Scott Bauer
CEO
Prosper Trading Academy
Scott Bauer is the CEO of Prosper Trading Academy with 30 plus years of professional equity and index options experience at the Cboe Options Exchange, 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, TD Ameritrade Network 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 30 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 Cboe Options in 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, Prior to founding Prosper Trading Academy, Scott traded S&P 500 options at the Cboe and was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. as Vice-President/Equities Division.
Joe DeSipio, CFA®, FRM
Managing Member and Chief Market Strategist
Arin Risk Advisors
As Managing Member and Chief Market Strategist, Joseph DeSipio leads strategy design, risk management, and intermediary training sessions. He previously held Strategist and Lead Portfolio Manager positions with SEI Investments, Evergreen Investments, Wachovia and Vector Capital Management, Inc. He founded Evergreen Investments’ Options Strategy Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where his team of investment professionals delivered customized position and risk overlay management to trusts, high net worth individuals and non-profit organizations. He serves as co-portfolio manager for the Arin Large Cap Theta Fund. This fund generally maintains a long volatility bias while attempting to avoid many of the pitfalls associated with volatility linked products. DeSipio earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University of PA and Master of Arts degree in Economics from Temple University. He is a CFA charterholder and a Financial Risk Manager.
Anthony Montesano
Vice President, Head of Derivatives Market Structure
Cboe Global Markets
Anthony Montesano is Vice President, Head of Derivatives Market Structure at Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe). In this role, Montesano has served on various industry and Exchange working groups and advisory committees and oversees Exchange market structure, electronic and open outcry trading functionality and trading-related policies and procedures. Additionally, Montesano leads the management of Cboe’s open outcry trading floor in Chicago. With decades of experience, Montesano has been instrumental in helping Cboe continue to evolve its exchanges to meet the needs of all market participants. Montesano holds an MBA from Northwestern University and Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.
Matt Moran
Head of Index Insights
Cboe Global Markets
Matt Moran is Head of Index Insights at Cboe Global Markets. In this role, Moran is focused on the exchange's educational efforts for pension funds, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), mutual funds, and other institutional investors. He has traveled to more than 100 cities worldwide to educate investors and deliver financial presentations. Prior to joining Cboe, Moran served as Trust Counsel at Harris Bank and Vice President at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is an associate editor of The Journal of Beta Investment Strategies and has written articles for several financial publications, including The Journal of Trading and The Journal of Alternative Investments. Moran holds MBA and JD degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.