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Paul La Monica, Digital Correspondent at CNNMoney
Monday (10/20) @ 8:20am

Paul La Monica writes daily about the markets, economy and technology and also appears in the daily Buzz video segment. He also tweets throughout the day on StockTwits and Twitter @LaMonicaBuzz. La Monica previously was an assistant managing editor overseeing the site's economic, markets and technology coverage. [more]

Paul La Monica writes daily about the markets, economy and technology and also appears in the daily Buzz video segment. He also tweets throughout the day on StockTwits and Twitter @LaMonicaBuzz. La Monica previously was an assistant managing editor overseeing the site's economic, markets and technology coverage.

Jason Sen, Technical Analyst and Director of Daytradeideas.com
Monday (10/20) @ 9:00am

Jason Sen began his trading career in the options pits on the trading floor of LIFFE in 1987 at the age of 19, making markets on his own account. When the trading floor closed in 2001, he successfully made the transition to day trading on computer screens. Trading financial markets is all he has ever done, every day, for more than 25 years. [more]

Jason Sen began his trading career in the options pits on the trading floor of LIFFE in 1987 at the age of 19, making markets on his own account. When the trading floor closed in 2001, he successfully made the transition to day trading on computer screens. Trading financial markets is all he has ever done, every day, for more than 25 years.

Craig Erlam, Market Analyst at Alpari
Monday (10/20) @ 9:20am

Craig Erlam joined Alpari (UK) at the beginning of 2012 after four years in the financial services industry, including working at Goldman Sachs. Craig writes market commentary that regularly appears on websites including The Financial Times, Reuters, BBC, The Telegraph and FOX Business. He also provides insight and analysis for clients which he posts daily on Twitter and the Alpari (UK) website. You can also find Craig on YouTube where he gives short market updates, including charting analysis. [more]

Craig Erlam joined Alpari (UK) at the beginning of 2012 after four years in the financial services industry, including working at Goldman Sachs. Craig writes market commentary that regularly appears on websites including The Financial Times, Reuters, BBC, The Telegraph and FOX Business. He also provides insight and analysis for clients which he posts daily on Twitter and the Alpari (UK) website. You can also find Craig on YouTube where he gives short market updates, including charting analysis.

Nic Chahine, Marketfy Maven and Author of "Create Income With Options Spreads"
Tuesday (10/21) @ 8:35am

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Joshua Belanger, Founder of OptionSIZZLE.com
Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:00am

After more than a decade in the trenches of Wall Street, Joshua Belanger has become well known for his work with options trading volume, easy approach to options education and strategic investment guidance. [more]

After more than a decade in the trenches of Wall Street, Joshua Belanger has become well known for his work with options trading volume, easy approach to options education and strategic investment guidance.

Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives for Charles Schwab
Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:20am

Randy Frederick, a respected industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, writes blogs and educational articles for Schwab's website and client newsletters. He is one of the early architects of Schwab's option trading platforms and analytics tools. [more]

Randy Frederick, a respected industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, writes blogs and educational articles for Schwab's website and client newsletters. He is one of the early architects of Schwab's option trading platforms and analytics tools.

Fari Hamzei, Founder of Hamzei Analytics
Wednesday (10/22) @ 8:35am

Fari Hamzei joins the show every Wednesday, bringing his wealth of knowledge on aggressive equity options and index futures trends.

Scott Redler, Chief Strategist at T3 Live and T3 Trading Group
Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:00am

Scott Redler has been trading equities for more than 10 years and has more recently received widespread recognition from the financial community for his insightful, pragmatic approach. He began his career as a broker and venture capitalist where he was able to facilitate relationships that led him into trading. Beginning his trading career at Broadway Trading in 1999, Scott moved on with Marc Sperling to Sperling Enterprises, LLC after establishing himself as one of the best young traders in the firm. As a manager at Sperling Enterprises, he maintained his status as a top trader at the firm while working closely with all traders in the firm to dramatically increase performance. Scott has participated in more than 30 triathlons and one IronMan triathlon, exhibiting a work ethic that also defines his trading. [more]

Scott Redler has been trading equities for more than 10 years and has more recently received widespread recognition from the financial community for his insightful, pragmatic approach. He began his career as a broker and venture capitalist where he was able to facilitate relationships that led him into trading. Beginning his trading career at Broadway Trading in 1999, Scott moved on with Marc Sperling to Sperling Enterprises, LLC after establishing himself as one of the best young traders in the firm. As a manager at Sperling Enterprises, he maintained his status as a top trader at the firm while working closely with all traders in the firm to dramatically increase performance. Scott has participated in more than 30 triathlons and one IronMan triathlon, exhibiting a work ethic that also defines his trading.

