OPTIONS VOLATILITY

SCOTT BAUER

Scott Bauer is the CEO of Prosper Trading Academy and a frequently featured coach on TD Ameritrade with 25 plus years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and as a former Vice President/trader for Goldman Sachs. He is also a respected market commentator often seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC, and other major financial networks. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

With over 25 years of professional trading experience, Scott’s career spans every aspect of the trading world including trading a variety of equity and index options. He began as a clerk on the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 1991. In 1997, Scott was the only market maker on the CBOE to trade Amazon.com options. He has also traded and made markets in such notable names as Coca Cola, Bank America, U.S. Robotics, American International Group, Rambus, and Delta Airlines. Most recently, Scott traded S&P 500 options at the CBOE and was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. as Vice-President/Equities Division.

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Take the opportunity to learn both basic and advanced option theory and prepare for potential uncertainty in the markets. There are many reasons for volatility in the market, including quarterly earnings reports, FED rate hikes, new rounds of import tariffs, and the list goes on. Bottom line, volatility is a constant in the markets, and we believe it is important to teach traders learn how to take calculated risks to potentially leverage it primarily with options.

Predictive Profits eBook

Scott’s newly released ebook is a culmination of everything that Scott has learned and taught over the last 30 years. The book gives readers a rare look into the details of the strategies Scott used during his successful career as a floor trader. The Predictive Profits Trading System is a unique approach to trading options, that allows you to amplify your potential profits while minimizing your risk on every options trade you place.

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TRADING OPTIONS

This 42-page book will give you incredible insight into Options trading. More specifically, you’ll learn our favorite strategies, 7 habits to boost potential trading performance, and what we believe are the 3 deadliest mistakes options traders consistently make (and how to potentially avoid them). Plus so much more…

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OPTIONS VOLATILITY VIDEO CRASH COURSE

Built by expert trading coach, Scott Bauer, this course is designed to take new options traders to a level where they can trust their own options decision-making.

Topics Include:
  • Intro to Options
  • Examples of Options Strategies
  • How to Enter a Vertical Call Spread Order
  • How to Exit a Vertical Spread Order

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LIVE OPTIONS SIGNAL ROOM

In this Live Options Signal Room, you can work real-time with Scott Bauer, and pick up real-world experience that you can’t pick up on your own. This is where hundreds of other traders join him daily to uncover potential market opportunities and refine their trading skills.  This room is broadcasted live daily from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central.

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