Adam Hickerson is the Senior Director of Futures and Chief Operating Officer of Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. He joined the company in 2023 and has worked in the financial services industry for more than 15 years with a primary focus on futures and options trading. Prior to joining Robinhood, Adam was responsible for managing Charles Schwab futures business. He holds FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 34, and 63 licenses.

Andrew Burks is the Senior Director of Engineering for Trading Products at Robinhood. Since 2018, he has led teams building key features across the business, from Robinhood Gold to Legend. Before Robinhood, he worked at Apple and a smart home startup. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech and FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses.

Ashley Doll, Director, is an iShares Product Strategist focused on the Direct Channel. In this role, she leads content creation and scaled distribution across the ETF product suite to drive education and engagement with individual investors.

Bob Iaccino has over 33 years of experience in commodities, futures, and equity markets. He is a well-known strategist with over 5,000 media appearances on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, RFD-TV, and more. Starting as a CME floor clerk in 1993, he progressed through roles at Nikko Securities, Smith Barney, and Commerzbank Futures before transitioning into proprietary trading as a trader and risk manager for a Chicago-based prop firm, and later as the CIO of a futures-focused Fund of Funds. In 2008, Bob began speaking on trading, investing, and risk management and has given live seminars and speeches domestically and internationally in Japan, Canada, Germany, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Brazil, Qatar, and Dubai. In 2013, he joined Tethys Partners as an energy and geopolitical strategist (quickly becoming known in the media as a crude oil specialist), and in 2015, he co-founded Path Trading Partners. Bob founded Kingston Financial Market Research in 2018 and co-hosts the Futures Edge/Finance Unfiltered Podcast and Trader’s Edge live show with Jim Iuorio and authors a weekly financial newsletter called The Unfiltered Investor. (Unfilteredinvestor.com)

Craig Bewick is Head of Retail Education at CME Group, leading initiatives to educate traders on futures and options across asset classes including interest rates, equities, FX, energy, agriculture, metals, and cryptocurrency. He also produces daily market analysis and oversees CME Group’s InFOCUS newsletter. With more than 25 years of experience, Bewick has held roles in risk management, market regulation, technology, product management, and client development, including eight years as General Manager of WH Trading LLC. He holds an economics degree from Miami University and an MBA from DePaul University.

Dan Nathan is the principal of RiskReversal Advisors, a consulting firm he founded in 2016 that advises investment banks, asset managers, investment advisors, and private companies. He is also the co-founder of RiskReversal Media and co-host of the RiskReversal and Okay, Computer. podcasts, as well as the daily MRKT Call livestream. Over a 25-year career, Dan has been an equity and options trader at hedge funds including SAC, Cheyne Capital, and Exis Capital, worked in Merrill Lynch's Equity Derivatives Group, and traded as a sole proprietor. Dan was a regular panelist on CNBC's Options Action from 2009 to 2019 and has been a regular panelist on CNBC's Fast Money since 2011.

Daniella Corricelli is a Senior Manager of Product Management at Robinhood, leading product strategy and development across options, equities, and margin. She has more than a decade of experience building technology products across consumer investing, trading, and enterprise software. Prior to Robinhood, Daniella led product at Acorns, where she launched its first self-directed investing platform, and held product leadership roles at VMware and Pivotal focused on cloud computing and DevOps technologies. She began her career in fashion photography licensing and publishing industries before transitioning into technology and product management. Daniella graduated from Boston University and holds FINRA Series 7.

Danny Moses is the founder of Moses Ventures and host of the On The Tape podcast. Over a more than 30-year career in finance, Danny has held roles at MBIA, Oppenheimer, and FrontPoint Partners before co-founding Seawolf Capital. Danny earned both his BBA and MBA from Emory University.

Devin McCarthy is the Head of Americas Data Sales at Nasdaq, where he leads the commercialization and growth of Nasdaq’s proprietary market data business across equities, options, private markets, and a wide range of real-time, delayed, and historical datasets. With more than 16 years at Nasdaq, Devin has held leadership roles spanning data sales, product strategy, innovation, and strategic partnerships, driving revenue growth, launching new products, and helping shape the future of market data. Today, he works closely with financial institutions, fintechs, digital asset firms, and emerging AI-native companies to modernize data consumption strategies, accelerate adoption of innovative data solutions, and unlock new opportunities through AI, automation, and next-generation market intelligence.