Dave Landry, Trader and Founder at Davelandry.com
Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:20am

Dave Landry has been actively trading the markets since the early '90s. In 1995, he founded Sentive Trading, LLC, (www.davelandry.com), a trading and consulting firm. He is author of "Dave Landry on Swing Trading," "Dave Landry’s 10 Best Swing Trading Patterns & Strategies," and "The Layman’s Guide to Trading Stocks." [more]

Dave Landry has been actively trading the markets since the early '90s. In 1995, he founded Sentive Trading, LLC, (www.davelandry.com), a trading and consulting firm. He is author of "Dave Landry on Swing Trading," "Dave Landry’s 10 Best Swing Trading Patterns & Strategies," and "The Layman’s Guide to Trading Stocks."

Harlan Pyan, Co-Founder of All About Trends
Thursday (10/23) @ 8:35am

All About Trends is a subscription-based newsletter service focused on helping individuals secure consistent profits in the market by trading what they see, not what they think, hear or fear. [more]

All About Trends is a subscription-based newsletter service focused on helping individuals secure consistent profits in the market by trading what they see, not what they think, hear or fear.

Jeff deGraaf, Chairman, Co-Founder and Head Technical Analyst at Renaissance Macro Research
Thursday (10/23) @ 9:00am

He has become one of Wall Street’s most influential macro – based analysts over the last decade, ranked by Institutional Investor Magazine for the last ten years and ranked #1 Technical Analyst for the last nine years. Jeff spent the early part of his career at Merrill Lynch and then Lehman Brothers, where he served on the firm’s investment policy committee as a Managing Director. In 2007, he moved to ISI as an Executive Managing Director, serving on the firm’s management committee and heading the firm’s investment policy committee. Jeff is a CFA and CMT charter holder and a member of the NYSSA and MTA. He received a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University. [more]

He has become one of Wall Street’s most influential macro – based analysts over the last decade, ranked by Institutional Investor Magazine for the last ten years and ranked #1 Technical Analyst for the last nine years. Jeff spent the early part of his career at Merrill Lynch and then Lehman Brothers, where he served on the firm’s investment policy committee as a Managing Director. In 2007, he moved to ISI as an Executive Managing Director, serving on the firm’s management committee and heading the firm’s investment policy committee. Jeff is a CFA and CMT charter holder and a member of the NYSSA and MTA. He received a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University.

Ben Banks, Momentum Trader and Owner of BenCBanks
Thursday (10/23) @ 9:20am

Ben C. Banks studies finance at Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University. He’s an avid fitness enthusiast, spending the early hours of the day in the gym. A black coffee connoisseur, enjoys trying out new unique shops that serve good cups of Joe. Finally, he is a 19 year-old systematic, momentum trend following market participant. He’s the author of the popular analysis website, BenCBanks.com. [more]

Ben C. Banks studies finance at Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University. He’s an avid fitness enthusiast, spending the early hours of the day in the gym. A black coffee connoisseur, enjoys trying out new unique shops that serve good cups of Joe. Finally, he is a 19 year-old systematic, momentum trend following market participant. He’s the author of the popular analysis website, BenCBanks.com.

Jonathan Corpina, Senior Managing Partner at Meridian Equity Partners
Friday (10/24) @ 8:35am

Jonathan manages trading and sales on the Meridian NYSE trading desk. An NYSE member since 2001, Jonathan is an elected Executive Floor Governor, President of the Organization of Independent Floor Brokers (OIFB), and is a board member of the Floor Members Emergency Fund (FMEF). Jonathan is currently an active member of the NYSE Stock Allocation, NYSE Broker Handheld, Broker Technology and Floor Facilities Committees. [more]

Jonathan manages trading and sales on the Meridian NYSE trading desk. An NYSE member since 2001, Jonathan is an elected Executive Floor Governor, President of the Organization of Independent Floor Brokers (OIFB), and is a board member of the Floor Members Emergency Fund (FMEF). Jonathan is currently an active member of the NYSE Stock Allocation, NYSE Broker Handheld, Broker Technology and Floor Facilities Committees.

