Tony Battista is a Co-Host at tastylive, a financial network that hosts the #1 ranked financial program on the internet. He began his career in 1983 as an independent Market Maker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
Battista also worked as a local independent trader at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), where he traded the 30-year bond future. He served on the CBOE arbitration committee for over 10 years, ruling on disputes between traders and trading firms.