Matthew Buckley

Matthew Buckley

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Matt is the CEO of The Options News Network. Prior to that, he was a decorated Navy fighter pilot for 15 years and flew the F/A-18 Hornet. He graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School ("TOPGUN"), has close to 400 carrier landings and flew 44 combat sorties over Iraq.

After leaving active duty and joining a reserve fighter squadron in Fort Worth, Texas, "Whiz" was scheduled for his first flight as an American Airlines pilot on Sept. 11, 2001. Instead, he ended up flying combat air patrol over the United States and went from piloting his first airliner to possibly shooting one down. He was furloughed along with thousands of others in the airline industry, and turned his attention to the business and financial world.

Matt is a nationally recognized speaker in the areas of leadership, business strategy and risk management. He has been trading options for himself for more than 10 years and recently served as a Managing Director at PEAK6 Investments, L.P. in Chicago.