Sheldon McIntyre, Founder of 360° Virtual Advisor
Friday (10/24) @ 9:00am

Sheldon McIntyre founded 360° Virtual Advisors in 2010. He has more than 14 years of experience in the investment industry.

Dr. Kris Anderson, Author of The Stock Market Cook Book
Friday (10/24) @ 9:20am

The Stock Market Cook Book, LLC was founded in 2009 by Dr. Kris Andersen to provide traders and investors with proven trading and investing strategies, market insights, and investment tips. Tens of thousands of investors and investment professionals have come to rely on Dr. Kris for for her expert technical eye on the market which is summarized in her daily Blue Plate Specials. [more]

The Stock Market Cook Book, LLC was founded in 2009 by Dr. Kris Andersen to provide traders and investors with proven trading and investing strategies, market insights, and investment tips. Tens of thousands of investors and investment professionals have come to rely on Dr. Kris for for her expert technical eye on the market which is summarized in her daily Blue Plate Specials.

Joel Elconin

Joel is co-founder and co-host of market research firm Premarket Info. His introduction to trading was in the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. During his time at the CME, he was involved in Index Arbitrage as well as trading foreign currency futures and options. From 1994-1999, he was a proprietary trader for Olde Discount Corporation. Following his tenure at Olde Discount, he founded the Detroit office of Bright Trading, LLC. Since 2003, Joel has been an independent trader researching and developing proprietary indicators and trading systems for the equities and futures markets.[more]

Dennis Dick

Dennis Dick, CFA, is a proprietary trader, and market structure consultant with Bright Trading LLC. He has twelve years of proprietary trading experience specializing in pair trading, crutch trading, momentum, contrarian, technical, and algorithmic trading. His insights into equity market structure have been cited in a number of financial publications including the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Dow Jones, and Forbes. Dennis is a regular contributor at CFA magazine, and a member of the Capital Markets Policy Council at the CFA Institute. He holds his Business Degree from the University of Windsor with a concentration in Finance and Economics.[more]

Brianna Valleskey

Brianna works as a producer for the #PreMarket Prep show and an editor on Benzinga. Before that, she was a staff writer covering the automotive, food & beverage and media industries. She has previously worked at WDET 101.9-FM and Crain's Automotive News. Brianna holds a BA in journalism from Wayne State University

Garrett Cook

Garrett is a former trader who operates calibratedconfidence.blogspot.com. After working as a portfolio manager's assistant at Arbor Capital Management Corporation, Garrett left to trade his own account and write about Wall Street. As trading became more automated and the trading field skewed beyond any reasonable amount, Garrett sought to use his skills to help new and established traders and investors, which led him to Benzinga. Garrett no longer trades, but offers his knowledge on Twitter, Benzinga and occasionally contributing to ZeroHedge.com[more]

Brent Slava

Brent adds almost a decade worth of financial news experience to the premarket team and Benzinga's newsdesk. His passion for stocks and the news which can move stocks began in the belly of Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Despite a plethora of advanced Finance classes offered by WMU, Brent's appetite for everything equities related could not be quenched and so he endeavored out to begin learning on his own. Since then, Brent has become familiar with thousands of stocks and the underlying companies' business, as well as the numerous economic data points which hit the market each day.[more]

Joe Young

Joe Young serves as Managing Editor of Benzinga and Benzinga Pro. Prior, Joe was a senior staff writer, providing analyst ratings, market analysis and a variety of feature content. His work has been featured on MSN Money, Forbes and Insider Monkey. Joe holds a BA in Journalism from Western Michigan University.

