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Matthew Tuttle
Matthew Tuttle is the CEO of Tuttle Capital Management, an ETF issuer that currently has assets under management of $1bn. Matthew has a history of firsts in the ETF business. He launched the first ETF that shorted another ETF, the first actively managed pre merger SPAC ETF, the first ETF that shorted the recommendations of a media pundit, and he worked on the first single stock ETFs issued in the US. Matthew is a frequent guest on financial media appearing on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business. He is also a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, and Barron’s. He is the author of “How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market” and “Financial Secrets of my Wealthy Grandparents”. He has an MBA in Finance from Boston University.

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Peter Tuchman

Peter Tuchman’s first endeavor after college was a jazz record store and African art gallery on Carmine Street in New York City. Two years later he sold the record store and took a job working in Africa for a Norwegian oil company. On returning to New York, Peter got a job as a clerk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

It didn’t take long for Tuchman to become a broker with a Wall Street career that’s taken him from the crash of 1987 to the boom of the 90’s and beyond. Thirty-five years later, there’s still no place he’d rather be. Peter’s passion for the market coupled with his distinct features and animated persona have made him the most iconic trader at the New York Stock Exchange and the most photographed man on Wall Street.

Tuchman’s resemblance to Albert Einstein in conjunction with his eccentric personality means he is recognized by thousands and has earned him the moniker “Einstein of Wall Street.”

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Eric Swider

Mr. Swider previously served as the CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC).  Prior to that he served as the Company’s interim CEO and director. He served as the Chair for both the Compensation and Audit Committees.  Mr. Swider has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of RUBIDEX since January 2020, a start-up company focusing on data security. Mr. Swider founded Renatus Advisors and has been serving as the Managing Partner of Renatus LLC since June 2016. Renatus Advisors works with private clients to resolve complex legal, strategic, and operational matters as well as public clients, providing services related to Disaster and Economic Recovery. From September 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Swider served as the Managing Director of Great Bay Global, where he oversaw the launch of a new business division focused on investing in alternative strategies. From December 2014 to June 2016, Mr. Swider served as the Managing Director of OHorizons Global, where he oversaw expansion of a new investment team and was responsible for working on a global basis to expand its client base and investment portfolio. From February 2010 to December 2015, Mr. Swider served as the Managing Director of Oceano Beach Resorts, where he was responsible for growing its new property and resort management group.

 

Mr. Swider has over 25 years of experience working across multiple industries providing financial, transactional, and operational expertise. He has an extensive background in debt restructuring and negotiations, strategic planning, and complex project management.

Rhys Williams, CFA
Rhys Williams CFA, With over three decades of experience in asset management, Rhys effectively managed assets valued between $1-2 billion in public equities from 1999 to 2017. He previously served as the Chief Investment Officer at Columbia Partners, overseeing its acquisition in 2017. Subsequently, Rhys joined Spouting Rock Asset Management as Chief Strategist, where he successfully incubated two equity investment strategies now exclusively available through Wayve Capital Management.

Rhys is widely recognized for his insights and contributions to esteemed financial media outlets, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and The New York Times. His commitment to financial excellence is underlined by his CFA® charterholder status. Rhys is responsible for managing institutional equity allocations in large cap and SMID-cap strategies, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University (magna cum laude) and a Master of Arts in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Sean Feeney
Sean Feeney is Vice President and Head of US Options at Nasdaq. In this role, he leads the business management of Nasdaq’s US Options Exchanges. Prior to this role, Sean served in roles leading US Options Product Strategy as well as US Options Sales at Nasdaq, responsible for the business development of Nasdaq’s options markets.

Sean also serves as a member of the Security Traders Association’s Listed Options Committee and the Options Price Reporting Authority Management Committee, representing Nasdaq’s interests while driving innovation and thought leadership across the industry.

Sean began his career as a market maker and options specialist on the American Stock Exchange in April 1999. Since then, he has served as managing partner of his own trading firm, Vice President at Knight Capital Group, and led portfolio management and trading at Forty Four Asset Management. Sean studied Applied Math and Statistics at Stony Brook University.

Dennis Davitt
Dennis currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Millbank Dartmoor Portsmouth (MDP), an asset management firm specializing in strategies that incorporate equity options. With over three decades of experience in equity derivative trading, there is little Dennis hasn’t encountered in the markets, and even less he’s unwilling to discuss.

Before founding MDP, Dennis held a range of notable positions, from a floor trader specializing in index options to Head of Derivative Trading at Credit Suisse, ultimately becoming an asset manager. His expertise in risk management, both in terms of asset positioning and managing teams, has been a cornerstone of his success on Wall Street.

Now, as a self-described “simple man” living in the hills of Asheville, North Carolina, Dennis holds some unconventional views. He believes there are widespread misconceptions about volatility as an asset class and controversially argues that true alpha doesn’t exist.

Throughout his career, Dennis has emphasized the critical importance of liquidity and the need for portfolio managers to adapt to changing market conditions while innovating within established frameworks. His insights have been widely recognized, including his contributions as a guest writer for Barron’s popular volatility column, “Strike Price,” and regular appearances providing market analysis and options commentary on major cable news networks.


John Paul DeVito

Founder / OpenHand Inc  OpenHand, in
partnership with Velocity Capital, is transforming the self-clearing fintech industry with a subscription-based model that emphasizes both financial returns and philanthropic efforts. In a sector where clients often miss out on the full financial rewards of their investments, OpenHand differentiates itself by transparently redistributing monetary gains from members’ positions, balances, and trading activities—after covering operating expenses and a modest subscription fee. This forward-thinking approach guarantees that members receive monthly credits surpassing their subscription cost, empowering them to not only gain financially but also to support charitable causes, potentially with tax benefits, ultimately contributing to making the world a better place.


