Robert Bright

Robert Bright formed Bright Trading with his friend and trader, Eddie Franco, in 1992. Since then, Bright Trading has become one of the largest professional trading firms in the US with several hundred traders in over 37 locations. In 1978, he joined the Pacific Stock Exchange and began trading computer modeled option strategies, many of which he designed himself. In the mid-1980s, Mr. Bright joined the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to trade the S&P futures and the Chicago Board Options Exchange to trade OEX and listed options. He has been featured on CNBC, USA Today, Stock and Commodities magazine, and other media. He and his brother, Don, also host a radio show Stocktrading with the Bright Brothers in Las Vegas and on the Web every Saturday. Mr. Bright holds a BS degree in accounting.