Our Brokers

 

Walt Breitinger, President

Four decades of experience, along with a perpetual love of commodities trading, has earned Walt Breitinger a role as your personal broker and coach.  

Walt began trading soybeans and silver in 1970 while completing his education at Valparaiso University.  He gained considerable insight and experience as a licensed broker for over 32 years working directly under Harold Heinold in the 1970's, as a floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, and as Vice President of Commodity Investments at A.G. Edwards and Sons since 1982.

For over 18 years, Walt taught his method of options on futures trading at Purdue University Calumet and at Merrillville's Department of Continuing Education near his office in Indiana.  His comments on the markets have been featured in USA Today, the Times of Hammond, the Gary Post Tribune and on WYIN TV.  When Walt isn't watching the markets, he enjoys whitewater kayaking and soccer.

  

Ben Breitinger, Broker

Nearly 20 years ago, Ben began working with his father at A.G. Edwards & Sons. He learned the commodity futures business by visiting with agricultural producers who trusted his father to help them manage their price risk.

After obtaining a degree in Economics, Ben went on to become a freight broker in Chicago. He marveled at how few of his customers were utilizing the simple techniques his father had taught him to shield themselves from wild fluctuations in the price of diesel.  When the price of crude hit $100 per barrel at the same time corn went to $7.50 per bushel, he decided the wisest decision would be to get back to the "basics" of commodities.

After performing a study on lumber's cash market for the Biomass Commodity Exchange in Madison, Wisconsin, Ben rejoined Walt as the head of Marketing and Business Development.

 
  
 

Alex Breitinger, Broker

 

With his love for mathematics, the natural sciences and geopolitics, Alex has been naturally intrigued by trading commodity futures.  He considers the interplay of these factors on a daily basis and uses his multifaceted background to provide this information to the clients at Breitinger & Sons.  

Alex graduated Summa Cum Laude from DePauw University with degrees in Chemistry and History. While at DePauw, Alex received two of the nation's most prestigious science scholarships, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and the NOAA Hollings Scholarship.  Well-versed in German and Spanish, Alex brings an international dimension to our company as he has worked and studied across the globe from China to Germany.

Before joining Breitinger & Sons, Alex performed analytical research for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the governmental organization that oversees the National Weather Service.