Andre Julian
Encyclopedia
Andre Julian is an American investment
and financial
expert. Andre Julian's opinions reach a wide audience on Bloomberg Television
, CNBC
, Fox Business Network
, Fox News Channel
and other networks. Julian is the Managing Partner and Market Strategist at OpVest Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. and Chief Financial Officer of Option Investments, Inc. (DBA Opvest). Julian is also a registered Commodity Trading Advisor
(CTA).
in 1987 where he excelled in mathematics and science, and was selected to participate in various competitions, including the Science Olympiad
and the Academic Decathlon.
Andre Julian graduated from the University of California, Irvine
in 1991 with a B.A. Degree in Psychology. As an undergraduate, he served as researcher for Professor Henry Pontell on Dr. Pontell's white collar crime project. Julian entered graduate school at UC Irvine into the School of Social Ecology and continued to assist in the project. This project grew into a significant study that was funded through a government grant with Julian becoming the head graduate research assistant to Professor Pontell. Major grants (DOJ
and faculty/academic) worked on were "Fraud in the Savings and Loan Industry: White-Collar Crime and Government Response" and "The Legislative and Structural Context of the Savings and Loan Crisis". Findings were published as "White-Collar Crime in the Savings and Loan Scandal".
Julian graduated from the University of California, Irvine
in 1994 with an M.A. Degree in Social Ecology
.
Upon completing his graduate studies Julian had an opportunity to live in Australia, where his mother was originally raised. Julian apprenticed with his uncle, who was one of the head mineralogists at North Mining Company, committing himself to analyzing price movements of Gold and Silver. After moving back the United States in 1996, he pursued this interest and began working in the commodities industry.
In 2001 Andre Julian partnered with Scott Altenburg and their business endeavor led to the successful formation of the OpVest Independent brokerage firm in 2003. Having become comfortable with his expertise in the applied aspects of commodity trading and options
, Julian became more focused on the theoretical aspects of market behavior
and pricing
, assuming the position of chief market analyst and strategist at OpVest. In 2008 Julian became a financial commentator and has shared his expert opinions as a regular featured analyst on Bloomberg
, CNBC
, Fox Business News
, Fox News
and other networks. His commentary has also been referenced by many financial news sources including those written by Bloomberg
, CNBC and the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch.
In 2010, Julian and Altenburg partnered with Tim Travis in order to create OpVest Wealth Management with the objective of identifying investment vehicles that are risk conscious and result in product that provides social and economic utility
.
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
and financial
FINANCIAL
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expert. Andre Julian's opinions reach a wide audience on Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
, Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
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and other networks. Julian is the Managing Partner and Market Strategist at OpVest Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. and Chief Financial Officer of Option Investments, Inc. (DBA Opvest). Julian is also a registered Commodity Trading Advisor
Commodity trading advisor
A commodity trading advisor is an asset manager who follows a set of systematic investment strategies in futures contracts and options on futures contracts. The advisors originally operated predominantly in commodities markets, but today they invest in any liquid futures market. They are...
(CTA).
Early life, education and career
Andre Julian was born Andre Julian Andrijuk on July 3, 1969 in Buffalo, NY, the son of Tamara, an educator, and Yuri, a software engineer. After the divorce of his parents, he moved with his mother to Porterville, CA in 1977 where he lived on an orange ranch. Julian moved to Orange County, CA in 1981 with his father and graduated from Sonora High SchoolSonora High School
Sonora High School is a public high school located at 401 S. Palm Street in La Habra, north Orange County, California. One of seven high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Sonora served over 2,100 students in the 2009-2010 school year...
in 1987 where he excelled in mathematics and science, and was selected to participate in various competitions, including the Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
and the Academic Decathlon.
Andre Julian graduated from the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
in 1991 with a B.A. Degree in Psychology. As an undergraduate, he served as researcher for Professor Henry Pontell on Dr. Pontell's white collar crime project. Julian entered graduate school at UC Irvine into the School of Social Ecology and continued to assist in the project. This project grew into a significant study that was funded through a government grant with Julian becoming the head graduate research assistant to Professor Pontell. Major grants (DOJ
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
and faculty/academic) worked on were "Fraud in the Savings and Loan Industry: White-Collar Crime and Government Response" and "The Legislative and Structural Context of the Savings and Loan Crisis". Findings were published as "White-Collar Crime in the Savings and Loan Scandal".
Julian graduated from the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
in 1994 with an M.A. Degree in Social Ecology
Social ecology
Social ecology is a philosophy developed by Murray Bookchin in the 1960s.It holds that present ecological problems are rooted in deep-seated social problems, particularly in dominatory hierarchical political and social systems. These have resulted in an uncritical acceptance of an overly...
.
Upon completing his graduate studies Julian had an opportunity to live in Australia, where his mother was originally raised. Julian apprenticed with his uncle, who was one of the head mineralogists at North Mining Company, committing himself to analyzing price movements of Gold and Silver. After moving back the United States in 1996, he pursued this interest and began working in the commodities industry.
In 2001 Andre Julian partnered with Scott Altenburg and their business endeavor led to the successful formation of the OpVest Independent brokerage firm in 2003. Having become comfortable with his expertise in the applied aspects of commodity trading and options
Option (finance)
In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the seller incurs the...
, Julian became more focused on the theoretical aspects of market behavior
Market trend
A market trend is a putative tendency of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time. These trends are classified as secular for long time frames, primary for medium time frames, and secondary for short time frames...
and pricing
Valuation of options
In finance, a price is paid or received for purchasing or selling options. This price can be split into two components.These are:* Intrinsic Value* Time Value-Intrinsic Value:...
, assuming the position of chief market analyst and strategist at OpVest. In 2008 Julian became a financial commentator and has shared his expert opinions as a regular featured analyst on Bloomberg
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, Fox Business News
Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
, Fox News
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
and other networks. His commentary has also been referenced by many financial news sources including those written by Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
, CNBC and the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch.
In 2010, Julian and Altenburg partnered with Tim Travis in order to create OpVest Wealth Management with the objective of identifying investment vehicles that are risk conscious and result in product that provides social and economic utility
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
.
Publications
- An Insider's Guide to Futures & Options, Scott Altenburg & Andre Julian, ASIN: B001LF44ZK
- House Odds, Options Secrets the Pros Don't Want You to Know, Scott Altenburg & Andre Julian, ASIN: B002LZTKN0
External links
- http://www.opvest.com/
- http://www.opvestwm.com/