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Commodity Brokers with Some Serious Ag Attitude

Our team includes people raised in multi-generational ag families, bringing firsthand experience from the field to the trading desk, bringing real-world operational experience to every client relationship. We aren't ag-curious financial people - we're ag people who became brokers because the industry needed them.

A Brokerage Comprised of 5th Generation Farmers and Ranchers

AgOptimus exists because most ag producers were being served by brokerage firms that didn’t understand agriculture. Our team has spent generations in grain and livestock – from the field to the trading desk. We built the firm we wished existed when we were on the producer side: ag-fluent brokers, modern technology, and a structure that doesn’t punish you for hedging.

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Our Brokers

Ag people who became brokers

Most of our brokers still farm. They carry the same price risk our clients carry, which is a different starting point from a brokerage that learned these markets from a screen.

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Nathan Harris

Registered Broker · Akron, Iowa

Nathan Harris is active in his family's grain and livestock operation near Akron, Iowa, and has been a registered broker since 2007, working with grain and livestock producers across the Corn Belt and Great Plains. With more than 20 years of hands-on production agriculture experience, Nathan brings a producer's perspective to every marketing plan he builds.

Markets: corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle

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Ryan Griffeth

Registered Broker · Former CME Local Trader

Ryan Griffeth is a registered broker with AgOptimus and a former CME local trader with more than 20 years of experience, having personally executed millions of trades representing billions in notional value. He works with commercial operators across grain, livestock, ethanol, food manufacturing, and energy.

Markets: grain, livestock, ethanol, dairy, energy

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David Ericson

Registered Broker & Branch Office Manager · Akron, Iowa

David Ericson is a registered broker and branch office manager with AgOptimus, raised on a farm near Akron, Iowa, where he continues to help raise corn, soybeans, and cattle today. Registered since 2015, David also appears on TV on behalf of AgOptimus on KTIV in Sioux City, and is heard on 570 AM, Rural Radio, and the American Ag Network.

Markets: corn, soybeans, cattle

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Customer Testimonials

“I have used The Brokers at Ag Optimus for my risk management needs for the last 6 years. Between around the clock support, planning, and forward thinking they are where I hang my hat. The network of knowledge the firm has access to is a great advantage to its customers and partners.”

Rick S HedgerCattle

“I am fairly new to Optimus Futures. My broker, Ryan I think is one of the best in the business. His advice is spot on when it’s time to sell, I just need the discipline to do it. Need to do some research that are always available from Optimus to help in better trading. And he returns my calls promptly. Thanks Ryan!”

Marianne CBPrivate Client | Options on Futures

“Ag Optimus has a producer driven mindset all while balancing risk and fundamental trading. David & Nathan brings multiple options to the table to effectively manage my operations trades and risks.”

Brian BFarmer | Corn

“There are many reasons we enjoy working with Nathan and David, the biggest reasons for us though are the relationship and trust. I know every day they put our interest first, we are in it together, they take ownership in our operations.”

Mike WHedger | Cattle

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AgOptimus, a DBA of Optimus Futures, is a specialized team of agricultural brokers dedicated to helping producers and agribusinesses manage risk through agricultural futures, options and swaps hedging.

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Numbers.AG is a Commodity Trading Advisor. Registered with the CFTC and member of the NFA [NFA ID 0572664]. Numbers.ag is an independent platform and a separate entity from AgOptimus and Optimus Futures LLC.

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