July 25, 2019

CEO Scott Bauer Gives His Take On Crude Oil

“Right now, fundamentally the demand constraints that’s going on…that is really overtaking all of the other risk headlines…unless something catastrophic happens..to me, the pressure is really, really on the downside.”

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about the author:

Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 30+ years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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