Mr. Gidel an Agricultural Economist with extensive experience in the brokerage industry analyzing and trading futures and options prices. Jerry began his career in 1977 as a Feedgrain Analyst & Consultant at FGL after completing graduate studies at Iowa State University in Agricultural ...more

Mr. Gidel an Agricultural Economist with extensive experience in the brokerage industry analyzing and trading futures and options prices. Jerry began his career in 1977 as a Feedgrain Analyst & Consultant at FGL after completing graduate studies at Iowa State University in Agricultural Economics. Over his established career Jerry has operated as a Trading Floor Analyst at the Chicago Board of Trade for Rosenthal & Co. and Midland Research, as Grain Analyst for Paine Webber, Inc., Research Director for LIT America/G.H. Miller & Co., Vice President and Grain Analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds, Market Analyst for Hatfield Management, Inc., Broker and Grain Analyst at North America Risk Management, and most recently as Chief Feedgrain Analyst at Rice Dairy, LLC. Jerry is a former President and Director of the Iowa State Alumni Club of Chicago, Vice President of the Futures Industry Association’s Research Division, and actively participates at various agriculture industry conferences.less