Russell Rhoads is the Head of Derivatives Research at TABB Group. Previously, he was Director of Education for the CBOE Options Institute, having joined CBOE as an instructor in 2009. His career before CBOE included positions at a variety of firms including Highland Capital Management, Caldwell & Orkin Investment Counsel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Millennium Management. Russell is a financial author and editor who has contributed to multiple magazines and edited several books for Wiley publishing. He is the author of five market-related books, including Trading VIX Derivatives, Option Spread Trading, and Trading Weekly Options, and has co-authored material for Level II of the CFA program. He is a double graduate of the University of Memphis with a BBA (’92) and an MS (’94) in Finance and also received a Master’s Certificate in Financial Engineering from the Illinois Tech in 2003. He holds a PhD in Management from Oklahoma State University.
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Russell Rhoads is the Head of Derivatives Research at TABB Group. Previously, he was Director of Education for the CBOE Options Institute, having joined CBOE as an instructor in 2009. His career before CBOE included positions at a variety of firms including Highland Capital Management, Caldwell & Orkin Investment Counsel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Millennium Management. Russell is a financial author and editor who has contributed to multiple magazines and edited several books for Wiley publishing. He is the author of five market-related books, including Trading VIX Derivatives, Option Spread Trading, and Trading Weekly Options, and has co-authored material for Level II of the CFA program. He is a double graduate of the University of Memphis with a BBA (’92) and an MS (’94) in Finance and also received a Master’s Certificate in Financial Engineering from the Illinois Tech in 2003. He holds a PhD in Management from Oklahoma State University.
