Arizona
(Sun City West)
Tel: (623) 249-6090
Fax: (623) 249-5446
John Welsh
Mr. Welsh is a 35-year veteran of the futures industry and is committed to serving those who trade in the futures and options markets.
John’s perspective has been finely tuned through a rare combination of academic and professional experiences in both communications and finance. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Kansas and worked initially as a television journalist.
His objectivity and skills were noticed by an Amarillo, Texas cattle trading company, which hired him to help forecast trends and opportunities. John then joined Merrill Lynch and began his long and successful career as a commodity broker.
John’s clients include:
-Individuals who desire excellent execution yet prefer to make their own trading decisions
-Individuals seeking professional advice or assistance in developing trading plans
-Individuals who request assistance in identifying managed futures programs that are compatible with their financial capabilities, risk tolerance, and expectations
-Professional traders and fund managers
"My years in the industry have allowed me a complex insight into successful and unsuccessful trading strategies and styles. I have worked with large institutional and commercial accounts to facilitate hedging strategies and understand the unique criteria involved in each relationship. Longevity has helped me recognize what clients need and value in a broker relationship.”
Mr. Welsh has been a contributor to The Nightly Business Report on PBS, has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and has held a regular guest spot on WCIU-TV Channel 26 in Chicago. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, Financial World, The Chicago Tribune, Trusts & Estates Magazine, Worth, and Bloomberg Business News. He has also contributed to educational videos produced by The Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
(800) 769-7021 | (623) 249-6090
California
(Oakland)
Tel: (510) 832-8070
Kevin Combs
Kevin is Branch Manager of the Oakland, CA Branch Office and a Associated Person of The PRICE Futures Group. Kevin is also Vice President & Global Sweetener Specialist at McKeany-Flavell. After joining McKeany-Flavell in 1999, Kevin became a specialist on sugar trade with Mexico. Kevin plays a vital role within their information sales team, advising clients in the food and beverage industries on commodities including sugar, corn sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate, and edible oils. Kevin develops much of the sugar intelligence prepared for their clients, focusing on supply and demand, market trends, international trade, government policy, and risk management. Kevin helps suppliers and users with the sale and purchase of many commodities.
Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis and holds a Series 3 securities license.
Michael Caughlan
Mike is an Associated Person of The PRICE Futures Group. Mike is also President & CEO at McKeany-Flavell. Mike’s commercial and economic perspectives on cocoa and sweeteners have earned him a well-regarded reputation among clients since he joined McKeany-Flavell in 2003. With more than 20 years of experience in sales management and strategic planning at both the national and international levels, Mike enjoys working with clients using new approaches to help them solve current needs and future challenges.
He contributes regularly to established trade publications and provides market analysis and strategic forecasting to some of the food and beverage industry’s most notable companies.
Mike graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business and holds a Series 3 securities license.
Nicole Thomas
Nicole is an Associated Person of The PRICE Futures Group. Nicole is also Vice President, Senior Commodity Analyst, and the head of the Information Service department at McKeany-Flavell. With over a decade of expertise in the commodity and food sector, Nicole stays abreast of multiple commodity markets (cash and futures) and the ingredient markets they impact. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at major trade events, has led multiple McKeany-Flavell studies on sugar, corn, corn-derived products, soybean, and edible oils markets, and is called upon regularly by the media for commentary on those markets.
Prior to McKeany-Flavell and The PRICE futures Group, Nicole held various positions with Bunge North America. She currently holds both Series 3 and 30 licenses for hedging commodities. Nicole earned a bachelor’s of science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Saint Louis University.
Paul Kortenkamp
Paul is an Associated Person of The PRICE Futures Group. Paul is also Vice President & Commodity Specialist at McKeany-Flavell. Paul brings deep commodity and food industry knowledge, problem-solving skills, and a creative approach to his work. He has made a career seeking to best align customer goals with the services he can offer—often creating the services they need. He began his career in chocolate formulation R&D before moving into sales, later taking on the challenge of helping create a new manufacturing facility and sales team and moving these to a leading market position.
Paul holds a bachelor’s of science from U.C. Davis in Managerial and Agricultural Economics, which included in-depth work in statistical modeling. Along with his background, extensive years of commodity industry experience, drive to develop customer solutions, and vibrant attitude, The PRICE Future Group benefits from his passionate focus applied to solving hedging challenges.
Florida
(Naples)
Tel: (605) 645-9432
Steve Meyers
Steve Meyers joined the Price group in 2015. Steve has been a licensed commodity futures broker since 1987. He grew up in eastern Montana and was raised in a family owned livestock business. The business included cattle buying for customers all over the U.S. and Canada as well as a feedlot operation. Steve attended Eastern Montana College (Montana State-Billings).
Steve has put on educational seminars in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
He taught finance classes through Family Church, Marco Island, Florida and was an influential part of Global Perspectives… "Our mission is to inform, equip, and prepare people for uncertain times."
He was featured in the PBS Frontline documentary, The Six Billion Dollar Bet.
