You're listening to the Option Alpha Podcast from Option Alpha.com where we show you how to make

smarter trades learn how the stock market really works and generate consistent monthly

income. Now your host and head trader at

option alpha.com Kirk depluses.

Hey everyone this is Kirk here again from option alpha

com working every single week to make this a most popular Hey everyone this is Kirk here again from option offer

working every single week to make this a most popular investing

podcast offered online because it's based on one thing and one thing only and

that's helping you guys make smarter trades so again thank you so much for tuning into today's show, episode

number 169, our very special interview with Kevin Davitt from the CBOE and the Options Institute.

And I think you guys will really enjoy this. It was very much a treat for me to get

on the phone with Kevin and to have a nice conversation and just talk about everything from

his time as a market maker to how he's transitioned and kind of changed his style of trading a little

bit as now just a regular retail trader.

And I think it's really cool that we started to dive into more of the psychology side of things

and how traders act and how you can potentially learn

how to overcome fears and have more discipline in your trading as well as tackle

some of the biggest challenges that traders face. Now before we get into the

interview with Kevin I do want to give you guys a quick background on who Kevin

is and what he's done before I do think this is going to help set the foundation

for a lot of the things that we talk about today because hearing a little bit about

his background I think will help you guys understand a little bit more where he's

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