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Learn directly from veteran options traders and market strategists with decades of combined experience across exchange trading floors, institutional desks, and active options investing.

Mike Rykse - Director Of Options Education

Mike Rykse

Director Of Options Education

Mike’s trading career began in 2002 while completing his finance degree. What started as a college project quickly turned into a passion for active trading, particularly within the options market. Thanks to years of dedicated study and live-market execution, Mike developed structured, rules-based options strategies and now leads options education for thousands of traders.

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Jay Soloff - Options Trading Coach

Jay Soloff

Options Trading Coach

Jay is an elite options trading strategist with more than 20 years of experience across the industry’s most prestigious institutions. He holds an Economics degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA. Jay traded on the floor of the CBOE and specializes in institutional order flow, unusual options activity, and tactical income generation.

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Brian Mikes - Dividend Coach

Brian Mikes

Dividend Coach

Wall Street veteran and dividend & small-cap special situation expert Brian Mikes has built a career discovering undervalued income assets. Brian focuses on combining dividend-growing equities with covered call overlays, helping investors generate continuous cash yield while mitigating volatility.

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Eric Peterson - Options Trading Coach

Eric Peterson

Options Trading Coach

Eric Peterson is an experienced options trader and trading coach dedicated to helping individual investors master options mechanics. He emphasizes disciplined trade selection, systematic risk-to-reward ratios, and consistent execution across credit spreads, condors, and trend-following strategies.

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