J. PETER STEIDLMAYER joined the Chicago Board of Trade in 1963, and has been an independent trader ever since. Mr. Steidlmayer served on the Board of Directors for the Board of Trade from 1981 to 1983. While a director, he was responsible for initiating Market Profile and the Liquidity Data Bank, which were revolutionary concepts in data arrangement and trading information. He has communicated his highly successful trading ideas to traders all over the world through his books and courses. He has dedicated the last ten years to developing software to improve the performance of traders and refining his market theory.
STEVEN B. HAWKINS has been involved in the markets throughout his professional career. He has acted as an institutional broker and analyst to some of the largest investment banks and trading houses in the world. His trading experience entails proprietary trading in stocks and commodities. Over the past ten years, Mr. Hawkins has instructed traders in the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong. He has also collaborated on the writing of trading books and has written articles for industry trade publications. Hawkins graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in economics.

Proven techniques for market profile users at any level
A "market profile" presents a number of basic elements from themarket in an easily understood graphic format that, when analyzedproperly, can yield profitable intraday and swing trades thattraditional indicators do not reveal. Steidlmayer on Markets showsreaders how to find these opportunities using the innovativetechniques developed by the author during his many years of tradingthe market. This fully updated Second Edition covers innovations inboth technology and technique-and broadens the scope of "marketprofile" to include stocks.
J. Peter Steidlmayer (Chicago, IL) joined the Chicago Board ofTrade in 1963 and has been an independent trader ever since.Steidlmayer served on the Board of Directors of the Board of Tradein 1981-1983. While a director, he was responsible for initiatingMarket Profile and the Liquidity Data Bank. Steve Hawkins (Chicago,IL) has experience in trading in both stocks and commodities. Overthe past seven years, Hawkins has educated traders across theglobe. He has also collaborated on the writing of books on tradingand written articles for industry trade publications. He is agraduate of the University of Illinois with a degree ineconomics.
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