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Richard J Dennis

President, Dennis Trading Group, Richard J. Dennis is president of the Chicago-based Dennis Trading Group and was recently inducted into the Futures Industry Association Hall of Fame. His career in the commodities industry began at age 17 as a runner at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. At age 21, he held a seat on a small exchange, and by 27 was profiled by The New York Times Magazine as “Prince of the Pit” for his success at the Chicago Board of Trade. Mr. Dennis believed that successful trading was an activity that could be learned, rather than an innate ability. In 1983, to settle a bet with William Eckhardt, friend and former partner, he recruited and trained a disparate group of 23 non-trader neophytes who became known as the Turtles (named for the farm-bred turtles he had seen in Singapore). Over the next four years, they earned an aggregate $100 million dollars, proving the experiment to be the most successful in trading history. Mr. Dennis’ view about trading and public policy have been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, and The Atlantic Monthly. His commentaries have been heard on the American Public Radio Network, and he has appeared on Firing Line debates on PBS. Mr. Dennis is on the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. Mr. Dennis graduated from DePaul University with a degree in philosophy.

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Business Positions

Dennis Trading Group
• President

Board Memberships

Reason Foundation Libertarian think-tank
• Trustee
Cato Institute Libertarian think tank based in Washington, DC
• Director

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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DNC-Non-Federal Individual
• 2 contributions · 201,300 USD ('91→'92)
Democratic State Central Committee of CA - Federal
• 1 contribution · 50,000 USD ('89)
Fifth Horseman Political Action Committee
• 5 contributions · 25,000 USD ('89→'00)
Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party
• 3 contributions · 21,000 USD ('92→'00)
Democratic Party of Illinois
• 3 contributions · 11,000 USD ('89→'00)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Political Fundraising Committee for Democratic Senatorial Candidates
• 2 contributions · 10,000 USD ('89→'90)
Texas Democratic Party
• 1 contribution · 10,000 USD ('03)
Iowa Democratic Party
• 1 contribution · 10,000 USD ('06)
Daniel Joseph Seals Three time congressional candidate from Illinois
• 2 contributions · 6,900 USD ('08)
Participation 2000 Inc
• 2 contributions · 6,000 USD ('92→'96)

Schools

DePaul University Largest Catholic university in the nation and the largest private university in Chicago
• Bachelor's Degree
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Types Person, Business Person
Gender Male

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135 documents :: see all
  • FEC Filing 12972698859
  • FEC Filing 11020082172
  • FEC Filing 29020371248
  • Reason Foundation Trustees and Officers
  • FEC Filing 26930714948
  • FEC Filing 26021030647
  • FEC Filing 26021102176
  • FEC Filing 26020960279
  • FEC Filing 26020960279
  • FEC Filing 96015880517
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