About Scott Connor

Scott Connor is a co-host on TD Ameritrade Network* where he delivers a daily education segment on how to use the thinkorswim platform. He also regularly appears on Morning Trade Live and Market On Close.

Scott is also the Director of Trader Education at TD Ameritrade, where he’s responsible for helping clients become more informed traders and investors through education. Scott joined TD Ameritrade in 2012 as a licensed instructor before assuming the position of Executive Director of Education for TD Ameritrade Asia in Singapore.

For the first 16 years of his career, Scott acted as an independent market maker in an index options pit (OEX) at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). In 1998, he made markets both on the CBOE floor and remotely while helping develop an electronic proprietary trading system for an index options trading group based in Chicago. In 2005, Scott made option markets in about 45 stocks on the CBOE for the hedge fund Citadel Investment Group.

Scott holds FINRA Series 3, Series 4, Series 7, Series 24, and Series 66 U.S. industry licenses.

TD Ameritrade Network is brought to you by TD Ameritrade Media Productions Company. TD Ameritrade Media Productions Company and TD Ameritrade, Inc. are separate but affiliated subsidiaries of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation. TD Ameritrade Media Productions Company is not a financial advisor, registered investment advisor, or broker-dealer.

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Options Trading Guide: What Are Call & Put Options? January 12, 2023 10:38 AM   |  

What are puts and calls? Investors can learn the basics, the differences, and how to decide if these options are suitable for their risk level and objectives.

5 min read  |  Options Trading Basics
Uncovering the Covered Call: An Options Strategy for Potentially Enhancing Portfolio Returns June 16, 2022 11:20 AM   |  

Selling covered calls is a strategy that can help you potentially make money if the stock price doesn't move. Consider this options strategy for your portfolio.

7 min read  |  Options Trading Basics
Theta Decay in Options Trading: Consider These 3 Strategies June 7, 2022 11:10 AM   |  

The value of an option tends to decay as expiration approaches. Discover what is theta in options, and learn about three options trading strategies that target time decay, also known as theta decay.

4 min read  |  Options Trading Basics
How to Trade Options: Making Your First Options Trade May 17, 2022 1:15 PM   |  

Have you ever thought about how to trade options? Consider exploring a covered call options trade. In this article, you'll how to make your first options trade.

5 min read  |  Options Trading Basics
Thinking about Switching to TD Ameritrade? Transferring Is Easier Than You Might Think October 17, 2019 12:20 PM   |  

A shift among retail brokers to a zero-commission structure has led some investors to ask if it’s time to make a change. If you’re thinking about switching to TD Ameritrade, here are a few things you should know.

5 min read  |  Investing Basics
Trading Earnings Season? A Few Options Strategies to Consider October 1, 2019 10:15 AM   |  

Earnings season can be a time of higher-than-typical volatility, which can mean an increase in risk as well as opportunity. Learn some of the options trading strategies you might use during earnings season.

5 min read  |  Advanced Options Strategies
Looking for a Potential Edge? Options Stats, Pre-Sliced and Diced on thinkorswim May 29, 2019 4:00 AM   |  

Explore options statistics on thinkorswim—implied & historical vol and percentiles, the Sizzle Index, and the put/call ratio. Learn how options stats can help traders and investors make more informed decisions.

5 min read  |  Options Trading Basics
Surf’s Up? 3 Ways to Catch a Wave with VIX and Volatility Products April 9, 2019 4:00 AM   |  

Looking for volatility exposure? Learn about volatility products including VIX options.

6 min read  |  Advanced Options Strategies
Investor’s Manual: What Are Options? April 2, 2019 4:00 AM   |  

Understanding the basics of options. This is a brief options 101 defining what are options.

1 min read  |  Trading Strategies
Going Vertical: Using the Risk Profile Tool for Complex Options Spreads March 28, 2019 4:00 AM   |  

Once you’ve learned to use the Risk Profile tool on the thinkorswim® platform for single-leg options, you may wish to use it for more complex trades.

3 min read  |  Advanced Options Strategies
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