Trading Tech Talk 26: Talking Algo Design and Technical Analysis

CTO Interview: Today's guest is Vlad Karpel, Former CTO of OptionsXpress and Founder of TradeSpoon.

He discusses:

• An overview of his background in the options market.


• TradeSpoon: what is it? What makes it unique?


• The TradeSpoon trade recommendation algorithm.


• Some of the offerings from TradeSpoon, including: Trade Idea Tool, Options Toolbox, Momentum Scanner, Unusual Options Scanner, Size Scanner, Total Value Scanner, and Tradespoon Scoop.

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