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Peter A Thomas “Pete” Thomas started on the trading floor as a runner taking orders into the trading pits while on his summer breaks from collage. After undergrad he was offered the opportunity to execute orders on the floor and then applied for his membership at the exchange. He started in the metals pit and stayed on the floor while attending evening business classes. After silver had its run from $4 to $55 dollars Pete left the trading floor and started his own trading house. After selling his operation he spent a few years traveling through Europe and on return to the US started as the Director of PFG Precious Metals Division. He created his own trading platform for hedgers called the Tornado Bullion Cart ©. He later accepted a Vice Presidency at INTLFCStone a fortune 50 company. As FCStone moved its operation offshore Pete took the position of Senior Vice President at Zaner Precious Metals. Pete just broke through the billion dollar notional value hedge mark this year for his first time. Pete has an artistic side and has been seen on TV and film in such projects as The Untouchables, Straight Talk and Richie Rich. His numerous quotes and articles in print include Bloomberg, IB Times and Futures Magazine. His current action adventure novel about the 60”s is called The Darkness Below and is doing well on Amazon and at Barnes and Nobles and on NOOK.