Doctorate in Engineering Economics, professor at Baruch College, CUNY, and creator of the structured decision-making system. I have spent my career showing that profitable trading does not take brilliance — it takes a system.
I was not always a trader. My path started with a good salary, no freedom, and the conviction that there had to be something better.
I worked as a corporate executive. The salary was good, but I had no time for my family. I knew I had to find a way to generate income that did not depend on trading my time for money.
I started trading on my own. I spent 8 years losing roughly $100,000. It was not for lack of discipline or intelligence — it was for lack of a structured system. I tried strategy after strategy without a coherent framework.
Once I found the right system, everything changed. I started with $10,000 and built an investment fund valued at more than $6,000,000. I reached financial freedom at 33.
Today, more than 15,000 students have come through my programs. 95% of those who followed the structured decision-making system step by step report consistent results. My mission is to make stock market education simple.
My academic background and my hands-on experience in the markets let me bridge the gap between theory and real trading.
Doctorate in Engineering Economics. I apply quantitative methods and decision-making models to the analysis of financial markets.
Professor of finance and economics at Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, City University of New York, and professor at universities in the Middle East, the United States and Colombia.
Specialized in trading regulated financial options, both basic and advanced.
Creator of the structured decision-making system: a framework that removes improvisation and turns every trade into a data-driven decision.
Committed to making financial education available to everyone, and to the Latino community in particular. In-person seminars in Miami, Boston and Colombia.
Risk management comes before the first trade. I teach you to protect your capital first and to grow with consistency after.
My work in financial education has been recognized by government and academic institutions.
Recognized for his work in financial education for the Latino community in the state of Massachusetts.
The Office of the Lynn City Council recognized his contribution to the community's financial education.
Professor at one of the most respected business schools in the United States, part of the City University of New York system.
Speaker at events such as ExpoMoney Colombia, and at in-person seminars in FIU Miami, Boston and other cities.
Published work in international engineering and economics journals and conferences.
An after-tax financial analysis model applied to hydrogen-powered transportation systems. Co-authored with D. N. Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology.
A multi-domain framework for assessing how feasible it is to bring renewable energy technologies to market.
My purpose is to make stock market education simple, and to help you trade with confidence — keeping your potential losses low and your consistency high.Oscar Bonilla, PhD
Market decisions are made with a system, not with emotions.
Protecting your capital always comes before chasing gains.
Financial freedom is not for a select few. Anyone with discipline can reach it.
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Trader, educator and finance professor. Founder of Elite One Trading.