Co-Founder / Director, InteliClear, LLC – InteliClear is a 21st Century Post Trade Software SAAS company for middle and back-office operations in the $30.0 billion global securities settlement and post-trade processing market.


John has 40 years plus of leadership roles in the financial services industry in sales, trading, technology, operations, financial, and compliance. He holds nine Securities Licenses (Series 4, 7, 24, 27, 53, 55, 63, 65, and 99) and two degrees from New York University.

Scot Redler

Scott Redler has been a professional trader since 1999.

After 8 years of successful trading, Scott co-founded T3 Companies, LLC in 2007 and began serving as Chief Strategic Officer of both T3 Live and T3 Trading Group.

As the financial crisis began, Scott became a recurring guest on CNBC, repeatedly warning investors of the danger ahead.

Today, Scott remains a professional trader and regularly appears on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, and Fox Business.

His technical analysis work has been featured by numerous media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily, among many others.

Scott has trained traders all around the world and has appeared in documentaries by the BBC and China’s CCTV-2.

Darren Greco
Darren Greco, a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), brings 21 years of experience in national security and counterintelligence. His journey began with a B.S. in Biology from Wagner College, followed by service as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy.

Upon joining the FBI, his career has been marked by diverse assignments and continuous professional development. His initial posting at the New York Field Office saw him handling National Security cases in the Counterintelligence Division. Special Agent Greco’s expertise led to his selection for FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C., where he oversaw nationwide counterintelligence investigations and national security operations to prevent the compromise of critical technology and critical national assets.

A significant milestone in Special Agent Greco’s career was his detachment to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), where he provided counterespionage support to U.S. Space and Satellite Programs. This role involved collaboration with the U.S. Intelligence Community, higher education, defense contractors, and Fortune 500 companies on insider threat mitigation. Two years ago, Special Agent Greco earned certification as a Technically Trained Agent, a role in which he conducts clandestine technical operations in support of counterintelligence investigations.

His expertise extends to teaching, serving as an adjunct faculty member at Wagner College and for the FBI at various police academies and International Law Enforcement Academy locations in Roswell, New Mexico, and San Salvador, El Salvador.

Special Agent Greco holds an M.A. in Intelligence Studies from American Military University and a professional certificate in Navigating Strategic Change from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctorate in Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University.

Chris Volpe
Christopher Volpe is the director of Cyber and Information Security. He leads the execution of internal vulnerability evaluations and advanced target reconnaissance, leveraging offensive scanning tools to proactively identify and rectify potential security gaps. Chris leverages 25 years of technology experience across the financial services, insurance and telecommunications industry. He spent ten years as the Chief Technology Officer at First Manhattan, a 60-year-old private wealth management firm with $27 billion in assets under management. He spearheaded the technology transformation of legacy systems at First Manhattan to new 21st-century standards, building extensive industry relationships within the technology and cybersecurity industries.

Chris also served as the Regional Vice President of Information Technology for the East Coast U.S. offices of Duff & Phelps (now Kroll), overseeing eight regional offices including Canada as well as the New York headquarters. In addition, he has also held positions at Cingular Interactive, Converium Reinsurance, and Virgin Mobile.

Volpe holds a Master’s in Information Systems Management as well as B.A. in English and an A.S. in Telecommunications Management. In his spare time, he is a freelance charity artist, donating his time to Michael’s Cause and the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Ateet Achrekar, CFA
Ateet is a seasoned investment professional with over 15 years of experience in quantitative trading.

Ateet started his career as a high-frequency trader, market-making in US Fixed Income products, and then expanded to build innovative trading strategies across global financial markets and multiple asset classes at trading firms like Peak 6, Allston Trading, and Traditum. He has also assisted firms in enhancing their risk management frameworks by integrating unconventional, quantitative risk metrics into their existing systems.

Ateet is currently the Head of Quantitative Research and Algo Trading at Velocity Clearing.

Derrick Oldensmith
Derrick is a Senior Trader and Managing Supervisor for T3 Trading Group, LLC and VP of Trading and Education for T3 Live, LLC. Derrick first joined T3 Trading Group as an equity trader in 2011 and has been running a trading desk for the company since 2013.

For his personal trading, Derrick combines day trading, swing trading and portfolio management into his own, unique, top-down approach to the markets. He describes his trading style as a combination of technical analysis on multiple time frames and tape reading with a background of qualitative fundamentals.
Derrick has developed and mentored 100s of T3’s entry level traders and currently manages a group of more than 50. A highly competitive person, in his spare time, Derrick is a two-time world champion kickboxer and T3 is a regular sponsor of his events.

Derrick uses the Virtual Trading Floor as a means to bring his trading desk to those who may not be able to physically join him in New York. Each day, Derrick runs a morning meeting at 9am and an afternoon wrap-up meeting at 4:10pm. Throughout the trading session, he is constantly communicating about his positions with the members on the Floor.

Josh Kalif
Josh Khalif is an Institutional Trader on the block ETF desk at Flow Traders, a global liquidity provider. His desk is responsible for institutional sales and trading for the firm’s counterparties. In addition to coverage of various RIAs, pensions, and asset managers, Josh is responsible for Flow Traders’ lead market making business in the US. He has also been involved in the firm’s growth initiatives including its expansion into fixed income, digital assets, and ADRs. He teaches a course on financial markets at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School where he graduated from in 2017

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