The Dow Corporation
The Dow Corporation is registered with the National Futures Association as an Independent Introducing Broker (NFA ID # 0263277). All content herein is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or offer to sell securities, commodities, futures, options or investment advisory services. Any such offer by The Dow Corporation will only be made directly to an individual, either in person, or by voice communication via telephone. A new account will only be considered and accepted if The Dow Corporation has determined that the investor or customer is suitable for such activity. This web site does not purport to be a complete description of the performance or investment services provided by The Dow Corporation. Past results or profitability described in the web site published by The Dow Corporation are neither indications of future performance nor guarantees of such. All material presented in the web site of The Dow Corporation is compiled from sources believed to be reliable, however, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
The Dow Corporation is a talented team of seasoned traders with a knowledge base that spans the spectrum from traditional commodities to state-of-the-art alternative investment derivatives. Our objective is to make money for our clients, with integrity, using a comprehensive approach that employs instruction, proprietary methodology and problem solving strategies gained from the wisdom of our experience in the markets. OUR SERVICES CLEARING In 1986, Rodney W. Dow, president of The Dow Corporation, founded Dow International Energy Corporation, an independent introducing broker (IB) firm.By the early 1990’s, banks were becoming more involved with the commodity sector for trade finance and other related commercial services. Recognizing this shift as a significant new trend, the Dow IB negotiated its acquisition by Citicorp in July 1991, creating the first bank-owned FCM (Futures Commission Merchant) to clear non-financial physical commodity futures in the US.In 1995, Mr. Dow left Citicorp and established The Dow Corporation, based on the premise that commodity futures clearing firms are not interchangeable. They differ from each other in ways that can significantly impact the customer’s experience and results.He saw the value of matching each customer to the appropriate FCM to better accommodate the customer’s needs, which we can do by introducing each client account to one of our seven selected clearing firms.At Dow, our discerning viewpoint on these differences presents the customer with the clearest solution for the best fit. TRADING GUIDANCE AND METHODS We offer guidance in hedging and trading, and direction in navigating the regulated marketplace.The Dow Corporation’s DVA (Dow Vector Analysis) is a proprietary, highly effective risk management tool, running live since 1986, that supports trading decisions by analyzing basis risk, forward curves and spreads as well as macro and micro price trends.We also offer a training program that uses the principles of psychology and lessons learned from the marketplace to enhance decision making skills and improve money management.Our market letter is a daily mainstay for customers in the crude oil, gasoline, heating oil and natural gas markets. “The Dow” is emailed after each day’s close, offering our thoughts and technical analytics for the following trading session. STRATEGIC AFFILIATES Argus Media – Argus is the publisher, indexation provider and energy price vendor, whose data drives our analytics in basis risk and forwards curves.C.A.C.T. – Commodity Advisory Corporation of Texas provides software development and support for our DVA system.FirstEnercast Financial – FEF publishes daily fundamental research in the North American natural gas market. Their analysis produces one of the highly rated estimates of the Energy Information Administration’s weekly statistical report on working gas in storage.WeatherEX – A consulting company specializing in weather risk management that serves commercial commodity hedgers as well as non-commercial market participants. WeatherEX produces “Weather to Buy or Sell” which appears in the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Address: P.O. Box 140, 23 Lower Station Road, Garrison, New York 10524, USA
Phone: +1 845 424 4590
FAX: +1 845 424 4594
