Prime Trading Hires Starbucks Alum for Foray Into Commodity Bets
- Chicago firm will now trade soft commodities including coffee
- Kljunak’s hire adds to Prime’s traditional trading strategies
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After 35 years of delivering profits from a safe and steady business model, Prime Trading decided to push the envelope.
The proprietary trading firm, one of the mainstays of the Chicago financial market with a focus on options and other derivatives, recently hired a former Starbucks Corp. trader to take it into new territory: betting on the direction of commodity prices in the futures market.