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Dan Keegan

Founder,

Optionthinker.com

About Dan

Dan Keegan is the founder of Optionthinker.com, a Web site for options traders. He is also an accredited charter person (ACP) for modricka.com and works with money managers to develop options overlay strategies for their clients' portfolios. Previously, Mr. Keegan was an options instructor and head options mentor for The Chicago School of Trading. He started out in the options business in 1978 and spent five years as a runner, phone clerk, and floor broker for A.G. Becker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Mr. Keegan has also been a guest lecturer on the basics of options and advanced options trading, and is a frequent contributor to Futures and ModernTrader magazine and the Option News Network. He earned a BS in economics from Marquette University College of Business Administration.

Dan's Articles

Dan Keegan suggest making a safer long QQQ play through a ratio spread.
A key to understanding market pricing and what opportunities it reveals, is understanding contango, backwardation and skew, notes Dan Keegan.
Here’s a bullish S&P play with protection for those traders who think yesterday’s rally will continue, from Dan Keegan.
A long straddle position can benefit on increased volatility in either direction, reports Dan Keegan.

Dan's Videos

Join Dan Keegan and Aravind Siva as they discuss the ins and outs of long straddles, short straddles, and long-time value spreads. It’s a session you won’t want to miss! 

Dan Keegan from Optionsthinker.com explains the intricacies of trading options.
Learn to avoid these common mistakes in trading options. Dan Keegan of Optionsthinker.com explain some of the mistakes beginners make trading options