Meet James Cordier
James Cordier is a lifelong commodity investor, futures and options trader, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. James wrote The Complete Guide to Option Selling, which was first published by McGraw Hill in 2004 and is currently in its third edition. James and his wife, Krista, live in Florida. They live a healthy lifestyle with hobbies including fitness, travel, boating, reading, trying new wines and walking their dog, Abigail.
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How It Started
James began speculating on commodities as a child, using income from his paper route to buy silver coins and bullion. He quickly learned to use charting methods and technical indicators to forecast the market and influence the timing of his silver purchases. A few years later, as a teenager, he sold that collection for what seemed at the time to be a small fortune, cementing his desire to be a professional investor.
As a young commodity broker in the 1980s, James applied similar technical trading strategies to commodity futures markets. Over time, he refined his approach to investing by focusing on the fundamental drivers of commodity markets, such as economics, agriculture, international trade, fossil fuel production, and meteorology. By cultivating a deep understanding of both fundamental and technical data, James was able to serve his clients better and began to make a name for himself in the investment industry.
New Research and Honing Trading Techniques
In 1990, James was hired by Allendale, a respected Illinois-based commodity brokerage firm, and tasked with running their Milwaukee office. During this time, he continued to explore new research and trading techniques and developed a penchant for sharing his research with a select group of colleagues. James collected data from a wide range of sources and combined it with his own analysis in one easy to read document, which they called The Cordier Commodity Report. This was purely an extracurricular passion project. At the time, commodity traders looking for thoughtful market analysis had few options available to them, so fellow brokers appreciated having it as a resource.
James and Krista
After making several highly profitable trades on behalf of his clients in the coffee and sugar markets, James began to receive inquiries from established financial market publications, such as Crain’s and Reuters. They reached out when they were in need of an insightful comment about a particular commodity. James was usually happy to oblige, always giving his honest interpretation of the market.
The Complete Guide to Option Selling
In 2004, James released his first book, The Complete Guide to Option Selling, further establishing him as a top expert in his field. The book was a major success, leading to additional media appearances with networks such as CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business; and being quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barron’s, Marketwatch, Yahoo Finance, and others. Over the next ten years, James produced a second and then a third edition of the seminal book for commodity option traders, and it was translated into multiple languages to satisfy international demand.
Relaunching
James has spent the last three years quietly observing from the sidelines as global markets were rocked by a series of unprecedented events. In addition to the growing frequency of black swans, there have also been less significant events that were amplified in importance by widespread media attention. Professional portfolio managers, proprietary trading firms, and private individual traders are suffering from information overload. They now have access to every conceivable data point but do not necessarily know which ones to pay attention to. Honing the ability to distinguish signal from noise is vital in today’s trading environment, which is why James relaunched The Cordier Commodity Report.
1st Edition, 2nd and 3rd
The Cordier Commodity Report
CordierCommodityReport.com is a medium for James to share his market insights with the public, as he has done throughout his career, without any outside influence, curation, or censorship. The website focuses on the critical but underreported aspects of commodity markets, giving readers access to the unvarnished opinion of one of the industry’s top experts. It is an outlet for James to share his passion for commodity trading, while working on his forthcoming book scheduled for release by Forbes Publishing in 2024.
James Cordier is an innovator in the commodities trading industry, and he is here as a resource for you! Ready to explore market insights with expert analysis? Contact James Cordier today and discover how we can bring unparalleled value to your investment strategy. Welcome to a new chapter in finance, shaped by the diverse insights of James Cordier.
CONTACT JAMES CORDIER
Meet James Cordier
James Cordier is a lifelong commodity investor, futures and options trader, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. James wrote The Complete Guide to Option Selling, which was first published by McGraw Hill in 2004 and is currently in its third edition. James and his wife, Krista, live in Florida. They live a healthy lifestyle with hobbies including fitness, travel, boating, reading, trying new wines and walking their dog, Abigail.
James and Krista
How It Started
James began speculating on commodities as a child, using income from his paper route to buy silver coins and bullion. He quickly learned to use charting methods and technical indicators to forecast the market and influence the timing of his silver purchases. A few years later, as a teenager, he sold that collection for what seemed at the time to be a small fortune, cementing his desire to be a professional investor.
As a young commodity broker in the 1980s, James applied similar technical trading strategies to commodity futures markets. Over time, he refined his approach to investing by focusing on the fundamental drivers of commodity markets, such as economics, agriculture, international trade, fossil fuel production, and meteorology. By cultivating a deep understanding of both fundamental and technical data, James was able to serve his clients better and began to make a name for himself in the investment industry.
New Research and Honing Trading Techniques
In 1990, James was hired by Allendale, a respected Illinois-based commodity brokerage firm, and tasked with running their Milwaukee office. During this time, he continued to explore new research and trading techniques and developed a penchant for sharing his research with a select group of colleagues. James collected data from a wide range of sources and combined it with his own analysis in one easy to read document, which they called The Cordier Commodity Report. This was purely an extracurricular passion project. At the time, commodity traders looking for thoughtful market analysis had few options available to them, so fellow brokers appreciated having it as a resource.
After making several highly profitable trades on behalf of his clients in the coffee and sugar markets, James began to receive inquiries from established financial market publications, such as Crain’s and Reuters. They reached out when they were in need of an insightful comment about a particular commodity. James was usually happy to oblige, always giving his honest interpretation of the market.
The Complete Guide to Option Selling
In 2004, James released his first book, The Complete Guide to Option Selling, further establishing him as a top expert in his field. The book was a major success, leading to additional media appearances with networks such as CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business; and being quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barron’s, Marketwatch, Yahoo Finance, and others. Over the next ten years, James produced a second and then a third edition of the seminal book for commodity option traders, and it was translated into multiple languages to satisfy international demand.
Relaunching
James has spent the last three years quietly observing from the sidelines as global markets were rocked by a series of unprecedented events. In addition to the growing frequency of black swans, there have also been less significant events that were amplified in importance by widespread media attention. Professional portfolio managers, proprietary trading firms, and private individual traders are suffering from information overload. They now have access to every conceivable data point but do not necessarily know which ones to pay attention to. Honing the ability to distinguish signal from noise is vital in today’s trading environment, which is why James relaunched The Cordier Commodity Report.
The Cordier Commodity Report
CordierCommodityReport.com is a medium for James to share his market insights with the public, as he has done throughout his career, without any outside influence, curation, or censorship. The website focuses on the critical but underreported aspects of commodity markets, giving readers access to the unvarnished opinion of one of the industry’s top experts. It is an outlet for James to share his passion for commodity trading, while working on his forthcoming book scheduled for release by Forbes Publishing in 2024.
James Cordier is an innovator in the commodities trading industry, and he is here as a resource for you! Ready to explore market insights with expert analysis? Contact James Cordier today and discover how we can bring unparalleled value to your investment strategy. Welcome to a new chapter in finance, shaped by the diverse insights of James Cordier.