Evan McHenry is a Vice President and the Chief Information Security Officer at Robinhood Markets, where he leads Security and Corporate Engineering, ensuring secure and scalable operations. Formerly Deputy CISO, he drove key security initiatives and aligned Robinhood’s IT infrastructure with rapid growth. With over 20 years in security and IT, Evan has a proven track record in regulated industries. His healthcare work at Aetna and Beebe Healthcare focused on identity management, infrastructure, and HITRUST. At Google, he held leadership roles in Corporate Engineering, where he was instrumental in securing its COVID-19 response and Future of Work initiatives.

Gina Pasqua-Abeles is Senior Director of Product Management at Robinhood, where she leads active trader efforts across the brokerage business. She brings more than 15 years of experience building products that drive growth, engagement, and market expansion. Prior to Robinhood, Gina directed product teams at Grubhub and led international expansion and growth initiatives at ClassPass. Throughout her career, she has focused on creating impactful, customer-first products that expand access to markets and opportunities. Gina also holds a FINRA Series 7 license.

Grace Qi is a Product Lead for Futures at Robinhood. She joined Robinhood in 2020 and has led projects such as 24-hour stock trading and fractional trading. Prior to Robinhood, she worked at Blend and Box.

Guy Adami is the co-founder of RiskReversal Media, where he co-hosts the RiskReversal podcast, and the daily MRKT Call livestream. Over a nearly 40-year career, Guy has held senior trading roles at Drexel Burnham Lambert and Goldman Sachs, where he led J. Aron’s gold trading business before overseeing the firm's Industrial & Basic Materials group within U.S. Equities. Guy is also an original member of CNBC's Fast Money, where he has been a panelist since the show's launch in 2006. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved with organizations including The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and I Have The Right To, and has been recognized for his contributions to philanthropy and education.

Hart Rossman is Vice President of Security for AWS, where his responsibilities include leading the Office of the CISO, AWS CIRT (Customer Incident Response Team), and AWS field engagement security. He focuses on enabling customers and field teams to achieve delightful results while leveraging AWS products and services securely. Hart joined AWS in 2012 as an individual contributor and grew to lead AWS Global Services Security, supporting enterprise customers design, build, and optimize their security, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure architecture at a planetary scale. Before AWS, Hart worked for over a decade as a systems integrator in the defense & intelligence, finance, and energy sectors. He is an Eagle Scout and has earned a CISSP, CSSLP, received his B.A. in Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park, and received his MBA from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Henry Schwartz is Vice President of Market Intelligence at Cboe Global Markets, where he provides insights on market trends to banks, market makers, brokers, and proprietary trading firms. A frequent speaker and media commentator, he is recognized as a leading voice in derivatives and options markets. Schwartz began his career on the Cboe trading floor before holding senior roles at Salomon Brothers and Bear Stearns and launching Bank of America’s electronic market-making business. In 2005, he founded Trade Alert, a real-time options analytics platform acquired by Cboe in 2020. He holds degrees from UC San Diego and NYU Stern.

Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, five-time U.S. Champion, and one of the most influential figures in modern chess. Currently ranked #2 in the world, he has represented the U.S. in seven Chess Olympiads and won the 2022 World Fischer Random Chess Championship. A leading digital creator with more than 8 million social media followers, Hikaru has helped bring chess to a global audience through streaming and content creation. He is also an active investor with a strong interest in technology, AI, and biotech, frequently drawing connections between the strategic thinking of chess and financial markets, and maintains a public stock portfolio - tracked in partnership with the platform TipRanks.

Hillary Skeffington is a product leader at Robinhood, working in crypto since 2015. She leads staking and on-chain products within Robinhood's custodial experience, including Robinhood Earn.

Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is an internationally recognized mental game coach with over 20 years of experience. His clients span 45 countries and include world champion poker players, PGA and LPGA Tour winners, entrepreneurs, portfolio managers, and institutional and independent financial traders. He is the author of four highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Trading, The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2 and Everyday Golf Psychology. His straightforward and logical approach has proven to help people realize their potential by eliminating problems with greed, FOMO, anger and host of other mental and emotional issues. Jared’s diverse experience and proven techniques make him among the best mental coaches in the world.

