Gold •169 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 922.80 | -0.70 | -0.08% | |
WTI Crude •10 hours | 69.91 | -0.67 | -0.95% | |
Gasoline •17 mins | 1.911 | -0.012 | -0.63% | |
Ethanol •169 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •169 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 169 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 169 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 13 mins | 72.43 | -0.45 | -0.62% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.648 | +0.064 | +1.79% | ||
Heating Oil • 16 mins | 2.224 | -0.014 | -0.60% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Jeff Neal has been actively and successfully trading the markets since 1996. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Indianapolis and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University. Jeff is a veteran trader consistently posting profits by strategically applying options to the stock and ETF markets. As an expert risk manager Jeff combines technical analysis, fundamental analysis and options to create an optimal risk to reward profile. Jeff has been a longtime trading mentor and a prolific writer that has had many articles published. He is an author having featured articles in Futures magazine and Stocks and Commodities magazine. Over the years Jeff has interviewed many of the top traders in the business discussing the secrets of their trading success. In addition to his trading and writing experience, he also was a radio show market correspondent discussing the best stocks and options for the week. Jeff is passionate about trading the markets and as a mentor he constantly emphasizes that concentrating on risk management has been the cornerstone of his trading success.
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