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About Commodity.com – Our Mission & Our Talented Team

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Commodity.com is your trusted source to make sense of commodities & commodity trading, cryptocurrencies & related investments.

Who Publishes Commodity.com?

The site is published by Moneda Media LLC, which is incorporated in Delaware in the USA. Our registered agent may be found at 1013 Centre Road, Suite 403S, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, 19805.

You’ll find our all-important privacy policy here.

We publish detailed guides written by leading experts on commodity trading, crypto investments as well as unbiased broker reviews.

A Brief History Of Commodity.com

The site started life in May 2010 as HowToTradeCommodities.co.uk, published by UsefulDomains.co.uk in the UK.

The site rebranded as HowToTradeCommodities.com after a few years to better target an audience beyond the UK.

The Commodity.com Rebrand

We acquired the premium domain name Commodity.com in early 2017 and rebranded the site.

The domain was owned for decades by George Kleinman and his business Commodity Resource Corporation (CRC), which has operated for 30+ years as a commodity brokerage firm.

Prior to founding CRC, George Kleinman was one of the top commodity brokers at Merrill Lynch making their ‘Golden Circle’ before leaving to start his own operation.

George is also an author, and has published many books on commodities and commodity trading, including:-

Press Coverage

Commodity.com (and our predecessor site, HowToTradeCommodities) have been cited by or featured on many leading publications in 40+ countries around the world, including:

  • Blogging.com
  • American Numismatic Association
  • TechCrunch
  • Zacks Investment Research
  • Mining.com
  • International Business Times

Media Partnerships

Commodity.com is an official media partner of Reuters Events. You’ll find a list of upcoming commodity-related events in our Events Guide.

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Meet The Commodity.com Team

We’re building a formidable team of writers, designers, developers, and editors.

Alison Quine
Editor

Alison is a Project Manager and Editor, working and living in Melbourne.

She has been learning about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies since 2015 and successfully completed the MOOC in Digital Currencies in May 2016. She is fascinated by the possibilities offered by decentralization.

Rebecca Moody
Editor

Rebecca is a writer and editor working and living in Portugal. Over the past 10 years, she’s worked for a whole host of industries, from healthcare to retail, and has specialized in in-depth research projects, content strategies, and marketing.

Lawrence Pines
Lead Writer, Commodities

Lawrence Pines is a Princeton University graduate with more than 25 years of experience as an equity and foreign exchange options trader for multinational banks and proprietary trading groups.

Lawrence has traded on the NYSE, CBOE, and Pacific Stock Exchange.

In 2011, Lawrence started his own consulting firm through which he advises law firms and investment professionals on issues related to trading, and derivatives. Lawrence has served as an expert witness in a number of high-profile trials in US Federal and international courts.

See all articles by Lawrence

Saul Bowden
Lead Writer, Cryptocurrency

Saul is our resident cryptocurrency expert. A longtime advocate of blockchain technology, Saul believes that cryptocurrency represents the future of finance.

See all articles by Saul

Joel Foster
Community Manager

Joel is responsible for our marketing and outreach efforts and ensures that people know about the great things we’re doing at Commodity.com

Toni Allen
Editor and General Manager

Toni Allen manages the day-to-day operations of commodity.com, coordinating our teams of editors, writers, and developers.

You?

We’re always looking for contributors/writers/editors to join our growing team. Please see our jobs page.

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