Jay Jacobs is the U.S. Head of Equity ETFs at BlackRock. In this role, Jay oversees the overall product strategy, thought leadership, and client engagement for the firm's index and active equity ETF business. Previously, Jay founded and led Global X ETFs' Research and Strategy team. Prior to joining Global X, Jay was a business analyst at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where he helped launch hundreds of ETFs on the NYSE Arca trading platform. Jay is frequently cited as an expert in print, online, and broadcast media, including CNBC, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. He holds a BA from Emory University in International Studies and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is a CFA charterholder. Jay resides in the New York area and is an avid explorer, spending his spare time outdoors hiking, skiing, kayaking, and mountain biking

JJ Kinahan is Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products at Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe). Based in Chicago, Kinahan leads Cboe’s retail trading business vertical. In this role, he is focused on developing alternative investment products for retail customers, helping to oversee product strategy, regulatory alignment, and go-to-market execution for innovative offerings such as event-based trading, prediction markets, crypto derivatives, and tokenized instruments. Prior to joining Cboe, Kinahan was the CEO of IG US Holdings, Inc., the parent company of tastylive, Inc., tastytrade, Inc., tastycrypto, The Small Exchange, and tastyfx. Kinahan also served as President of tastytrade, the retail brokerage and trading platform. He was formerly Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director of Market Structure Strategy and Client Advocacy at TD Ameritrade, as well as Managing Director of Trading Platforms for Charles Schwab. Kinahan began his career as a Chicago Board Options Exchange market maker, later holding positions with ING Bank and Van Der Moolen. Kinahan holds a Bachelor of Finance from Aurora University and a Master’s of Financial Markets and Trading from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a Greenwood Project Board Member and serves on the Aurora University Board of Trustees.

Katie Stockton, CMT, is Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies LLC, an independent research firm and registered investment advisor specializing in technical analysis and tactical investment strategies. As a CNBC U.S. Contributor, Katie shares her insights with a broad audience and is frequently featured in the financial media. Katie leads Fairlead’s research and investment management efforts, helping institutional and individual investors navigate the markets through a disciplined, rules-based approach to investing and risk management. With more than three decades of Wall Street experience, Katie is widely recognized for her technical market expertise and actionable investment insights. Before founding Fairlead, she was Chief Technical Strategist at BTIG and Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners, following earlier roles at Morgan Stanley and Wit SoundView. She earned the Chartered Market Technician (CMT®) designation in 2001 and previously served as Vice President of the CMT Association. She graduated with honors from the University of Richmond and has served on the Executive Advisory Committee of its Robins School of Business and on the Board of Directors of Cary Street Partners.

Kevin Comer serves as CME Group’s Managing Director of Retail and Marketing. He is responsible for leading the growth and development of CME Group’s retail business globally by partnering with leading broker partners to grow their CME Group futures and options products with their customers. Additionally, he leads CME Group’s product, digital, education and customer marketing globally across products and segments to grow and expand the CME Group customer base. Before assuming his current role, Comer most recently served as Managing Director of Marketing. Prior to that, he held product and customer marketing roles of increasing responsibility since joining the company in 2006. He began his career as a Senior Account Executive with Magnani Continuum Marketing. Comer holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and business logistics from John Carroll University. He holds an MBA in marketing management from DePaul University’s Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Kevin is the proud father of 11 children.

Kevin began his trading journey in 2016, driven by curiosity and a desire to learn from the best. Over the years, he has continued to build his skills and develop a deep passion for trading, especially the psychology behind it. He believes trading is more than a profession—it’s something that reflects how we think, make decisions, and deal with risk and uncertainty. In many ways, the markets can act as a form of personal growth. As host of Chat With Traders, Kevin’s goal is to bring forward meaningful conversations with traders across different styles and experience levels, and to share insights that listeners can take into their own journey.

Kevin Davitt is the Head of Nasdaq’s Index Options Content. Kevin spent years focused on options education with an index emphasis at Cboe Global Markets. Prior to his exchange work, Kevin traded index, equity, and commodity futures and options as a market maker at a variety of well-known firms. Davitt is a graduate of Marquette University. He’s a proud Evans Scholar alum and enjoys reading, live music, running and coaching youth baseball.

Kris Abdelmessih has spent over 25 years trading options on equities, indices, and commodity futures. He began on the exchange floors of New York, spending more than a decade as a market maker — first at Susquehanna International Group, then as a sole proprietor. He went on to serve as a portfolio manager at Parallax, a San Francisco-based volatility-focused hedge fund, where he spent another decade founding and running their commodity options business. Kris is one of the most widely-read voices in the trading and derivatives space, writing for nearly a decade for over 25k subscribers under the Moontower brand — an umbrella covering his writing, consulting/advising, and options analytics software. He lives in the East Bay with his wife and two sons.

