Van K. Tharp Ph.D., is president of the International Institute of Trading Mastery (IITM). A globally recognized coach for traders and investors, he is the bestselling author of Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom and publisher of the successful monthly newsletter Market Mastery and the free weekly email, Tharp's Weekly Thoughts.

D.R. Barton, Jr., P.E., MBA, is chief operating officer and risk manager for the Directional Research and Trading hedge fund group and a lead instructor with IITM. He is the editor of the newsletter Ten Minute Trader, and is a sought after speaker and developer of seminars for traders and investors.

Steve Sjuggerud Ph.D., is president of Investment University, an educational program with more than 250,000 students, and editor of the investment newsletter True Wealth with over 40,000 subscribers. He is a former portfolio manager, hedge fund manager and equity research director.