Phillip C. Conrad
Managing Director, Derivatives.

Phil started his career in 2009 as an equity options premium seller for a small family office fund. Since that time he's expanded his investment and trading strategies to include equity and commodity futures, futures options and crypto currencies. Having worked in the Cloud software technology field for over 30 years, Phil became passionate and driven to understanding algorythmic trading and how larger firms use this technology to create and also exploit market conditions.

Having traded during some of the most volatile market events in the past 50 years, Phil adopted risk mitigation principles used in conjunction with derivative strategies that allow him to remain competitive during volatile times.

Theta X Capital was created with the sole mission to help self- directed investors understand derivatives and how they can be used as a strategic tool in any investment portfolio, regardless of size or investor skill set.

Cary T. Conrad
Strategic Advisor.

Cary started his career as a systems engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company and then as a research engineer in national security systems at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory. Shortly after he launched a technology start-up focused on security solutions for large financial services organizations. After his company’s successful acquisition by a large technology partnership, he led a turnaround of a global provider of managed security services.

Cary is driven by a strong appetite for jumping into underdeveloped markets and building businesses that create new technologies. Cary has served as President and CEO of a stealth-mode predictive analytics venture based on the D4M technology invented at MIT that focuses on AI solutions to complex Big Data problems in multi-spectral information networks.

In his current venture, Cary leads business development, venture investments, and investor relations. Cary holds a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Valparaiso University. He writes frequently about cybersecurity issues and authors a blog advising C-level executives on how to safely secure their information assets.