2008 Spring I-Trade Show hosted by Futures Magazine

Who knows the markets better than the people who live and breathe it everyday? Futures Magazine’s I-Trade Show is spotlighting real traders at the top of their game, people who are in the markets every day and can pass on their experience and knowledge. Listen to day traders, forex, commodity, stock index and options traders provide insights to these markets and how to avoid mistakes that they’ve made.

Check out our exciting line up of speaker and topics!

KEYNOTE DAY 1
Trader Profile:  Forex Trader Greg Cotter
Featuring: Greg Cotter
Tuesday, May 6, 11 a.m. CST

Successful forex trader Greg Cotter will be interviewed on his trading techniques in the volatile foreign exchange markets. Cotter, who was profiled in Futures March 2008 issue, has successfully traded the forex markets for Societe Generale, Banque Indosuez, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan Chase. In 2005 he started his own trading advisory and in 2007 had a 46% return. Managing Editor Dan Collins will interview Cotter on his techniques, winning strategies and show how Cotter successfully maneuvered in the volatile forex markets.

WORKSHOP DAY 1
Breakthrough Strategies in Fibonacci and Lucas Cycles
Featuring: Jeff Greenblatt
Tuesday, May 6, 2 pm CST

PANEL DAY 1
Commodities Unveiled
Featuring: Tom C. Willis, Sr and William Adams
Tuesday, May 6, 4 pm CST

The commodities markets have been the center of volatility in recent years, as grains, energy and metals all hit new price highs. Two expert veteran traders will discuss how and why the markets have changed and provide invaluable insights and methods to take advantage of the volatility and manage your risk.

Thomas C. Willis, Sr. has been trading the commodities markets since 1971, trading from the Chicago Board of Trade floor to running a successful commodity trading advisor to trading through Mesirow Financial today. He has been featured in several books including Market Beaters, The Big Hitters, Trading Rules and When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite.

William Adams is managing director of JKV GLOBAL in Chicago.  He is responsible for the global marketing of commodities as an alternative asset class and as a means for clients to achieve portfolio diversification, and works closely with private investors, hedgers, corporations, institutional speculators and retirement funds. He is responsible for the identification, evaluation, origination and ongoing risk management of commodity-oriented investments within a portfolio.  Mr. Adams began his career as a technical analyst and broker for another Chicago futures firm. The focus of his expertise was evaluating trading parameters and risk management strategies.  His tenure there ended as the chief energy & capital markets strategist where he managed a trading desk, devised and executed trade strategies primarily for the aforementioned markets.

KEYNOTE DAY 2
Key note: Short term e-mini strategies that work
Featuring: Al Brooks
Wednesday, May 7, 10 am CST

Al Brooks, 56, is a self taught/self made day trader who has traded for his own account for 20 years. He started out in medicine after attending the University of Chicago, where he also did his ophthalmology residency. The pull of trading was with him early, as during his entire stay in Chicago, he always wondered if he should drop out and work on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Several years and a medical career later he “retired” and has been trading for himself for 20 years and loving it.

WORKSHOP DAY 2
Options strategies to use in today’s volatile markets
Featuring: Larry McMillan
Wednesday, May 7, 1 pm CST

Larry McMillan has traded options for decades and has taught traders how to use them correctly. Back by popular demand, McMillan will show what strategies new and experienced traders can use today, and how to avoid traps posed by market volatility.

PANEL DAY 2
The need for speed
Featuring: Murray Ruggiero and Gerald Hanweck, Jr
Wednesday, May 7, 3:30 pm CST

Electronic trading has forced traders to look at new strategies and systems to make sure they hit the bids and don’t get locked out of a trade. Murray Ruggiero and Gerald Hanweck, Jr will discuss world of algorithmic trading, what to watch for, and what software/systems are necessary to compete in today’s fast paced, low latency trading world.