About AJ Monte
As a premier trading consultant, AJ is one of the most sought after in his field. He teaches professionals specialized techniques on how to accumulate and protect wealth through innovative market techniques.
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As a premier trading consultant, AJ is one of the most sought after in his field. He teaches professionals specialized techniques on how to accumulate and protect wealth through innovative market techniques. He has over 23 years in the business, ten of which were spent as a trader on the floor of the NY Commodity Exchange where he specialized in Gold & Silver Options.
During his time on the trading floor he served for two years as the Chairman of the Option Floor Trading Committee for Comex. He left the floor in 1992 to trade NASDAQ stocks for Mayer & Schwitzer & Nash Weiss, which is now part of Bank of America.
Several years later AJ pioneered the Trading Analytics Group for Charles Schwab & Co., which is a team of professionals who educate both clients and high profile brokers in the areas of Technical and Fundamental Analysis.
For 2 years AJ was the co-host of the PBS weekly show, "Wealth & Wisdom." He also co-hosts the top-rated on-demand radio show "The Market Guys Podcast". His travels bring him to London, Switzerland and different parts of Asia teaching people how to manage risk by using technical analysis.
AJ also appeared in the movie TRADING PLACES starring Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy while consulting with Director John Landis and the stars to prepare them for their realistic roles in the film.
He is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association who currently resides in Orlando, Florida. He is married, has two children and loves to coach Lacrosse.
About Rick Swope
As a veteran in the industry, Rick has presented in hundreds of seminars across the U.S. and around the world. Specializing in the areas of Technical Analysis and Risk Management, his topics have continually stayed in demand. His passion for teaching is obvious and his energy is contagious.
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As a veteran in the industry, Rick has presented in hundreds of seminars across the U.S. and around the world. Specializing in the areas of Technical Analysis and Risk Management, his topics have continually stayed in demand. His passion for teaching is obvious and his energy is contagious.
Rick was the co-owner and managing partner of a trading firm in Cincinnati for several years, providing technical analysis, trading strategy and software training to the firm's traders. Rick also traded a partnership account during that time, executing up to 300 trades per day. Rick worked closely with some of the early pioneers of Small Order Execution System trading - the so-called SOES bandits.
Rick has presented with some of the top financial exchanges including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the International Securities Exchange. Rick created the first market technical analysis consulting team for a financial firm with $1 trillion in client assets. Many members of that team are now training and consulting leaders in other firms around the country. For 2 years Rick was the co-host of the PBS weekly show, "Wealth & Wisdom." He also co-hosts the top-rated on-demand radio show "The Market Guys Podcast."
He has extensive teaching experience from corporate training to six years as an adjunct Engineering instructor. He studied in the disciplines of Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research and Statistics.
Rick is married with a 13 year old son and a 9 year old daughter. He is an avid runner and duathlete. Rick also holds a black belt and currently trains in both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
