Management
Michael J. Di Gioia - Founder
A native New Yorker who grew up amidst New York's Wall Street Financial Community, Michael studied at the University of Siena, the School of Economics in Prague and then graduated with a degree in economics from the State University of New York at Old Westbury. As a trader, risk manager, market maker and later trading desk manager, he experienced and profited from the technology bubble on its inflation and later deflation. As the director of a leading trading educational company, he was responsible for
A native New Yorker who grew up amidst New York's Wall Street Financial Community, Michael studied at the University of Siena, the School of Economics in Prague and then graduated with a degree in economics from the State University of New York at Old Westbury. As a trader, risk manager, market maker and later trading desk manager, he experienced and profited from the technology bubble on its inflation and later deflation. As the director of a leading trading educational company, he was responsible for
content development providing instruction where he personally trained hundreds of traders. In 2005 he founded his own trading educational company which evolved into the Affinity Trading Institute™. Michael currently holds the Series 7, Series 63, Series 55 and Series 24 Securities Licenses.
Anthony S. Nunes - Chief Executive Officer
Anthony comes to Affinity Trading Group™ with over 19 years of experience in the financial markets and internet marketing. In 1995, he founded the award-winning web site Wall Street Online. It was the world’s first web-based service to provide the public with access to a diverse multitude of financial-related newsletters. It quickly became a success and within a year was purchased by a small educational firm for active traders. Anthony remained on as a Vice President of the firm for 15 years where he was responsible in establishing them a dominant position as being one of the most respected web sites for active traders growing them from just a few hundred clients to over 85,000. Anthony played a key role in transforming the firm from being a one-dimensional fax newsletter service to a multi-faceted web site that was the first financial company on the net to provide real-time text and voice powered chat room technology as well as live, on-line, video streaming seminars.
Anthony comes to Affinity Trading Group™ with over 19 years of experience in the financial markets and internet marketing. In 1995, he founded the award-winning web site Wall Street Online. It was the world’s first web-based service to provide the public with access to a diverse multitude of financial-related newsletters. It quickly became a success and within a year was purchased by a small educational firm for active traders. Anthony remained on as a Vice President of the firm for 15 years where he was responsible in establishing them a dominant position as being one of the most respected web sites for active traders growing them from just a few hundred clients to over 85,000. Anthony played a key role in transforming the firm from being a one-dimensional fax newsletter service to a multi-faceted web site that was the first financial company on the net to provide real-time text and voice powered chat room technology as well as live, on-line, video streaming seminars.
Robert Shapiro - Director Of Services
Robert began trading in 2004 and specializes in Gaps, Relative Strength/Weakness and Intraday Reversal strategies. Robert is the lead moderator of the Affinity Online Trading Room and is an integral part of the Affinity Trading Group™ Education team. Robert has been featured and published both online and in national print magazine's. He is also a frequent contributor to Affinity Trading Institute publications. Robert is uniquely qualified to develop and enhance Affinity Services because of his trading experience and a successful and notable prior career in the high technology electronics business. During this time, Robert owned a business that was well known for setting high quality standards and renowned for creative industry innovation. Robert is a native of the Washington DC area where he and his family continue to experience the culture and diversity that living in America's national capital has to offer.
Robert began trading in 2004 and specializes in Gaps, Relative Strength/Weakness and Intraday Reversal strategies. Robert is the lead moderator of the Affinity Online Trading Room and is an integral part of the Affinity Trading Group™ Education team. Robert has been featured and published both online and in national print magazine's. He is also a frequent contributor to Affinity Trading Institute publications. Robert is uniquely qualified to develop and enhance Affinity Services because of his trading experience and a successful and notable prior career in the high technology electronics business. During this time, Robert owned a business that was well known for setting high quality standards and renowned for creative industry innovation. Robert is a native of the Washington DC area where he and his family continue to experience the culture and diversity that living in America's national capital has to offer.
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