In anticipation for the 2017 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards, taking place May 11 in NYC, PreMarket Prep sat down with several of this year's nominees.

In this installment we talk with Evan Singer, President and CEO of the SBA loan marketplace SmartBiz Loans, about how his company's unique lending platform has streamlined the loan application process for small businesses.

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On today's episode Dennis shares his take on a few Canadian stocks upon BBRY's earnings release and the hosts discuss the retail and pharmacy industries as LULU continues to reel and CVS loses a $2B contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Later Joel and Dennis hear some war stories from a floor trader and Wall Street veteran and talk quantitative analysis with the founder of iViewMarkets

Featured guests:

Chris Tyler, Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor and Options Trader (15:35)

Brett Golden, Founder of ChartLabPro and iVIEWMarkets (33:35)

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In anticipation for the 2017 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards, taking place May 11 in NYC, PreMarket Prep sat down with several of this year's nominees.

In this installment we talk with Alix Murphy, Director of Mobile Partnerships with the money transfer service Worldremit, about the ongoing global revolution in bankless money transfer.

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On today's episode Joel and Dennis discuss the downturn in LULU following some underwhelming guidance for this quarter and speak with a Wall Street veteran on research tools tailored to prep portfolios for similar stock and options events. Later the hosts talk with the founder of BetterTrader about how the platform's backlog of economic data can provide traders actionable insight on contemporary market moves.

Featured guests:

Marc Chaikin, Founder of Chaikin Analytics (15:50)

Eyal Mor, CEO of BetterTrader.co (34:15)

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On today's episode Joel and Dennis look at the various catalysts behind breakouts in GM, SHLD, VRTX, and RH and review earnings from PLAY and SONC. Later the hosts welcome two Marketfy authors to the show, cannabis analyst Alan Brochstein and community bank authority Tim Melvin.

Featured guests:

Alan Brochstein, author of "420 Investor" and founding partner of New Cannabis Ventures (34:25)

Tim Melvin, Marketfy Maven and author of the "Tim Melvin Deep Value Letter" (57:15)

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On today's episode Joel points out the silent sell-off in the Dow over the past week and Dennis gives a primer on the market moves around ex-dividend dates. Later the hosts review earnings from RHT and DRI, talk the perceived value in stocks like TSLA and FB with Tuesday regular Nic Chahine, and welcome live-chat mainstay bobwire to the show.

Featured guests:

Nic Chahine, Options Expert, Author of Create Income With Options Spreads on Marketfy (34:05)

Howard "bobwire" Hess, trader and PMP live-chatter (58:35)

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On today's episode Joel and Dennis discuss whether the financials are finally in for a correction as well as other "Trump stocks" following Friday's legislative debacle. Later the hosts look at a slew of bullish initiations on Snap and talk with the creator of the "Facebook for traders."

Featured guests:

Warren Lorenz, CEO at TechMeetsTrader (13:55)

Tommy Lackey, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Relativity Capital Advisors (32:45)

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In anticipation for the 2017 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards, taking place May 11 in NYC, PreMarket Prep sat down with several of this year's nominees.

In this installment we talk with Adam Dell, the founder and CEO of the personal finance application Clarity Money, about streamlining the budgeting process in the digital age.

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On today's show Joel and Dennis pick apart GME's earnings decision to no longer release EPS guidance as well as FINL disappointing Q4 and Jeffreies upgrade on UAA. Later the hosts get a sentiment forecast from the floor of the NYSE and hear a few bullish biotech calls from comedian and trader Kenny Glick.

Featured guests:

Scott Rosen, CEO of Visible Alpha (15:45)

Jonathan Corpina, Senior Managing Partner at Meridian Equity Partners (35:25)

Kenny Glick, Comedian and Creator of HittheBid.com (59:10)

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In anticipation for the 2017 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards taking place May 11 in NYC, PreMarket Prep sat down with several of this year's nominees.

In this installment we talk with Scott Rosen, the CEO of the investment research platform Visible Alpha, about the value in creating standardized analyst data.

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