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Ken Packard

Ken Packard Ken Packard is Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Daniels Trading. Ken has a unique role within the company and supervises directly, or interacts with, more people than any other position within the firm. Functioning as the bridge between new account sales, commission production and marketing, Ken is responsible for managing the entire in-house Chicago production force of APs, along with 4 remote branch offices. Additionally, Ken supervises the VP of Marketing and his department, providing vision and guidance for brand management, marketing strategy/execution and customer communication. Lastly, Ken plays an integration role in other key aspects of Operations, including Compliance, New Accounts and select Payroll/HR functions.

Ken arrived on the grain floor of the Chicago Board of Trade in late 1995, working as a runner for LFG L.L.C. It was while working in this capacity that Ken first met Andy Daniels, then serving as LFG’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Recognizing his potential, Andy took Ken under his wing and they have been working together since.

Ken’s arrival coincided with Andy Daniels establishing the Daniels Trading division of LFG, L.L.C. Ken worked within the Daniels Trading infrastructure from the firm’s infancy, starting in a support role and working his way through the ranks. As the firm grew, so too did Ken’s presence within it. In April of 1996, Ken was given the opportunity to learn futures brokerage by assisting Andy Daniels and the firm’s other top brokers. In 1997, Ken became a broker, plying the skills he had learned so meticulously by watching the best in the dt office. In 1999, Ken became Sales Manager for Daniels Trading; in 2002, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales; and in 2006, he became the firm’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.

Ken received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York. He is registered with the National Futures Association and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Security Futures Principal, as well as an Associated Person.


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Videos Featuring Ken

Automated Futures Automated Futures Trading Strategy Execution [HD] (7/11/2013) - Learn how an automated trading strategy at Daniels Trading is a useful, hands-off way to participate in the market. This video reviews the characteristics and advantages of an automated strategy with a Daniels Trading broker.
About Us About Us: Creating Trusting Relationships [HD] (7/11/2013) - Watch this video to learn about the core values of Daniels Trading. You will hear from our experienced staff as they discuss the key components to a successful brokerage relationship.
Accepting Risk Accepting Risk and Reward [HD] (7/11/2013) - This video explains how brokers at Daniels Trading assist traders in dealing with risk and reward. Our goal is to help each trader accept, balance, and manage their risk and reward expectations.
Broker Assisted Broker Assisted Futures Trading [HD] (7/11/2013) - Learn about the "broker assisted" trading strategy. This strategy allows individuals to enter the market who might not have the time or knowledge to get into trading themselves.
Choose Your Commitment Choose Your Commitment [HD] (7/11/2013) - This video examines the different levels of commitment to trading. Listen as our brokers comment on the specifics the different degrees of commitment, and how they help customers in each level.
Emerging Leadership Emerging Leadership with a Culture of Trust [HD] (7/12/2013) - This video discusses the culture of Daniels Trading, a culture focused on trust.
Futures Trading Futures Trading Advice Signal Execution [HD] (7/11/2013) - This video focuses on an “advice signal execution” trading strategy. This strategy benefits traders who don’t have the time or knowledge to trade on their own.
Gain Knowledge Gain Knowledge [HD] (7/11/2013) - At Daniels Trading we believe that knowledge is power. In this video you will hear our brokers discuss the importance of gaining knowledge, and how they can help you build your knowledge base.
Las Vegas Trading Seminar: Account Statements (10/24/2013) - Don DeBartolo, a senior broker at Daniels Trading,discuss account statements at the GBE Las Vegas trading seminar on July 28, 2012.
Every Trader Las Vegas Trading Seminar: Every Trader Has A Story (7/18/2013) - Watch this presentation given by Ken Packard and Don Debartolo
Las Vegas Trading Seminar: Joke (10/24/2013) - Don DeBartolo, a senior broker at Daniels Trading, tells a joke to the audience at the GBE Las Vegas trading seminar on July 28, 2012.
Las Vegas Trading Seminar: Stop Losses & Targets (10/24/2013) - Don DeBartolo, a senior broker at Daniels Trading, discusses stop losses and targets at the GBE Las Vegas trading seminar on July 28, 2012.
Managed Futures Managed Futures Investment [HD] (7/11/2013) - This video demonstrates the advantages of investing in managed futures with a Daniels Trading professional money manager.
MarketDelta MarketDelta (7/12/2013) - https://player.vimeo.com/video/42281218?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=2566b8
Self-Directed Self-Directed Online Futures Trading [HD] (7/11/2013) - Watch this video to learn how Daniels Trading can assist “self-directed” online traders. We offer different packages and platforms to insure that each traders needs are being met.

Blog Posts by Ken

Successful Trading: The Importance of a Solid Foundation (12/6/2019) - In order to be successful, you must first correctly identify the nature of the challenge, and then from that reality, intentionally build a foundation to support you for that challenge.
Brokers and Their Words, Words, Words (7/21/2011) - There is a time for relevant, targeted words from your broker, of course, and they absolutely matter in that moment.
Never Lose Your ‘Why’ (7/15/2011) - Decisions lead to action and action is what creates the opportunity for risk and reward. Time and time again, we must always remind ourselves to return to a simple question that guides virtually everything we do. That question is, “Why?”

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