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Beth Gaston Moon is Senior Editor for the Options News Network. Beth was previously a member of the research department at Schaeffer’s Investment Research for more than a decade, where she wrote daily market commentaries for SchaeffersResearch.com.   She additionally served as managing editor of the Mastering Advanced Options Strategies course.

In 2004, Ms. Moon was recognized as a “Woman in Finance” by Money Show Digest. Ms. Moon’s market comments have appeared in several media outlets, including Dow Jones Newswires, CBS MarketWatch, Money Show Digest, and Reuters. She is also a contributing author for Forbes.com, BloggingStocks.com, and Active Trader and Stocks, Futures & Options magazines. Beth writes the Need-to-Know Basis column for www.ONN.tv, which features the daily “Lucky 13″ article as well as additional market insight.
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Jud Pyle, CFA

Jud is the Chief Investment Strategist for Options News Network. Jud started his career in finance in 1994 as a derivatives analyst with SBC Warburg, which became UBS Warburg. After four years with Warburg, Jud joined PEAK6 Investments, L.P. ("PEAK6") as an equity options trader and chief risk officer.

Jud is the "Mad About Options" Resident Expert, and is also a regular contributor to "Options Physics."

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Kevin Cook

Kevin was an institutional foreign exchange market maker and arbitrageur for 9 years before signing on with Options News Network as an options instructor. He studied philosophy in college and wanted to teach, but ended up on the floor of a commodity exchange.

Kevin is the host of "Options Physics Basics" and "Mark2Market."

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Jared Levy

Jared Levy has spent his entire career in the finance and options industry, from working as a stock broker and market maker at three major U.S. exchanges to acting as a specialist for Fortune 1000 companies.

This seasoned options expert joined Financial Markets, LLC in 2008 as a Senior Market/Derivatives Strategist. Jared appears on www.ONN.tv as an educator and options expert. He previously served as Chief Options Strategist for Wizetrade winning an Emmy award for a daily video "Trader-cast." Jared attended Temple University.

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Karla Yeh

Karla Yeh is Associate Editor for Options News Network. Karla joined PEAK6 Investments L.P. after covering options, equities, high-frequency and algorithmic trading, international exchanges, financial regulation and general market trends for a New York-based financial publication. Karla earned a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University ñ Medill School of Journalism.

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George Ruhana

George's 15-year career in the option and derivatives trading business began on the historic floor of the Chicago Board of Trade, a location he would unexpectedly return to at PEAK6 Investments, L.P. (PEAK6). After five years trading with Swiss Bank Corporation/OíConnor and Associates and NationsBank-CRT, George joined proprietary options trading firm PEAK6 early in its history (as employee number 11).

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Steve Claussen

A 25-year trading career in the derivatives industry took Steve to multiple continents before landing him back in Chicago at OptionsHouse. Steve began his trading career in 1983 on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and progressed to the Chicago Board Options Exchange as Head Market Maker for OíConnor and Associates, LLC, becoming one of the largest market makers in the SPX and OEX option trading pits.

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The ONN.tv Idea Generating Platform (IGP) is a proprietary tool that analyzes market data to generate real-time options-trading strategies. ONN.tv created the tool for novice traders and professional traders alike to provide possible trades based on investors' desired criteria. Traders can simply browse the IGP for arbitrary ideas, or utilize the pull-down menus to cater to their opinions and stances on any given underlying or strategy.

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