Russell Rhoads, head of research and consulting for EQDerivatives, is a highly regarded strategist, educator, and consultant. Among other things, he is perhaps best known as the author of Trading VIX Derivatives, the textbook in the space. Mr. Rhoads spent a decade at CBOE, including a stint as director of education at The Cboe Options Institute. He has a 25-year career, which includes buyside firms such as Balyasny Asset Management, Caldwell & Orkin, and Millennium Management. In addition to his duties at EQDerivatives, Mr. Rhoads is a clinical professor of finance at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and is currently pursuing a PhD from Oklahoma State University.