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Paul La Monica, Digital Correspondent at CNNMoney Monday (10/20) @ 8:20am

Jason Sen, Technical Analyst and Director of Daytradeideas.com Monday (10/20) @ 9:00am

Craig Erlam, Market Analyst at Alpari Monday (10/20) @ 9:20am

Nic Chahine, Marketfy Maven and Author of "Create Income With Options Spreads" Tuesday (10/21) @ 8:35am

http://www.benzinga.com/schwab-bands

http://www.benzinga.com/schwab-bands

Joshua Belanger, Founder of OptionSIZZLE.com Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:00am

After more than a decade in the trenches of Wall Street, Joshua Belanger has become well known for his work with options trading volume, easy approach to options education and strategic investment guidance. [more]

After more than a decade in the trenches of Wall Street, Joshua Belanger has become well known for his work with options trading volume, easy approach to options education and strategic investment guidance.

Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives for Charles Schwab Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:20am

Randy Frederick, a respected industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, writes blogs and educational articles for Schwab's website and client newsletters. He is one of the early architects of Schwab's option trading platforms and analytics tools. [more]

Randy Frederick, a respected industry veteran with more than 25 years experience, writes blogs and educational articles for Schwab's website and client newsletters. He is one of the early architects of Schwab's option trading platforms and analytics tools.

Fari Hamzei, Founder of Hamzei Analytics Wednesday (10/22) @ 8:35am

Fari Hamzei joins the show every Wednesday, bringing his wealth of knowledge on aggressive equity options and index futures trends.

Fari Hamzei joins the show every Wednesday, bringing his wealth of knowledge on aggressive equity options and index futures trends.

Scott Redler, Chief Strategist at T3 Live and T3 Trading Group Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:00am

Dave Landry, Trader and Founder at Davelandry.com Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:20am

Harlan Pyan, Co-Founder of All About Trends Thursday (10/23) @ 8:35am

All About Trends is a subscription-based newsletter service focused on helping individuals secure consistent profits in the market by trading what they see, not what they think, hear or fear. [more]

All About Trends is a subscription-based newsletter service focused on helping individuals secure consistent profits in the market by trading what they see, not what they think, hear or fear.

Jeff deGraaf, Chairman, Co-Founder and Head Technical Analyst at Renaissance Macro Research Thursday (10/23) @ 9:00am

Ben Banks, Momentum Trader and Owner of BenCBanks Thursday (10/23) @ 9:20am

Jonathan Corpina, Senior Managing Partner at Meridian Equity Partners Friday (10/24) @ 8:35am

Sheldon McIntyre, Founder of 360° Virtual Advisor Friday (10/24) @ 9:00am

Sheldon McIntyre founded 360° Virtual Advisors in 2010. He has more than 14 years of experience in the investment industry.

Sheldon McIntyre founded 360° Virtual Advisors in 2010. He has more than 14 years of experience in the investment industry.

Dr. Kris Anderson, Author of The Stock Market Cook Book Friday (10/24) @ 9:20am

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Paul La Monica, Digital Correspondent at CNNMoney
Monday (10/20) @ 8:20am

Jason Sen, Technical Analyst and Director of Daytradeideas.com
Monday (10/20) @ 9:00am

Craig Erlam, Market Analyst at Alpari
Monday (10/20) @ 9:20am

Nic Chahine, Marketfy Maven and Author of "Create Income With Options Spreads"
Tuesday (10/21) @ 8:35am

Joshua Belanger, Founder of OptionSIZZLE.com
Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:00am

Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives for Charles Schwab
Tuesday (10/21) @ 9:20am

Fari Hamzei, Founder of Hamzei Analytics
Wednesday (10/22) @ 8:35am

Scott Redler, Chief Strategist at T3 Live and T3 Trading Group
Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:00am

Dave Landry, Trader and Founder at Davelandry.com
Wednesday (10/22) @ 9:20am

Harlan Pyan, Co-Founder of All About Trends
Thursday (10/23) @ 8:35am

Jeff deGraaf, Chairman, Co-Founder and Head Technical Analyst at Renaissance Macro Research
Thursday (10/23) @ 9:00am

Ben Banks, Momentum Trader and Owner of BenCBanks
Thursday (10/23) @ 9:20am

Jonathan Corpina, Senior Managing Partner at Meridian Equity Partners
Friday (10/24) @ 8:35am

Sheldon McIntyre, Founder of 360° Virtual Advisor
Friday (10/24) @ 9:00am

Dr. Kris Anderson, Author of The Stock Market Cook Book
Friday (10/24) @ 9:20am