He’s worked for some of the top firms and media outlets globally and has built a brand around his unique ability to distill and convey complex topics into compelling, easy to understand soundbites and optimized copy used for everything from brand recognition to education and newsworthy editorial.
Jared’s journey
1993
Jared creates his own proprietary stock trading indicator using Omega Research Trade Station which yielded tremendous results; returning low volatility, high probability winning trades based on a myriad of parameters. His work is recognized by several Philadelphia- and New York-based firms.
1995
In order to gain knowledge and develop a reputation in the industry, Jared begins his career as a retail financial advisor, managing money for high net worth clients utilizing varied approaches that utilized a multitude of unconventional strategies including derivatives, his indicator, creative real estate investments, crowdfunding (before it was popularized), and more.
1998
As one of the youngest members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), Levy became an independent market maker, trading the largest volume issue on that exchange, Dell (DELL); and shortly after was a member of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), trading Cisco Systems (CSCO) options.
2000
Jared had been recruited by Equitec Proprietary Group to be one of the founding market makers in the Nasdaq-100 options (QQQ) pit on the AMEX where he successfully traded thousands of options contracts and shares daily, equating to tens of millions of dollars in risk. Jared launched a new on-floor operation for Equitec, serving as an options specialist for companies including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), Expedia.com (EXPE), Baxter Technologies, Broadband and Semiconductor HOLDRS products, among others.
2004
After leaving the floor, Levy traded distressed assets and consulted for several firms before relocating to Dallas to join Wizetrade and WTV as Chief Options Strategist and on-air options expert. Just as digital media was becoming popular, he was live on air as an anchor/expert fielding questions and educating viewers from around the world, unscripted and raw on several different networks. He and his team won an Emmy for his daily finance video recap, “Trader Cast.”
2008
Jared signs on as Senior Derivatives Strategist for PEAK6 Investments, focusing on the newly formed Options News Network, where he hosted and was the resident expert on several shows. He was also recruited as a CNBC Fast Money contributor in March 2008.
2011 - 2015
Jared published a daily column called the practical options trader, dedicated to education and strategy and was one of three traders who managed and disseminated the highly successful ONN options alerts service and IGP trades, while consulting for OptionsHouse.com (a subsidiary of PEAK6) in media, risk and marketing. During this period he also managed the highly successful Whisper Trader earnings service for Zacks and honed a new technique to “analyze the analysts.”
He also left CNBC to appear regularly on Fox and Fox Business. Over the years, he has also been featured on Bloomberg, CNN, CNN Radio, Wall Street Journal Radio and many other financial and non-financial networks around the world. He is regularly quoted by Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo Finance, amongst others to this day.
2011
Jared’s first book entitled ‘Your Options Handbook’ was released in by Wiley Publishing; it is a practical road map and detailed strategy guide to understanding and trading the equity and options markets in grainy detail, with a robust strategy guide and contributions from Denise Shull, Mark Douglas and fund manager Dean Somes.
2013
His second book , ‘The Bloomberg Visual Guide to Options’ was released by Bloomberg Financial/Wiley; the Bloomberg guide is a more advanced visual reference guide and trading manual for those looking to go a little deeper into the world of options.
2015
Jared expands Delancey Strategies nationally to offer consulting, trading, content, and media services to a wide array of clients.
2020
WeWonderGlobal is formed to bring high-quality online media content, SEO, design, branding and digital marketing to the masses.
