About Us
HighGround Trading Group is a boutique futures brokerage specializing in providing clients with custom product solutions, cutting-edge trading platforms, traditional brokerage services and execution. Our clients include retail, commercial and institutional firms around the globe. By combining the talents of seasoned management, skilled brokers and experienced product developers, our goal is to meet and surpass our clients' trading goals and needs.
If we aren't the firm that best fits your trading needs, we'll work with you to find the firm that is. Talk about a higher level of service.
MIKE BURKE – CEO
Michael T. Burke is CEO of HighGround Trading Group and one of its founding partners. He has been involved in senior management positions within the futures industry for over 20 years. Prior to forming HighGround Trading Group, he served as the Executive Vice President of the Introducing Broker Division of MF Global, Inc, COO and SVP of the Introducing Brokers Division at R.J. O'Brien and as the General Manager of Iowa Grain Company.
He is a 1985 graduate of St Mary's University in Winona, MN and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mike served three terms on the National Introducing Broker Association Board of Directors and also served on the NFA/FIA Best Practices Committee. He is a past member of the CBOT and CME FCM Committee and the BOTCC Clearing Corporation Operations Task Force.
RICK GALLWAS – President
Rick Gallwas is the President of HighGround Trading Group, Inc and one of the founding partners. He brings 20 years of experience in building innovative products to meet the needs of investors through online platforms, value added broker assisted and managed futures products. Prior to forming HighGround, he was the President of RJO Futures and an owner and COO of Zap Futures which was sold to R.J. O'Brien. He was also a Full Member of the CBOT, operating as a filling broker in the grain complex.
GREG IMES – Senior Vice President of Trading
Greg Imes is the Senior Vice President of Trading at HighGround Trading Group, and has over 23 years of experience working directly with private clients in managing their investments in futures. His area of expertise is working with clients to create or introduce strategies, systems and CTA products with risk management tools to help diversify their portfolio. Greg offers a wealth of experience to investors with his multiple methodologies and overlay of risk controls.
CHRIS HILDEBRAND – Vice President of Trading
Chris Hildebrand is Vice President of Trading at HighGround Trading Group and is a third-generation futures broker. Working with Greg Imes for the past 10 years has given him an education in managing and running multiple strategies, systems and CTAs for clients. Together they have built a successful business based on the Risk/Reward diversification strategy.
We feel that a client's investment in systems and CTAs should be diversified to help reduce risk. HighGround Trading Group’s philosophy of keeping within the tolerance of each individual client while using a broad range of different trading styles is what we feel sets us apart from other firms. Greg and Chris closely monitor client portfolios and aren’t afraid to advise clients to “get on the sidelines” or recommend a change in a portfolio to keep each individual's risk/reward ratios in check.
Contact Us
877 206-4250 Toll-Free
Customer Testimonials
"As a relatively new customer of HighGround Trading, we have found the staff knowledgeable and helpful. Accuracy on order entry and execution is far better than any other firm we have dealt with.
We would recommend this team to both new and experienced traders."
— Ray and Bev
Testimonial is not indicative of future performance or success.