Katie learned about the trading world by learning from former-floor traders on the tastylive network. Her knowledge base includes:

Options (defined & undefined risk strategies), futures (major and mini/micro contracts), futures options, pairs trading, calendarised spreads, trading mechanics & defensive tactics

Katie started at tasty as an intern and has held a variety of marketing and content roles ever since. Her latest show is ‘Options Trading Concepts Live’ on the tastylive Network.

With tasty since: 2012

With IG since: 2021

Trading since: 2013

Preferred trading style: Options trading 45 DTE, swing trading micro futures

Katie McGarrigle is a seasoned co-host on tastylive's Options Trading Concepts LIVE, where she tackles real-time trading questions with Nick Battista and Mike Butler. Tastylive is part of the IG Group family.

With expertise in options, futures, and trading in small accounts, she brings an intermediate-level approach to these markets with a focus on emphasizing flexibility when building a portfolio, tips for sticking to trading mechanics, and balancing trading alongside a career.

When she’s not on air, Katie is a director of marketing at tasty and is looking to add crypto to her portfolio this year.

BA in Broadcast Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign