"The Gang" - OUS is not just limited to Ron, Ryan, Wayne and Greg. Several other OU staff members will be lending their expertise to the service. "The Gang" as we will call them, is a group of ex-floor traders with not just some but many years of experience. The combined group has expertise in technical analysis, option trading, and financial modeling and programming. Their talent and experience will help solidify the selection process, trade management, and exit strategies used in the OUS service.
Ron Ianieri, Sr. Strategist
Ron started his career on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange working on the Foreign Currency Options Floor just after the crash of ’87. After two years he moved to the Equity Options Floor and was trained in option theory by well
known technical and analytical traders Cooper, Neff and Associates.
Ron then joined TFM Investment Group where he served as the Option Specialist in Dell Computer during the early 1990’s at a time when DELL was one of the busiest option books in the US. During this period, Ron began to develop his highly respected Option Trader Trainee Course. He later became a manager at a large, fast growing specialist unit, Gateway Partners, where he was an integral part of their expansion.
Ron was responsible for hiring and training new trader trainees and finalized the development of his Option Theory and Trading Course. He also aided in the development of the firms proprietary trading and strategic risk management program that featured several sophisticated pricing models and analytic tools.
During his years on the floor, Ron served on several Philadelphia Stock Exchange Committees including; the Marketing Committee, the Automation Committee, and the Electronic Book Development Sub-Committee.
After a four year stint at Gateway Partners, he went off the floor and joined a locally based proprietary trading desk. Since then, Ron has consulted various mutual funds and hedge funds on investment selection protocols, risk management, and position and portfolio hedging techniques. He is also the co-founder of The Options University, and Chief Options Strategist for The Options University.