Jay Woods — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.
Elected NYSE Executive Floor Governor, representing floor members.
Adjunct Professor at Fordham University since 2025.
Board Member at CMT Association, Inc. since 2022.
Contributor at CNBC since 2025.
Possesses over 25 years of trading experience on the New York Stock Exchange floor.

Biography

Jay Woods is the Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets and a Contributor at CNBC. With over 25 years of experience trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, he has navigated significant market events including the dot.com bubble, 9/11, the Great Financial Crisis, the Flash Crash, and Covid. His peers elected him as an NYSE Executive Floor Governor, a role in which he represented members' concerns to Exchange officials.