Howard Simons

HOWARD L. SIMONS designs hedging strategies and trading systems and develops value-added investment products for a wide variety of clients in the agricultural, energy, and financial markets. He has served as the architect and manager of a commercial crude oil trading operation; as a commodity trading advisor and fund manager; and as a consultant specializing in risk management solutions for hedgers, professional speculators, and financial institutions. Mr. Simons holds an MBA in finance and...See more

HOWARD L. SIMONS designs hedging strategies and trading systems and develops value-added investment products for a wide variety of clients in the agricultural, energy, and financial markets. He has served as the architect and manager of a commercial crude oil trading operation; as a commodity trading advisor and fund manager; and as a consultant specializing in risk management solutions for hedgers, professional speculators, and financial institutions. Mr. Simons holds an MBA in finance and economics from the University of Chicago and an MA in international economics from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He is a contributing editor for Futures magazine and an adjunct professor of finance in the Illinois Institute of Technology's Financial Markets and Trading Program. See less