Meet the Staff

Say hello to our founders

Founder / CEO

Founder and CEO of OptionsAnimal, Greg Jensen, is an options investor, speaker, and author. His book, “Spread Trading – An Introduction to Trading Options in Nine Simple Steps,” like his cutting edge and innovative education, focuses on giving investors the tools and knowledge to put the odds of success in their favor. Greg has trained thousands of people from all corners of the world to be successful in any market condition.

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Co-Founder / President

Larry has over 35 years of business management experience. Larry co-founded OptionsANIMAL with his son Greg. Their dream was to create a company that helped its customers achieve financial freedom. As president he is responsible for the overall direction of the company. His experience has been vital to building successful business operations.

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Say hello to our instructors

Charan P. Singh has been a coach with OptionsANIMAL since 2009 and has been involved with the company in other capacities, including as a student, since 2006. He is a professional trader and has nine years of equity and seven years of option trading experience.

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Jeff has over 25 years of trading experience. He is a professional trader, speaker, and mentor. Jeff is recognized as an options trading expert in the private sector. He has educated thousands of investors, helping them achieve their financial goals.

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Emilu started trading equities in the early 90′s. In 2008, she enrolled as an OptionsANIMAL student because she wanted to trade options in her portfolio. The OptionsANIMAL program gave her the confidence she needed to enter a trade without any fear.

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Karen began her trading career in the early 90’s using mutual funds as her primary trading vehicle. She managed her personal portfolios while acting as controller of her family business. She was successful with her methodology, but was always frustrated by the fees that mutual funds charged on top of commissions involved in trading. She knew that options afforded leverage and became very interested in that concept.

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Ken started trading in 2005 as part of his search for a new career. His search led him to enroll in the OptionsANIMAL program. As a student he mastered the curriculum and even developed a new trade the OptionsANIMAL students call, “The Big Chicken.”

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Eric holds a degree in nuclear engineering. He approaches trading like an engineer – analyzes risk, creates a trading plan, then trades with confidence. He’s been one of OptionsANIMAL’s dynamic trading coaches since 2008 and loves helping his students become better traders.

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Kevin is a full-time professional trader, coach and mentor. He has over 18 years of trading experience. He enrolled as an OptionsANIMAL student in 2005 and finally gained the knowledge to make consistent, profitable returns in any market condition.

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Phil has over 25 years of trading experience. It wasn’t until he mastered OptionsANIMAL’s program that he understood how to make money in any market condition. Phil joined OptionsANIMAL’s coaching staff in 2008.

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