OIC Biographies
Alex Jacobson
Alex Jacobson is Vice President of education at the International Securities Exchange (ISE). In addition to his responsibilities at ISE, Mr. Jacobson serves as an Instructor for The Options Industry Council (OIC). Prior to joining ISE, he spent 16 years at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) where he was a founding member of CBOE's Options Institute. He has over thirty years of experience in the financial derivatives community.
He has taught courses on derivative trading and volatility concepts in the executive programs of both Columbia University and Northwestern University.
He also conducts training for portfolio managers, hedge fund traders, risk managers, industry regulators, members of the press, and individual investors. Mr. Jacobson is frequently quoted in Barrons, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week and other publications and has appeared on CNBC and CNN.