Chris Whalen, Sr Managing Director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency - #PreMarket Prep for July 11, 2014

Special guest: Christopher is an investment banker and author who lives in New York City. He is Senior Managing Director and Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, where he is responsible for financial institutions and corporate ratings. Over the past three decades, he has worked for financial firms such as Bear, Stearns & Co., Prudential Securities, Tangent Capital Partners and Carrington. He was a co-founder and principal of Institutional Risk Analytics from 2003 through 2013, when the firm was acquired by Total Bank Solutions. Listen to the show daily here: http://optionshouse.benzinga.com/pre-market-show/ Open an OptionsHouse account and get 150 commission-free trades here: http://landing.optionshouse.com/benzinga/free150/?utm_source=benzinga&utm_medium=paid-banner-ads&utm_campaign=Benzinga&utm_content=free150:promo