my name is tom sosnoff and i have been in the chicago money world for a pretty long time, almost 33 years. i started and build think or mediand now we have a company called tastytrade. i'm excited to be here. a little bit different. i have been on the road 13 years talking about financial engagement opportunities empowerment. now, i am talking about the benjamin's -- kind of cool. never talked about money before. try to keep it light. i want -- i know everybody wants to have fun. thank you for coming out. the people i know and work with as a people i just met for the first time. an incredible assortment. i hope you enjoy it. i would like to start out with a fun little story. called me up and said, would you like to speak at chicago ideas week? i had never done it before and was the first time they asked. i said, what is the topic? they said all about the benjamin's. i was like, that sounds interesting. let me figure it out. they send you a grand total of five minutes. ok, cool. my average speech is one hour, 45 minutes. how can i squeeze that into five minutes? even for me that's a tough

my name is tom sosnoff. i have been in the chicago money world for almost 33 years. started at the chicago board options exchange. i am now building a financial media company called tasty trade. i was on the road for 13 years doing talks about financial engagement, opportunity, empowerment. now i am talking about the benjamins. kind of cool. i never talk about money before. i will try to keep it light. i know everyone wants to have fun. amazing lineup. some people i know, some people i work with, some people i don't know and just met for the first time. i hope you enjoy it. i thought it would start off with a fun little story. brad and whoever called me up and said, would you like to speak at chicago ideas week? it was the first time they asked. i said, what if the topic tackle they said, it is all about the benjamins. i said, that sounds interesting. i'm not sure what i will talk about heard they said, you have a grand total of five minutes. i said, my average speeches about one hour 45 minutes. i said, how my going to squeeze that into five minutes? that is a tough

. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the founder of tastytrade, tom sosnoff. >> i get to look ata picture of myself. they say you come up after gop. i said what is that? grace of god. a huge discovery. how are you? thank you for coming out today. today. it is going to be an incredible show we have. five amazing speakers, entrepreneurs, interesting people. you will enjoy them. it is all about -- and giving the last couple of people a few seconds to come out. my name is tom sosnoff and i have been in the chicago money world for a pretty long time, almost 33 years. i started and built sink or swim and now we have a media company called tastytrade. i'm excited to be here. a little bit different. i have been on the road 13 years talking about financial engagement opportunities empowerment. now, i am talking about the benjamins -- kind of cool. never talked about money before. try to keep it light. i want -- i know everybody wants to have fun. thank you for coming out. some people i know and work with as a people i just met for the first time. an incredible assortment. i hope you enjoy

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