When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite
Art Collins has been successfully developing and trading commodity systems since 1986. Shortly after implementing his first programs, Art amassed enough money so that he felt comfortable to exchange his managerial position in an automobile dealership for his true passion. He became a full-time floor member of the Chicago Board of Trade.Art has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade for thirteen years. He and his partner have enjoyed a return of several hundred percent on mechanical S & P systems they began trading in 1997. They are now starting to manage funds for others.A Northwestern University graduate, Art has been a long-standing guitarist/songwriter with the satiric rock band The Cleaning Ladys. The band has appeared on MTV and the Doctor Demento radio shows.This is Art's second book. The first was "Market Rap: The Odyssey of a Still-Struggling Commodity Trader," published in 2000.To relieve stress, Art takes Tae Kwon Do. He recently achieved a first-degree black belt.He lives in Geneva, Illinois, with his wife Pat and teenage daughter Maggi.