Eric Bolling
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Eric Bolling is an American television personality who specializes in financial news and political commentary. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television. Bolling was involved in developing CNBC
's Fast Money
. Bolling left CNBC in August 2007 and moved to the new Fox Business Network
as one of the network's financial analyst
s. He hosted the business show Happy Hour
, which ran opposite Fast Money in the 5 pm time slot. Bolling also appears on Fox News Channel
as a panelist on their show Bulls and Bears airing Saturday mornings, as the host of the business hour on Foxnews.com Strategy Room at 3 pm, and as a panelist on the weekday show The Five
. He also now hosts Follow The Money
, formerly titled Money Rocks. Political issues are also prominent in his broadcasts. He is a contributor to the Foxnews.com opinion blog Fox Forum. and is a regular fill-in host on The Glenn Beck Program, The O'Reilly Factor
and Fox and Friends.
. He specialized in trading natural gas
, crude oil, gold, and other commodities.
After spending five years on the Board Of Directors at the NYMEX (now CME Group), Bolling became a strategic adviser to the Exchange's Board of Directors. He has been included in Trader Monthly
Top 100 in 2005 and 2006. Bolling was the recipient of the Maybach Man of the Year Award at the Trader Monthly Awards, January 17, 2007.
Bolling graduated from Rollins College
in Winter Park, Florida
. He attended Duke University
after graduating from Rollins. Bolling was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1984 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
. His playing career was cut short due to a torn rotator cuff
.
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
's Fast Money
Fast Money (CNBC)
Fast Money is an American financial stock trading talk show that began airing on the CNBC cable/satellite TV channel on 2006-06-21. Since October 10, 2007, it has broadcast every weeknight at 5pm ET, one hour after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, until mid-2011 when it was...
. Bolling left CNBC in August 2007 and moved to the new Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
as one of the network's financial analyst
Financial analyst
A financial analyst, securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, or investment analyst is a person who performs financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core part of the job.-Job:...
s. He hosted the business show Happy Hour
Fox Business Happy Hour
Fox Business Happy Hour is an American financial program aired on the Fox Business Network weekdays from 5-6pm Eastern Time and was hosted by Rebecca Diamond, Cody Willard and Eric Bolling.-About the program:...
, which ran opposite Fast Money in the 5 pm time slot. Bolling also appears on Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as a panelist on their show Bulls and Bears airing Saturday mornings, as the host of the business hour on Foxnews.com Strategy Room at 3 pm, and as a panelist on the weekday show The Five
The Five (TV program)
The Five is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel featuring a rotating panel of contributors who discuss current political issues. The show premiered in July 2011, replacing the Glenn Beck program, and airs on weekdays at 5:00 PM ET....
. He also now hosts Follow The Money
Follow the Money
Follow the Money is an Emmy-award winning series of reports on the CBS Evening News reported by Sharyl Atkisson....
, formerly titled Money Rocks. Political issues are also prominent in his broadcasts. He is a contributor to the Foxnews.com opinion blog Fox Forum. and is a regular fill-in host on The Glenn Beck Program, The O'Reilly Factor
The O'Reilly Factor
The O'Reilly Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The Factor, is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests.The program was the most watched...
and Fox and Friends.
Personal life
Bolling was formerly a commodities trader on the New York Mercantile ExchangeNew York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange. It is located at One North End Avenue in the World Financial Center in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City...
. He specialized in trading natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, crude oil, gold, and other commodities.
After spending five years on the Board Of Directors at the NYMEX (now CME Group), Bolling became a strategic adviser to the Exchange's Board of Directors. He has been included in Trader Monthly
Trader Monthly
Trader Monthly was a lifestyle magazine for financial traders founded by Magnus Greaves, edited by Randall Lane, and chaired by Jim Dunning under the company Doubledown Media. The target audience of Trader Monthly was the financial community with an average income at or exceeding U.S.$ 450,000...
Top 100 in 2005 and 2006. Bolling was the recipient of the Maybach Man of the Year Award at the Trader Monthly Awards, January 17, 2007.
Bolling graduated from Rollins College
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida , along the shores of Lake Virginia....
in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. He attended Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
after graduating from Rollins. Bolling was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1984 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
. His playing career was cut short due to a torn rotator cuff
Rotator cuff
In anatomy, the rotator cuff is the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff, along with the teres major muscle, the coracobrachialis muscle and the deltoid, make up the seven scapulohumeral muscles of the human body.-Function:The...
.