Howard Cohodas

Non-Trading Biography - Highlights Before CareerRaised on a farm/wineryEducation Mathematics, Computer Science Career EntrepreneurResearcher: Corporate Research CentersSoftware Engineer: Scientific and Engineering ApplicationsProject Manager of cross discipline teamsIndex Options Credit Spread Trader AchievementsUS PatentDeveloper: Generate GIF graphics files that did not violate Unsisys patent.Developer: Genetic Algorithm Development Tool KitPrivate Pilot: Single Engine LandConcealed Carry Weapons InstructorNon certified First Medical Responder Trading Biography Highlights InvestingSelf-Directed Investor 40 yearsDirected by others 15 yearsTrading Index Options Credit Spreads - Iron Condors Strategy DevelopmentTrading Strategy under development for one yearUsed five years of data for back testingPaper traded for five monthsMoney traded since Aug 1, 2010. Tools for Strategy Development and Production TradingDeveloper: Backtesting methods with enhanced anti "curve fitting" capabilities.Developer: Trading System Quality Assurance Program aimed at differentiating between trader failure from strategy failure.Developer Trader's Dashboard Projects Under DevelopmentBook: "All I know About Trading Options I Learned in Flight School"Article: "Theory and Design of a Trader's Dashboard"Course: "Conservative Options Trading is not an Oxymoron"