Leigh Taylforth is a Co-CEO of FutureSports, an independent index administrator transforming professional and college sports statistics into financial markets. Leigh has a background in derivatives trading, with 20 years experience spanning market making and prop trading. Leigh has built FutureSports alongside his longtime friend and ex-colleague, Rhett Dinsdale, together they have dedicated the last four years to building the financial markets infrastructure to support 'Sports as an Asset Class'.

Mat Cashman is Principal of Investor Education at OCC, where he develops and delivers educational programs designed to help investors better understand the opportunities, mechanics, and risks of listed options. Before joining OCC, Mat spent more than 20 years as a professional derivatives trader across equity options, foreign exchange, commodities, and interest-rate markets. His experience includes trading on the floors of the Cboe, CBOT, and CME; launching and leading a derivatives trading desk in London; managing trading operations; and modeling and trading options volatility. Today, Mat draws on that experience to make complex options concepts practical and accessible. He regularly speaks at industry conferences, leads investor webinars and educational programs, and works with market participants across the options industry to improve investor understanding of derivatives and market structure.

Matthew is a Managing Director at State Street Investment Management and Global Head of Research Strategists. He manages a team responsible for the product research and analysis of SPDR ETFs, and the development of market outlooks, investment themes, and portfolio implementation ideas to help clients understand the market landscape and achieve their desired investment outcomes. Matthew graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Economics and earned his MBA at Northeastern with concentrations in Investment Analytics and Corporate Finance. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analysts designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society. He has also earned the Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and holds the FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 licenses.

Michael Obucina is the Head of Education at Robinhood and the co-host of Robinhood’s weekly market recap on YouTube, The Week That Was. Michael has been in the retail brokerage industry for almost 20 years, starting at thinkorswim and then TD Ameritrade. He has supported stock, options, futures, and forex traders in various roles, and has led efforts at Robinhood to educate customers across various mediums. Michael graduated from North Central College with a BA in Accounting and Finance. He holds FINRA Series 4, 7, 63, and 24.

Neil Paine is a sports data analyst who writes Sherwood Media daily Scoreboard newsletter on prediction markets. His work also appears regularly at ESPN.com, NASCAR.com, The Athletic and the Philadelphia Inquirer, plus his independent sports analytics newsletter (neilpaine.substack.com). He is the former Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight, and was an analytics consultant for the Atlanta Hawks.

Nicola White is the Vice President of Institutional Crypto and General Manager of Bitstamp at Robinhood. She joined Robinhood in 2025, bringing 20 years of experience across trading, technology, and executive leadership. She was previously Chief Executive Officer of B2C2, a leading crypto market making firm, and Global Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income at Citadel Securities, where she built a top-ranked market-making business. Nicola spent nearly 15 years at Morgan Stanley, where she became Global Head of Electronic Markets in fixed income. She holds a BMath in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.

Porter Collins is a founder of Seawolf Capital. Prior to founding Seawolf, he was a partner of FrontPoint Partners, LLC, and previously worked as an analyst at Chilton Investment Company and Goldman Sachs. Porter currently serves on the board of directors at Alpine Summit Energy Partners and Trucap Finance, both publicly traded companies. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Brown University.

Rhett Dinsdale is a Co-CEO of FutureSports, the independent index administrator turning sports statistics into a tradable asset class. Rhett brings 25 years of trading experience spanning derivatives, delta one, and all major asset classes, with senior roles at Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, and running his own hedge fund — a career built on pricing and managing risk in complex markets. That expertise directly shaped FutureSports' approach to turning sports statistics into rigorously indexed financial products. Rhett cofounded FutureSports with longtime friend and trading partner Leigh Taylforth, and together they have spent the last four years building the market infrastructure behind 'Sports as an Asset Class.

Robert Hocking is Executive Vice President and Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets (Cboe), based in Chicago. In this role, he leads the strategic direction and growth of Cboe’s global derivatives franchise, overseeing a broad portfolio that includes U.S. and European options and futures markets, as well as Cboe’s flagship proprietary products such as S&P 500 Index options and the VIX volatility franchise. Hocking also oversees several key initiatives that support Cboe’s leadership in derivatives innovation and education, including The Options Institute (Cboe’s educational arm), Market Intelligence (Cboe’s derivatives research and analytics team), and Cboe Labs, the firm’s hub for product innovation and development. Prior to joining Cboe, Hocking held several senior leadership roles across the financial services industry. He served as Special Advisor to the Chairman at The Options Clearing Corporation and as Global Head of Equity Volatility Trading at DRW Trading in Chicago. Earlier in his career, he held key positions at Goldman Sachs as Vice President of Index Trading and at Hull Trading, where he specialized in index derivatives market making. Over the course of more than 18 years, Hocking was a member and trading permit holder (TPH) at Cboe Options Exchange, where he played an active role on the Product Development Committee. Hocking holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Outside of work, he is an avid cyclist, as well as a youth basketball and baseball coach.

