Dan Mirkin

Dogs give it unconditionally :-) Born in St. Petersburg Russia. Moved to the states in 1979. Grew up in Houston TX, went to School at University of Texas in Austin... more

Dogs give it unconditionally :-) Born in St. Petersburg Russia. Moved to the states in 1979. Grew up in Houston TX, went to School at University of Texas in Austin. Studied in London School of Economics my junior year. Became a professional stock trader in 1995 specializing in SOES. Started a venture backed direct access software company in 1999 called FutureTrade Technologies. Left FutureTrade in 2002 and in 2003 launched Trade Ideas with partner Philip Smolen. In 2007 Interactive Brokerage (IBKR, NASDAQ) purchased FutureTrade Technologies. Trade Ideas software is licensed by Etrade, Scottrade, TD Ameritrade and Knight Capital Markets.