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About Striker
Team Striker
John Gallwas - Chairman / Founder
John Gallwas is the founder of Striker Securities. Since 1958 he has been active in the industry, rising from broker to senior management at several firms. John is a pioneer in the Asian futures markets. He served as Chairman of the East-West '97 Conference (Hong Kong) that was co-sponsored by the Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Futures Industry Association (FIA). He was also the Chairman of the Board of the Pacific Commodities Exchange and founder of the Commodity Club of San Francisco.
Mr. Gallwas has been a member of two futures exchanges and an educator at the industry and university level. On Sept 9th, 2003, he was interviewed by Japan's largest business paper, The Nikkei Financial Daily, in a cover story about Striker Securities. The story emphasized Mr. Gallwas' leadership, and how he founded Striker on the principle that "the customers interest must come first" 
William Gallwas - President
William Gallwas is responsible for Striker's marketing, research, vendor network, and compliance activities. He is the firm's Financial & Options Principal, Stock-Futures Principal, and General Principal. His licenses include: Series 3, Series 4, Series 7, Series 24, Series 27, and Series 63.
William learned the futures business from the 'ground up', starting as a clerk at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and later moving to The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). He is a member of the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange and a past member of the CBOT. William holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Economics from the Honors Program at Washington State University, and studied in Japan, where he learned to speak fluent Japanese. In addition to his financial and administrative responsibilites, he directs the Striker market research program. William is a founder of the 'Wizards of the Roundtable', a futures and securities study group, and a member of Chicago Cornerstone Investors Network. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters News Service, Investors Business Daily, Futures World News, and the Chicago Tribune. 
Jerry Winter - Vice President
With twenty years' experience in system trading, Jerry Winter is responsible for customer service in futures, securities and Forex at Striker. In addition to his role as Vice President, Jerry is also a General Principal, and the chief liason for Striker's relations with system developers. He has also spearheaded Striker's pioneering initiatives in Managed Forex investments, a growing component of Striker's business. Jerry has extensive trading floor experience, and is a former member of The Chicago Board of Trade, where he was both a floor broker and a floor trader in the agriculture options pits. He was also a floor trader at the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, where he traded currencies, meats, metals, and financial products. Jerry oversees system trading programs in both futures, securities and Forex, as well as on-line Forex and managed Forex trading for Striker's foreign and domestic clients.
Dan Neenan - Senior Operation Manager
On graduating from Beloit College, with a B.A. in Economics and Management, Dan Neenan began his career in the futures industry in 1991, and has held the positions of Runner, Phone Clerk, Pit Clerk, Assistant Manager, and Manager of Grain Floor Operations for a major clearing firm at the Chicago Board of Trade. Dan also has had extensive compliance experience serving as Compliance Assistant and Internal Auditor for a major clearing firm. Dan's extensive connections on the trading floors of both the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have served him well in executing trades for Striker's clients. Dan is a licensed with the Series 3, 7, & 63, accordingly, with FINRA and NFA.
Martin Lembak - Account Executive / Portfolio Analyst
Martin Lembak is from the Czech Republic. He joined Striker in August of 2003, as Chief Economist. He has a Masters Degree in Economics from Technical University Ostrava, Czech Republic. Martin's certification as a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) indicates a mastery of the components of alternative investments, including managed futures, commodities, algorithmic trading and complex derivative management. Also, in spring of 2009, Martin was certified as a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). He has experience at two futures firms, and extensive knowledge of options trading. He is fluent in German, Russian, Polish and Czech. Much of his recent work has been focused on the study of multiple-systems correlation and the calculation of absolute and risk-adjusted returns.
Martin now builds customized portfolio analysis for Striker's clients using actual results from systems traded at Striker. Martin is Series 3, 4, 7, & 63 licensed. 
Eiko Izumi-Gallwas - Account Executive / Web Architect
Eiko Gallwas is a licensed futures broker, and serves as Striker's Marketing
and Customer Relations Coordinator. Originally from Nagoya, Japan, Eiko directs
the company's marketing programs, which include television commercials, trading
seminars, and research promotions. Having lived in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan,
and now the United States, her international business experience has brought
a diverse and unique perspective to the firm. Also as a web developer and mathematician,
Eiko not only built and maintains 4 Striker-affiliated websites, but holds a
strong back bone in system and portfolio performance analysis. By collecting
and storing each trading data, she makes various calculations available to our
clients through her own programming. Eiko has attended conferences held by the
Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Futures Industry Association (FIA) in
Hong Kong on behalf of Striker.
David Jacks - Account Executive
David Jacks joined Striker from the Lone Star state where he graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Journalism. While living in Texas, he worked for three years as a supervisor in commercial banking. On discovering he had a passion for the markets, David decided to obtain his Series 3 license and move to Chicago to work at the Chicago Board of Trade. He also worked for Yahoo! Inc., where he assisted the production department with live online streaming broadcasts. He currently monitors and executes trades for several different trading systems at Striker.
George Lembak - Operations
George (Jiri) Lembak was born in the Czech Republic. He joined Striker in October 2006 after moving to Chicago from the United Kingdom. He gained experience working as a credit risk analyst for PPF Asset management in Prague, Czech Republic, and later as a market analyst for Reuters in the United Kingdom. George has a Master's degree in finance from the Prague University of Economics and obtained his Series 3 license in London. He speaks Polish, Slovak, German and Russian. At Striker, George will apply his expertise in risk management to help provide portfolio diversification for our clients interested in the foreign exchange, futures, and securities markets. In summer of 2009, George received the "International Certificate in Banking, Risk & Regulation" for his academic work, awarded by the Global Associations of Risk Professionals (GARP).
Chris Dickerson - Operations
Chris Dickerson began his career in the commodities industry in 1992, and has held positions on the trading floors of Chicago as phone clerk, order checker and pit clerk, eventually working his way up to assistant floor manager for a major clearing firm at the Chicago Board of Trade. His extensive trading floor history gave him vital experience in "fast market" situations and instilled in him the importance of rapid execution in order routing. He witnessed the birth of several new technologies while on the floor, and was one of the first traders to "beta test" hand-held devices in the trading pits. As a recognized member of the exchange, he traded options pit for wheat, oats, soybeans, and corn in one of the most active trading pits for agricultural commodities worldwide. Off the phone, Chris broadened his industry experience working in the back office of a major clearing firm, where he assisted traders with online platform performance and optimization. Chris's comprehensive knowledge of both floor trading protocols and his considerable experience with the ins and outs of electronic trading and computer trading platforms makes him a backbone for Striker operations . A father of four, Chris is a true Chicago native whose local connections in the marketplace and formidable trading experience both on the floor and off help to provide further depth to Striker's operations team.
Peter Swayze - Operations
Peter J. Swayze is a Northwestern University graduate currently working on his masters at Northeastern University. He is also editor-in-chief of the Striker Report, Striker's on-line market journal. Peter spent several years as an educator, both privately at The Cove School in Winnetka, and in the Chicago Public School System. A native of Washington, D.c., he is a keen observer of domestic and international politics. His education background combined with his interests in public policy and foreign affairs make him a unique asset to Striker.
Career Opportunities
We are currently seeking someone to join our operations team. Primary responsibility will be to check equity runs, and preliminary listings, as well as run trading systems on Tradestation software. Must have good computer skills. Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience may be acceptable. Employer: Striker Securities, Inc. Attention: Dan Neenan Chicago Board of Trade Building 141 W. Jackson Blvd., #3604 Chicago, IL 60604 |
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