Has been quoted in several leading financial publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, The Motley Fool, Reuters, The Florida Sun Times
Illinois
(St. Charles)
Tel: (312) 286-9320
Frank A. Petricca
Mr. Petricca is a former member of the CME, registered with the National Futures Association as a Branch Manager.
In 1973 Frank Petricca 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 50 brokers by 1985. Combine Commodities became one of the more prominent agriculture offices in the country servicing Producers in the United States and Canada. In 1995 Frank created his company focusing on a long term approach formulated for Commodity Traders that are interested in long term accumulation. Frank is a former member of the CME, registered with the National Futures Association as a Branch Manager.
(630) 443-1087
Nebraska
(Auburn)
Tel: (402) 274-3285
Fax: (402) 274-5498
Robert Lowrey
Mr. Lowrey has been involved in the agricultural sector for 24 years as a grain and livestock producer.
Robert is presently working with numerous grain and livestock producers managing risk and assisting in building marketing strategies to better market their commodities.
As manager of The PRICE Futures Group’s Nebraska branch office, his goal is to help educate producers in risk management strategies using cash, futures, and options, specializing in hog, cattle, corn, and soybean marketing.
(800) 327-5410 | (402) 274-3285
Oklahoma
(Guymon)
Tel: (580) 338-5591
Duncan Frank
Mr. Frank joined The PRICE Futures Group in the summer of 2013. He grew up in northern Oklahoma and worked at his family farm and ranch. He attended Oklahoma State University where he received a degree in Business Animal Science.
Duncan then moved to Guymon, Oklahoma, located in the center of the cattle feeding industry and feedlot operations, starting out as a feeder cattle buyer. In 1983 he became a commodities futures broker in a local brokerage firm. He has contributed to an agricultural futures news radio report for 30 years.
Duncan has 30 years of experience in agricultural hedging and speculative trading.
(580) 338-5591
Oregon
(Beaverton)
Tel: (503) 936-9559
Fax: (503) 726-5911
Richard Ebel
Mr. Ebel began his career in the commodity industry with Merrill Lynch in 1969. He then moved to Chicago in 1972, becoming a member of the Chicago Board of Trade shortly thereafter, in 1973.
Richard graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. degree in International Economics and spent three years in USMC as an officer, serving in Vietnam as a combat engineer, and was highly decorated.
He joined Paine Webber in 1975 and was one of the first brokers on the Chicago Board of Trade to handle customer accounts directly from the floor. He was also chairman of the floor governors committee for three years. In 1983 he moved to Portland, Oregon to continue his career as a futures broker with Paine Webber / UBS.
Joining The PRICE Futures Group as the Oregon Branch manager in early 2009, his specialty continues to be the soybean complex, and his customers are some of the largest commercials in the world, covering the spectrum from crushers to end users for both soybean oil and meal.
He is a fundamental trader, but uses technical trading as part of his overall trading style, striving to use spreads as a basis for his trading opportunities and relying a lot on his “trading instinct” which is hard to define, but could be best summed up to his 40 years of experience, where each year is a new learning experience. He has served as an arbitrator for the NFA and is currently Series 3, 30, 7, and 65 registered.
(800) 769-7021 | (503) 936-9559
Texas
(Amarillo)
Tel: (888) 435-1060
Fax: (806) 463-1217
Brent Skaggs
Mr. Skaggs joined The PRICE Futures Group after 7 years with Amarillo Brokerage Company. Brent was previously a Market Analyst with the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
Brent graduated from Texas A&M University in 1997 with an Agricultural Economics degree. He interned with the USDA and worked at Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
He now specializes in risk management for stocker operations, grain hedging inventories, and working with regional cattle feeders. He is also manager of the Amarillo, Texas branch office.
(888) 435-1060 | (806) 463-1060
Thomas Horton
Mr. Horton joined The PRICE Futures Group after 8 years with Rosenthal Collins Group.
Thomas, a graduate of Texas A&M University and an officer of the U.S. Army, started his career in feedlot lending and transitioned to commodities in 1981 where he specialized in live cattle futures trading as a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Tom covers 20 different markets utilizing his cycle and seasonal analysis to determine trends of the marketplace. He also publishes the Horton Market Letters, which feature technically derived trade recommendations for agricultural commodities, financial instruments, and precious metals.
(888) 435-1060 | (806) 463-1060
Tyler J. Head
Mr. Head joined The PRICE Futures Group after 9 years with Amarillo Brokerage Company.
T.J. received a Master of Agriculture degree with an emphasis in Risk Management and Finance from Texas A&M University. T.J. now specializes in farm and ranch risk management, trading, and fundamental market analysis, working primarily with commercial cattle feeders.
(888) 435-1060 | (806) 463-1060
Canada
(Vancouver)
Tel: +1 604 984 7244
Nikolas Joyce
Nikolas has 16 years of experience trading financial markets and working as an associated person, registered investment advisor and portfolio manager for firms in both the futures and securities industry. Nikolas holds a degree in Finance from the University of British Columbia - School of Commerce. He relies on research and analysis as well as technology provided by Trend Management Limited, a research, trading, and asset management firm he has had affiliation with since 1996.
Nikolas is the Manager of The PRICE Futures Group office in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
(604) 984 7244