Summary

• 6+ years as chief economist and derivatives strategist for John Summa Economic Consulting
• 7+ years as a university lecturer in economics at the University of Vermont, with several published papers and research reports, including such topics as financial market theory and options volatility
• Founder of OptionsNerd.com and has authored a number of books on the options markets and derivative hedging strategies

Experience

John is an economist, author, and the founder of OptionsNerd.com, an education system founded in 1998, p🦹roviding ♊professional training and education to stock, options, and futures traders.

John co-authored, with John Olagues, Getting Started in Employee Stock Options (published by John Wiley & Sons, 2010). Together with Jonathan W. Lubow, he also co-authored Options on Futures: New Trading Strategies and Options on Futures Workbook (published by John Wiley & Sons, 2001). 🅺John is the author of Trading Against The Crowd: Profiting From Fear and Greed in Stock, Futures, and Options Markets (published by John Wiley & Sons, 2004), which delves into co♍ntrarian sentiment trading indicators as well as different trading systems for stocks, options, and futures.

John has published ಞoveꦗr two dozen articles with Investopedia regarding option trading strategies.

Currently, John is the chief economist for John Summa Economic Consulꦍting where he provides financial𒉰 market analysis and designs derivative hedging strategies.

Education

John eꦏarned his Doctor of Philosophy in economics and behavioral finance atಞ The New School.