Become A CI Volatility Member
Become a paid subscriber to unlock every premium resource to elevate your trading.
This is exactly what you’ll get as a paid member of CI Volatility
✅ Access to our Premium Research Library
✅ Access to unique trading strategies and in-depth guides
✅ Access to our live chat
✅Access to our trading signals
✅ Access to exclusive videos
✅ Receive select daily trades right into your inbox
✅ Access to our courses and quizes
✅ Custom backtest requests
✅ Access to our custom made UVXY Tracker
As a member, you’ll benefit directly from the expertise of two seasoned volatility traders: Michael Listman and Ali Zandi.
Michael Listman began trading in 1986 with commodities and equities, focusing on OEX options throughout the 90s. In 2015 he began trading UVXY for premium collecting which quickly became the primary trading strategy that he continues to evolve and refine in an ever-shifting market landscape. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Listman founded several companies that have included commercial printing, consumer electronics retailer, IT services, web programming, and real estate development. Today, Michael is dedicated full-time to trading as an Investment Advisor with Dorgeolis Capital.
Ali Zandi is the founder of CI Volatility Investments, a specialized volatility strategy hedge fund designed to deliver risk-controlled, uncorrelated returns. His approach emphasizes combining market protection with alpha generation through volatility arbitrage and multi-asset strategies.
FAQs
Why Choose CI Volatility Membership?
CI Volatility membership is built for active traders who want to focus on volatility, market dislocations, and asymmetric return opportunities.
Our focus is on identifying periods where volatility, positioning, and price behavior are misaligned and translating those into high-quality trading opportunities.
During market hours, we maintain a live environment where members can chat and receive real-time market coverage and trade set-ups.
What’s Your Trading Philosophy?
At CI Volatility, long-term success starts with high quality selection, not trade frequency. Markets consistently reward those who understand when volatility is under- or over-priced, and how to position for asymmetric outcomes.
When evaluating opportunities, we use the options market to identify how sophisticated participants are hedging or speculating, then combine that information with technical structure and volatility metrics to construct trades with favorable reward-to-risk characteristics.
What Kind of Technical Analysis Do You Use?
We focus on volatility-derived metrics. We’ve found that many popular indicators are inconsistently reliable. The market’s job is to surprise participants, not to conform to textbook indicators.
Will You Post Trades?
We publish select daily trades targeting the most meaningful activity.
But you are responsible for your own decisions and risk management as each trader has different objectives, constraints, and tolerances. Trade within your own plan and risk framework
CI Volatility is designed to support independent decision-making, not replace it.
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