Joe Nikruto

Joe Nikruto is a senior market strategist who works with Zaner Ag Hedge to help clients, both producers and end users, manage risk using agricultural commodity futures and options.

His motto is the first step to managing risk is to quantify it.

Joe has worked in the futures industry since 1992 as runner, floor clerk, research associate, upstairs order desk clerk and series 3 licensed broker. 30 year’s worth of experience clients can leverage to help make decisions for their farm or agricultural enterprise.

Trained as a technical and fundamental analyst in agricultural commodities, at the outset of his career Joe worked for a large non-bank FCM in Chicago as well as reported to a large commodities firm based in Memphis, TN from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade.

Joe attended Indiana State University and Depaul University studying economics.