Best known as “The Bat”, Tony Battista co-hosts tastytrade LIVE! every morning with Tom Sosnoff, bringing you live trading commentary, daily market research, and actionable trade ideas. You can watch Tony hone in on tastytrade mechanics in the short video series Tradehacks and Bat the Mechanic, or jump into teaching trading basics in Where Do I Start: Back to Cool, Where Do I Start: Bat vs Bat, and Where Do I Start: Top Dogs 2.

Tony started his career in options and futures trading as an independent Market Maker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He also worked as a local independent trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, where he traded the 30-year bond future. He also served on the CBOE arbitration committee for over 10 years, ruling on disputes between traders and trading firms, prior to joining thinkorswim.