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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". Mr. Gallwas is married and a father of eight children and has seventeen grand children. 
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, Series 30, 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's white label program. William serves on the Membership Committee of the National Introducing Brokers Association (NIBA). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters News Service, Investors Business Daily, Futures World News, and Futures Magazine. William is married and a father of three children. 
Dan Neenan - Vice President Operations
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 has the Series 3, 7, & 63 licenses. Mr. Neenan is married and a father of three children.
David Jacks - Senior Account Executive / Operations Specialist
David Jacks joined Striker in 2005 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 currently monitors and executes trades for several different trading systems at Striker. He has used TradeStation software since 2005 and is viewed today as an expert in auto-trading 3rd party systems.
He lives in the city of Chicago and is married with two daughters. 
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. Herb Kral - Managed Futures Consultant
Herb began his career as a runner on the grain floor at the CBOT in the mid 1990s. Early on in his career he set his sights on futures. Herb has held numerous positions within the industry, starting as a runner and swiftly graduating to phone clerk. Following his work on the floor, Herb moved to a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) where he worked as a compliance officer. With a Series 3 license under his belt and exemplary executive skills, Herb quickly rose to become Director of Systems Trading. In this role he specialized in alternative investments, including trading programs and managed products. At Striker, Herb's job is to assist clients in developing balanced portfolios combining a variety of alternative investments. Herb is currently engaged and has 2 children.
Eiko Izumi-Gallwas - Account Executive / Web Architect
Eiko Gallwas is a Series 3 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.
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 940 N. Industrial Drive Elmhurst, IL 60126 |
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Disclaimer The risk of trading can be substantial and each investor and/or trader must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Past performance, whether actual or indicated by simulated historical tests of strategies, is not necessarily indicative of future results. Striker is a member of the National Futures Association ("NFA"), the Managed Funds Association ("MFA"), and the National Introducing Broker Association ("NIBA"). Striker is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), and was formerly registered with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Additionally, Striker is a former member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). FINRA is the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities business in the United States. Please read Striker Disclosure Statement for the additional disclosure.
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