JJ Kinahan is the CEO of IG North America, which consists primarily of tastylive, tastytrade, and our IG FX Business. JJ’s primary responsibility is to help scale these businesses to take advantage of our unique technology and content offerings to deliver a better trading experience, while ensuring a more engaging and educational experience through content.
JJ was formerly Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director of market structure strategy and client advocacy, as well as Managing Director of Active Trading Services including, Trading Platforms for TD Ameritrade. After their purchase by Charles Schwab, his responsibilities included all trading platforms at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab.
He began his career as a Chicago Board Options Exchange market maker, later holding positions with ING Bank and Van Der Moolen.
He serves as a member of the CBOE Advisory Board, SIFMA Options Committee, and the Board of Clearlist. He is a contributor for Forbes.com and a frequent guest on CNBC and other business media outlets.
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Tom Sosnoff
Founder & CEO, tastylive
Tom Sosnoff
Founder & CEO, tastylive
Tom Sosnoff is a trailblazer in the online brokerage industry, driving innovation and financial education for investors of all levels. He offers up his expertise in the options markets as co-host of tastylive LIVE!, airing daily on the tastylive network.
Christopher Vecchio, CFA
Head of Futures & Forex
Christopher Vecchio, CFA
Head of Futures & Forex
Christopher began trading equities in 2004, spot FX in 2008, and options in 2009. He has consulted multi-national firms on FX hedging, provided economic policy advice to political candidates and elected officials, and has previously lectured at Duke Law School on FX derivatives.
Gad Nishimwe
Researcher & Show Host
Gad Nishimwe
Researcher & Show Host
Gad is an analyst within the dynamic tastylive research team, and can be found co-hosting Research Specials LIVE & Trades from the Research Team Live and working closely with Dr. Data on backend systems to enhance research capabilities.
Jenny Andrews
Host of The LIZ & JNY Show
Jenny Andrews
Host of The LIZ & JNY Show
Jenny Andrews co-hosts The LIZ & JNY Show with long-time pal Liz Dierking, where they break down the basics of trading options, walk through the tastylive mechanics for portfolio management, and answer live Twitter questions sent to @lizjnyshow.
Katie McGarrigle
Marketing Integration Director & Show Host
Katie McGarrigle
Marketing Integration Director & Show Host
Outside of daily management of all of tastylive’s content that you know and love, Katie McGarrigle co-hosts Options Trading Concepts LIVE, where she is joined by Nick Battista and Mike Butler to tackle live YouTube chat questions in real time.
Liz Dierking
Host of The LIZ & JNY Show
Liz Dierking
Host of The LIZ & JNY Show
Alongside long-time pal Jenny Andrews, Liz Dierking co-hosts The LIZ & JNY Show, where the duo break down the basics of trading options, walk through tastylive mechanics for portfolio management, and answer live Twitter questions from tweets containing #lizjny.
Michael "Dr. Data" Rechenthin
Head of Research & Development
Michael "Dr. Data" Rechenthin
Head of Research & Development
Known to all of tastynation as “Dr. Data”, Michael Rechenthin is Head of Research & Development at tastylive and is most renowned for his weekly newsletter Cherry Picks, where you can get data-driven trade ideas right in your inbox.
Mike Butler
Options Trading Expert & Show Host
Mike Butler
Options Trading Expert & Show Host
Mike Butler is part of the exceptional customer support team at tastylive and also co-hosts Options Trading Concepts LIVE, where he is joined by Nick Battista and Katie McGarrigle to tackle live YouTube chat questions in real time.
Pete Mulmat
Host of Forex Focus
Pete Mulmat
Host of Forex Focus
Pete Mulmat is the CEO of tastyfx and host of Forex Focus, a daily trading show that navigates forex markets. Pete brings over 30 years of experience trading futures and options at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to the tastylive network. Prior to joining tastylive, Pete was the director of education at CME Group, where he was responsible for educating retail traders about CME Group products and helping create curricula to support trader development.
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