generate income than buying dividend stocks.

Buy DO August Call Spread

By Ron Ianieri

With oil up and the U.S. dollar down, you should jump the gun on Diamond Offshore Drilling.

What’s Our Market Have to do With the Price of Rice in China?

By Ron Ianieri

Many are wondering how the market can be doing so well while the economy is supposedly doing so bad. The answer lies in China.

Friday’s Sell-Off a Prelude of Declines to Come

By Ron Ianieri

The bulls have used previous earnings seasons as launching pads for this rally since 6,500 on the Dow. Could this earnings season be different?

The Safe Way to Trade Oil Stocks

By Ron Ianieri

Buying oil stocks here comes with some pretty big risk, but there is a safer way to bet on their comeback.

The Best Way to Hedge a Risky Market

By Ron Ianieri

Hedging with put options can become very expensive in a volatile market like this one. But there is a way to fund your protection.

Hedging – Using Covered Calls and Put Options to Hedge a Position

By Ron Ianieri

Here are two ways you can hedge your portfolio when the market is falling.

Financial Media – Does the Financial Media Have a Hidden Agenda?

By Ron Ianieri

Can you trust what you hear from independent analysts and the media, or do they have something besides your best interest at heart?

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