Julia Spina

Julia Spina is an experienced professional currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Bad Trader, a community devoted to understanding financial markets through speculation. Previously, Julia was a Financial Researcher at tastylive, where contributions included authoring "The Unlucky Investor's Guide to Options Trading," a comprehensive guide aimed at retail investors. Julia's academic background includes significant research roles at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, focusing on experimental quantum optics, applied mathematics, and physics, with notable projects presented at various conferences. Julia holds a Master of Science in Physics and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Physics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.