Michael Khouw — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

YieldMax Strategist at Tidal Financial Group (since 2025)
Business News Contributor at CNBC (since 2008)
Co-authored the book "The Options Edge"
Managing Editor at OpenInterest.Pro (since 2024)
Served as Portfolio Manager at Optimize Advisors, LLC (Jan 2015 - Dec 2023)
Former member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and New York Mercantile Exchange

Biography

Michael C. Khouw is a YieldMax Strategist at Tidal Financial Group and a business news contributor on CNBC, a role he has held since 2008. He also serves as the Managing Editor of OpenInterest.Pro, a position he started in 2024.

With over 25 years of experience, Khouw has worked as a strategist, analyst, portfolio manager, and proprietary trader. His career spans both buy-side and sell-side firms, where he focused on equities, commodities, indices, and related derivatives.