James Deaner

James Deaner has worked for many option trading industry leaders, including Tony Saliba (Wizards of Wall Street), Steve Fosset (Lakota Trading), and John Stafford (JSS Investments). He was a market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange for eight years, trading such equities as Exxon, Disney, Digital, Dell, and Rambus. Mr. Deaner has traded through significant events, such as the dot.com bubble, Exxon-Valdez debacle, the mergers of Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railroads, and take-overs of Bally's Gaming, Amati computers, and Digital computers. He is currently employed as a software architect by First Traders Analytical Solutions, a leader in the electronic trading industry.