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David Slipka |
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President - David Slipka is a 16 year veteran of the futures industry. He is a gifted strategist and has an excellent understanding of risk and what it takes to succeed as a trader. He has experience trading futures, options on futures, spreads, index options, and foreign exchange. David is a skilled technician and has a thorough understanding of chart analytics. David began his career in commodities in 1989 at John G. Kinnard, a regional brokerage company, where he was a senior trader/broker, as well as commodity operations manager. In 1996 he formed Slipka Trading Inc., an independent commodity brokerage firm of which he is still President. He holds a series 3 license and is a member of the NFA. David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University. |
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Peter Kordell |
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Senior Trader & Director of Research - Peter Kordell is a 38 year veteran of the futures industry. He spent the first 7 years of his career in the cash grain trade where he honed his skills as a research analyst, hedging strategist, and speculative money manager. From 1977 through 1992 he was a pioneer in the managed futures industry where he owned his own CTA business. Over the past 14 years he has spent most of his time serving the needs of the novice trader as a commodity broker and educator. He is known for his creative research and unique investment strategies. His ability to educate his clients can be seen in his Novice Traders Guide to Commodity Trading which he wrote ten years ago. He is a strong believer that "a novice trader doesn't have to trade like a novice if he has the right mentor to help him succeed." Peter holds a B.S. degree in mathematics, with minors in business administration and physics from the University of Minnesota. |
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Steven Teaser |
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Steve is a twenty-plus year veteran of the futures industry, and is an experienced trader of futures and options, utilizing a combination of technical and fundamental analysis to develop trading strategies. Prior to joining STC he worked for Farmland Industries and North Star Commodities. With an emphasis on risk management, his background includes the conducting of numerous educational seminars that provide basic instruction in the understanding of commodity futures and options, then assisting his clients in applying that knowledge to commodity investing. |
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Gordon Kralovetz |
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Gordon has been a commodity specialist, trading primarily in futures and options since 1983. He has a technical trading background, in addition to over twenty years of fundamental experience. Gordon has a wide range of experience in handling the needs of vastly different accounts. He has worked closely with both individual and commercial traders serving both the speculative and hedging needs of his clients. He is also a licensed stock broker, and has experience in establishing portfolios by utilizing different investment vehicles, both in cash and futures, to meet his clients overall investment goals. |
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Marc Chiodo |
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Marc Chiodo joined Slipka Trading Group, Inc in Dec of 2000.
A member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange since 1989, including 10 years on the trading floor as an executing broker and floor trader Marc is a veteran trader with a strong background in fundamental analysis and cash trading as well as futures, options and delivery markets. Prior to becoming a broker, Marc worked for a multi-national trading corporation including stints managing elevators and senior merchant for regional trading offices. Graduated St.Olaf college with a B.A. in economics. |
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Dave Adix |
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David is also a twenty year vetrean of the financial services industry.
As a stockbroker, from 1987 until 2001, he held his series 3,7,24,63,and 65 licences, being well known for his aggressive trading strategies. In 2001, David left the industry, selling his stock holdings to buy a golf course which he owned and operated with his wife for six years. Maintaining an account with Slipka Trading, he was recuited by Slipka after sucessfully trading his personal account in 2003. Still specializing in aggressive trading strategies, David currently holds his series 3 licence, and is registered with the NFA. |
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Sam Peterson |
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Sam has 25 years experience trading commodity futures as well as physical food and feed ingredients. He has served as a risk manager and manager of commodity procurement for leading food and feed companies. This includes livestock feed ingredients, hedging for soybean and sunflower processing along with farm operations. Sam has made the futures industry his hobby as well as his profession and is well versed in fundamental and technical analysis. |
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Lorena Follmer |
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Lorena has been integral to the success of Slipka Trading INC, offering 15 plus years of futures back office experience. Lorena worked with Cargill Investors services and HTC Commodities prior to joining Slipka Trading INC in 2003. Lorena has extensive experience working with the trading floor and outstanding problem solving skills with our customer trade check-out. |
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Mark Peterson |
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Mark Peterson joins Slipka Financial Partners with over 20 years’ experiences in customer development. At Slipka Financial Partners he will be assisting in the marketing, education, seminars and client services offered by the company. Mark will be responsible for informing clients of the many services offered by the company, and to encourage traders to take advantage of the years of trading experience offered by our veteran staff. Mark will also assist clients in finding answers to their questions on how to become better, smarter traders. |
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Eric Fodness |
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Eric is a 9 year market veteran and now holds the position of Director of Trading Operations for Slipka Trading, Inc. With a special interest in the metals, his understanding of the markets is a major plus for clients. He can assist you with many strategies including credit spreads, debit spreads, long and short term options, buy and hold, utilizing the forward curve, as well as many others. Eric holds a series 3 license and a National Futures Association membership, in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree, in corporate finance, from Minnesota State University. |
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Scott Strand |
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Scott will be your first contact with Slipka Financial Partners. He can answer questions and assist with opening your Slipka Account and managing your paperwork. Upon your request, Scott will send you a complimentary Trading Starter Kit as well as make sure you are taken care of throughout the trading process and your entire time with Slipka Financial. Scott has a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in Communication. Should you need assistance or have a question regarding the status of your account, please feel free to contact him. |
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Bretton Jones |
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Bretton comes to Slipka Financial Partners with a wide ranging background. He has his bachelors in Political Science from Oakland University in Michigan. Bretton has worked with businesses to build their relationships with their customers and create positive customer experiences. If you should feel you ever need to contact someone capable of clearing up bottleneck or if you had an off-par customer service experience, feel free to contact him. |
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