In 1973 Frank visited a friend at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  He was fascinated and decided to seek employment in the futures industry.  He obtained a position with Dean Witter Inc.  as a clerk/runner.  In 1975 Frank was promoted to head of floor operations for Dean Witter.  In 1976 He made a move to Woodstock Commodities and became an Account Executive.  In 1980 he opened a branch office of Woodstock under his corporate name, Combine Commodities, Inc.  The branch specialized in serving both individuals and corporate customers in the farm community and grew to a staff of 100 brokers by 1985.  Combine Commodities became one of the more prominent agriculture offices in the country servicing thousands of Producers in the United States and Canada.

In 1995 Frank created his company LTPS Trading the focuses on a Long Term approach formulated for Commodity Traders that are interested in Long Term accumulation."

While Frank has held seminars worldwide focusing on his Long Term Strategies his book "the Truth about Commodity Trading" will be available in the summer of 2008.

While it’s certainly important to know and have a personal relationship with your Commodity Broker, his or her "Member Company" should also be an important consideration. This is also a great business story: