Eric Bolling
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Eric Bolling is a financial news television personality. He was known as "The Admiral" on the CNBC business show Fast Money. Bolling left CNBC in August 2007 and moved to the new Fox Business Network as one of the network's financial analysts.[1].
Bolling is also a commodities trader on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He specializes in trading natural gas and crude oil. It has been reported that Bolling accounts for up to 5% of total volume in the natural gas futures floor. [2]
After spending 5 years on the Board Of Directors at the NYMEX, Bolling became a strategic advisor to the Exchange’s Board of Directors. He has been included in Trader Monthly Top 100 in 2005 and 2006. Bolling was the recipient of the Maybach Man of the Year Award at the Trader Monthly Awards, January 17, 2007. [3]
Bolling graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. and was awarded a fellowship at Duke University. Bolling was an accomplished baseball player and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bolling's playing career was cut short due to injuries. Bolling honors his baseball past by sporting a NYMEX traders badge of R.B.I.
[edit] References
- ^ Mediabistro article, August 27, 2007
- ^ StockPitcher blog post, August 22, 2007
- ^ Trader Daily article, Jan 17, 2007
[edit] External links
- A Day On The Trading Floor on cbsnews.com
- Life In The Pitts on 1440 Wall Street
- Wallstrip Chat: Eric Bolling on Wallstrip.com
