Steven S. Marco is Founder and Portfolio Manager at MIM. Steven heads the Investment Strategy Committee, is responsible for derivative strategies, and oversees the trading desk. He founded the firm in 1998 after leaving NationsBank (now Bank of America). While at NationsBank, Steven managed portfolios for high-net-worth and institutional clients and pioneered the bank's use of derivative contracts to hedge risk for concentrated equity positions in taxable accounts. During his studies at Emory University, Steven developed a strong working knowledge of equity option contracts and authored several research papers on option pricing during graduate school. Steven holds undergraduate degrees in