W. Edward Olmstead

W. Edward Olmstead has a B.S. from Rice University and a Ph.D from Northwestern University, where he is currently Professor of Applied Mathematics in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He has received several prestigious awards for teaching excellence including an endowed chair. His teaching activities include courses that cover both the theory of options pricing and practical strategies for trading options.

In the world of finance, Dr. Olmstead has more than fifteen years of experience in the trading of options. He holds a FINRA Series 65 license along with considerable experience as an options consultant. He has written various articles on options for the online media.

Dr. Olmstead was Editor of The Options Professor newsletter published by Independent Investor, Inc. during 2003-07. His consulting activities included service as an options analyst for Spear Capital Management. He also worked on an ultra short-term trading concept for a member firm of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Since 2010, he has utilized a proprietary options strategy in the management of funds for a group of private clients.

For more information about Dr. Olmstead’s current options interests, go to www.olmsteadoptions.com.