Pete Najarian is the co-founder of optionMONSTER and tradeMONSTER who has an estimated net worth of $25 million. OptionMONSTER is a provider of market intelligence, commentary, and trading strategies. TradeMONSTER is an online brokerage which he co-founded with his brother, Jon Najarian, in 2008. It sends trading information through the web without having the clients download the software.
Peter Najarian is best known for his contribution on Fast Money, a show on CNBC, where he gives investing advice along with Jon and Guy Adami. Also called the “Pit Boss”, he was ranked one of the Top 100 traders by Trader Monthly magazine. Prior to becoming a television personality, he became an options trader in 1992 when he joined his brother at Mercury Trading, a market-making firm at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Two years later, he was responsible for the firm’s risk and arbitrage which led to its entry in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Between 2000 and 2004, Mr. Najarian served as the president of Mercury Trading who oversaw the company’s sale to Citadell LLC, one of the world’s largest hedge funds. He also led the company‘s joint venture with M.J. Meehan, the third-largest specialist firm on the NYSE.