Merlin Rothfeld has been an active trader since 1996 and is currently a senior director at Trading Academy. As one of the first students of the academy, he took his expertise to Europe where he built financial training materials for banks, brokerages, and universities, including the first ever trading lab in Europe. His experience ranges from long-term investing to short-term high-volume trading. Mr. Rothfeld trades stocks, options, futures, forex, and cryptocurrency. He has led the development of OTA's digital asset program and is featured on the company's Monday Morning Must-Knows show.