Rob Creamer is President, CEO, and Managing Partner of Geneva Trading, a global principal trading firm headquartered in Chicago with offices in Dublin and London. He began his career in the early 1990s as an entrepreneur and investor, pioneering businesses in multiplayer gaming, digital advertising, and online media. He holds several patents in video game technologies, digital imaging, and data visualization. This entrepreneurial foundation in technology and innovation has shaped his leadership at Geneva, where he has built a culture that thrives on developing new business opportunities and advancing proprietary trading technologies. Since joining Geneva in 2001, Rob has served in senior leadership roles and became President and CEO in 2010. Under his guidance, the firm has expanded its technological capabilities, executed strategic acquisitions, and established joint ventures that strengthened its global presence. Rob served as Chairman of the Futures Industry Association’s Principal Traders Group (2013–2025) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of PTG Markets. He holds degrees from the University of Kentucky and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Sarah Pinto is the Head of Robinhood Ventures and the Chief Investment Officer of Robinhood Ventures I. She previously led growth-stage venture investing at Emerson Collective for over seven years, where she led investments into emerging technology companies. Before joining Emerson Collective, she spent 10 years investing at Spectrum Equity, Great Hill Partners, and Bridgepoint. She holds a Masters in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University and a MS in Finance from HEC Paris. Sarah lives in San Francisco with her husband and 2 kids.

Stacey Gilbert is Sr. Director of The Options Institute, the educational arm of Cboe Global Markets. Prior to joining Cboe, Ms. Gilbert spent six year at Glenmede Investment Management (GIM) where she was the Chief Investment Officer of GIM and co-portfolio manager of Derivatives. She oversaw portfolio management, research and trading operations and helped shape investment strategy and implementation. Prior to joining Glenmede, Ms. Gilbert served as the Head of Derivative Strategy at Susquehanna Financial Group. In this role, she led the team responsible for providing market commentary, actionable ideas and trading strategies driven by things like catalyst events, breaking news and sector analysis. During her more than two decades at Susquehanna, she held several leadership positions — including key senior positions on the trading desk and at the American Stock Exchange, trading both options and ETFs. Ms. Gilbert also led the company’s Education department. Stacey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and a minor in economics from Dartmouth College.

Tim McCourt has served as CME Group’s Senior Managing Director, Global Head, Equities, FX and Alternative Products since August 2024. He is responsible for leading the development and execution of the company’s global equity index, foreign exchange, cryptocurrency and alternative investment product strategies. Previously, he served as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Financial and OTC Products since June 2023 and as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Equity and Foreign Exchange Products since February 2022. He serves on the CME Ventures Investment Committee and the S&P Dow Jones Indices U.S. Advisory Panel. Before joining CME Group in 2013 as Global Head of Equity Products, McCourt worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was responsible for building and managing the Americas Index and Delta One trading book. Prior to RBS, he held a senior trading role with JPMorgan in New York, spending 10 years with the Equity Derivatives Group. McCourt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston College and an MBA from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Uri Gruenbaum is the Co-Founder and CEO of TipRanks, a leading financial data and research platform that tracks and ranks the real-world performance of Wall Street analysts, financial bloggers, and corporate insiders. Since co-founding the company in 2012, Uri has helped build TipRanks into a trusted source of investment intelligence for retail and institutional investors. Today, TipRanks combines proprietary financial data, expert-performance analytics, and AI-powered stock analysis to help investors evaluate thousands of stocks and make more informed investment decisions. Uri holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Vincent Daniel, CFA is a founder of Seawolf Capital. Prior to founding Seawolf, he was a partner of FrontPoint Partners, LLC. Vincent served as Senior Vice President of Specialty Finance at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, and Senior Vice President for Equity Research at Oppenheimer. Prior, was an accountant at Arthur Andersen. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Binghamton University.

Walt Hickey is the executive editor of Sherwood Media. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, author of the 2023 book “You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything,” the president of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ+ Entertainment Journalists, and the founder of Numlock News. His work has appeared on ABC News, in Vanity Fair, and Marvel.com.