December 13, 2018

Deal Or No Deal?

Today, we continue to visit our position in the Nasdaq Composite ETF, the QQQ.  Find out if think you want to take the deal, or walk away by clicking the video below.

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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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