Jonathan Markowitz

Managing Partner

Jonathan Markowitz is a shareholder of Kottke Associates, LLC. Mr. Markowitz has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange since the early ‘80’s, and the New York Mercantile Exchange since 1991. With more than 25 years of experience in a variety of markets, he has expertise trading futures and options, including stock options, at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Prior to joining Kottke Associates, Mr. Markowitz was Executive Vice-President of SMW Trading Co., Inc., a proprietary trading and clearing firm in Chicago. Mr. Markowitz serves on the senior management committee overseeing the proprietary trading, fund management and brokerage operations for Kottke Associates, LLC. He received a BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1976, and a JD from Tulane University Law School in 1981.