Andy McComas - Director of Trading Operations & Risk Management

"My role as a broker is to support my clients through comprehensive risk analysis with a solid understanding of upside reward."

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Business Studies and Anthropology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Minor in Spanish.

Industry Background

Registered Series 3 and 7 broker with over 9 years of industry experience in equities, futures and options. Former TD Waterhouse Options Execution Specialist and expert in advanced derivative analysis and trade execution. Financial Sales/Trader with American Futures and Options, Inc. and American Diversified Funds, Inc. based in Naples, Florida.

Market Expertise

Bonds, metals, stock indices, grains, financials, currencies, credit spreads, and complex futures and options spreads.

Technical Study Background

Proficiency in multiple technical methods of which moving averages, open interest, stochastics, and MACD are used most often.

Software Expertise

Advanced knowledge and training in TradeStation, Optionvue, Futuresource and E-signal.

Advisory Background

David Caplan, Jake Bernstein, Larry Williams, Ken Roberts, Moore Research, Wade Cook, and Len Yates.

Trading Strategies

Option writing, spread analysis, trend identification, recurring chart patterns, and day trading.

Analysis Preference

Trend following for directional trends and range bound markets for options writing.