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Jerry Gidel RJO Futures

Jerry Gidel is the president of Midland Research, Inc. and a research trading analyst for RJO Futures. In April 2003, he joined North America Risk Management Services, Inc. (NARMS) as an associate, specializing in the cash and futures grain markets.

With more than 30 years of experience in commodity analysis and brokerage, Jerry focuses on providing risk management services to livestock producers, grain producers, and commercial operations. He formed Midland Research in 1981 as a consulting firm working from the agricultural trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade.

He has vast experience as a vice president and senior grain analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds, and as a grain market research analyst with several other leading commodity brokerage firms, including Paine Webber, G.H. Miller, LIT.

He earned an undergraduate degree in Ag business and a graduate degree in Ag economics from Iowa Statue University. He utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis in his market evaluation and brokerage services. Jerry and other professional RJO Futures advisers may be reached at 800-441-1616.

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