- Manage customer accounts and relationships- Originate grains including: hard red winter wheat, dark northern spring wheat, soft white wheat, corn, and barley- Identify optimal direction of grain movements- Coordinate and execute logistics including truck and rail freight

• Support services in account management, operations, documentation, customer service, and technical support• Support brokerage operations and communicate with clients regarding account transactions and problem resolution• Monitor portfolios for compliance on an ongoing basis• Reviewed investment strategies to coincide with client’ desired goals

• Youngest membership holder at the MGEX; worked daily with a team of 4-5 traders on developing trading strategies• Managed independent trading activities in a variety of markets• Extensive understanding of technical analysis including: chart formations, candlestick formations, technical indicators, range trading, and inter market correlations• Extensive understanding of market fundamentals including: seasonal trends, supply & demand, macroeconomic indicators, influences of monetary/fiscal policy• Managed anywhere from 5-10 futures contracts in precious metals, energy and agricultural commodities while implementing risk management through analytically developed stop losses and profit targets• Mitigated risks by spread trading positively correlated markets against one another

• Worked in teams of two to report market quotations of spring wheat futures and options in real time• Surveillance of trading activities for ring trades, fast markets, bids through offers, and other potentially illegal on goings• Updated settlement and trade data daily by reporting closing prices, closing spread ratios, and volatility/skews of options• Completed a series of tests relating to futures market operations resulting in a 30% pay increase

• Offered position due to recognition of success in predictions and analysis of prior publications• Provided content for introductory trading websites including: trading strategies, market trends, contract specifications, and historical price action for several commodity and financial markets• Wrote content for online trading seminars that including: basis of a futures marketplace, technical strategies, different types of spreads, and option trading

• Youngest analyst on a staff that consisted of money managers, market analysts and editors• Worked with other writers on producing market commentary that was in demand by readers• Monitored the global economy, the affects of the fallout in the financial sector, and the market influences of the regulatory response; analyzed the information for public dissemination• Ghost wrote a portion of The Profit Hunter, covering the sections on commodities and single stock futures

• Analyzed a broad spectrum of markets including: commodities, real estate, credit/debt, and currency• Researched and identified investment opportunities for clients• Conveyed investment opportunities to clients through daily financial publications• First intern ever published; following initial publication was unrestricted to research and write regarding topics of my choice• Was hired as a full time analyst and writer prior to the completion of the internship due to success of published pieces