Instructors
Kyong (Sean) Kim
Equities and Personal Trading Plan Instructor
Sean has over ten years of trading experience in active markets along with prior experience as a stock broker.
In 1998 he started his trading career after graduating from Online Trading Academy. As an active trader, he traded on one
of the largest trading floors in the country. While on the floor he helped to train hundreds of other traders, domestically and
internationally. In 2001, opportunities came up for Sean to become a market maker for Scottrade headquarters located in St.
Louis, at which time he held Series 55, 7, and 63 licenses. With 8 years of professional trading experience at Scottrade,
Sean had hands-on experience with institutional techniques and technologies. At the same time, he was exposed to various trading
methods such as scalping, momentum trading, swing trading, and position trading. Being one of Scottrade’s most consistent traders,
Sean kept an excellent trading record – he had a streak of 20 consecutive positive quarters. He was invited to speak at
universities, investment groups, and to MBA and finance students. Sean has a unique way of making complex subjects easy to
understand, making him a welcome return to our instructor pool.
What students are saying about Sean Kim:
"Sean, I wanted to send you a quick note and tell you how much I enjoyed the Pro Trader class this week.
You bring a passion for this industry that made the class both informative and very engaging. Your talent and experience are
obvious, what made this week enjoyable for me is the way you are able to explain trading in a way that made sense to those of us
that are brand new to the industry, as well as those that are more experienced. You have very unique talent, a natural gift with
people and I feel very lucky to have had you as my re-take instructor this week. I wish you the best Sean."
Vernon P., October 2009
"Sean Kim's vast experience as a market maker and trader enhanced the class with his insight and
reinforcement of important concepts."
Randy R., July 2009
"I liked best: Sean’s ability to take complex situations and make them not only simple, but applicable to
everyday trading, and life."
Jack D., May 2009
"Sean is an excellent instructor. He is highly qualified and made the class fun, with real experiences and
examples."
Frank S., May 2009
"Sean is awesome, will review until you understand. He will have you do the exercise and explain it different ways
until you understand."
Rob N., May 2009
"Sean has a unique way of driving home a point and he does it many different ways until you get it."
Ed. S., May 2009
"Sean is an outstanding instructor: well prepared, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, able to explain each
issue clearly and succinctly."
Ann W., May 2009