Gary L. Tilkin Founded Global Forex Trading, Ltd., a division of Global Futures & Forex, Ltd. in July 2004 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Tilkin is a 30-year veteran in futures and currencies trading who started at Merrill Lynch and then moved to another national brokerage firm before breaking out on his own. He has been involved with every facet of the trading business, from being a customer and professional trader to a broker and managing executive.