Sign inManagement Team
Lane Mendelsohn
Lane Mendelsohn has been involved in the trading industry dating back to 1993 and has been an associate member of the Market Technicians Association since 2001. He has educated thousands of traders and has helped them to become more successful in their trading through his expertise with trading software. His vision for helping traders has resulted in the successful launch of several educational websites. His latest endeavor, TraderPlanet.com launched in January 2005 and is dedicated to helping traders free of charge.
Darrell Jobman
Darrell Jobman has been writing about financial markets for more than 35 years, covering all aspects of the trading industry. A decorated Vietnam War veteran, he was a newspaper farm editor and editor of several agricultural publications before becoming an editor of Futures Magazine for more than 15 years. He has written and/or edited more than a dozen books on trading including The Handbook for Technical Analysis. His passion is helping others succeed by learning the "dos and don'ts" of trading and through his editorial contributions to TraderPlanet.com he has really been able to satisfy his passion.
Darla Tuttle
Darla Tuttle contributes to TraderPlanet.com, LLC through applying eighteen years of diverse business development and project management experience in the financial industry. She has worked with many of the industry's most influential individuals in the development of trading education resources for web publication and conferences. Known for developing the first and most prominent add-on software licensing program within the financial industry, Darla directs the operational, marketing and web development logistics for the TraderPlanet.com enterprise.
Jim Wyckoff
Serving as a Senior Analyst for TraderPlanet.com since 2005, Jim shares his valuable market insight with the community and provides industry guidance on matters impacting the progression of TraderPlanet.com. Jim Wyckoff has spent nearly 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with what is now the Dow Jones Newswires service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist, he has covered every futures market traded in the U.S., at one time or another. By studying chart patterns and other technical indicators, Jim realized the playing field could be leveled between the "professional insiders" in the markets, and traders/analysts like himself.
The Story of TraderPlanet
TraderPlanet.com (aka TraderPlanet), located in the center of the Marketsphere galaxy, is a planet that was inhabited thousands of days ago by an adventurous group on a mission to educate and guide weary humans in their journey to become more successful investors and to give back to their society. Discovered at the height of Earth's global economic turmoil, the planet contains an abundance of intellectual resources vital in the construction of profitable trading approaches. General Mendelsohn, Colonels Jobman and Wyckoff, and Major Tuttle have a diplomatic mission underway to convince members of the financial elite to join the ranks and champion the cause. While executing this mission, they discovered that established Empires were strategizing for domination of key areas of the Planet. In a bold move, the decision was made to lease these areas as a response to this aggression to safeguard the well-being of TraderPlanet citizens and to assure the survival and success of future generations. So that the citizens can easily recognize the armies of these Empires, TraderPlanet leadership has mandated that they display seals which identify them as Explorers, Adventurers or Conquerors. While these designations are regarded as "badges of honor", they also proclaim an allegiance to TraderPlanet ethics and laws.
Click to EnlargeAs the preeminent virtual online Planet for individual traders and investors, TraderPlanet offers a vast landscape of valuable educational resources founded on market preferences, trading approaches, and proven technologies. The terrains are just as varied - the rugged mountain areas provide more aggressive opportunities while the gentle rolling plains are better suited for those who prefer a more well-rounded approach to improving performance and managing risk.
There are also regions of the Planet with inhabitants who practice a very strong belief in technical analysis, including intermarket analysis in light of the current global economic turmoil taking place on planet Earth. Some of the cultures are more fundamentally driven, while others welcome weary travelers who are seeking guidance with their navigation of the markets - the selection of a trading platform, a market information supplier, or perhaps an experienced broker. TraderPlanet citizens highly value trading education, e-commerce, literature, multi-media, and peaceful resolutions to conflicts. All TraderPlanet able-bodied citizens are encouraged to join the charitable militia service based on their profitability -- soldiers acquire their own weapons and equipment within their local regions.
Joining the TraderPlanet Charitable Militia is both a duty and a distinguishing mark of TraderPlanet citizenship: even those soldiers who fail to earn high levels of profitability serve honorably by the giving of their time. Even the wealthiest virtual land owners and Empires perform this military service, since they would have the most to lose should the Planet fall to hostile competitors.
The government on TraderPlanet is largely autonomous. Local moderators govern the various cities. Each moderator is supported by a committee for that city which helps and advises the moderator on local affairs. Each moderator reports to TraderPlanet High Command, which governs the entire planet. Many moderators are appointed because of their prestigious backgrounds in planetary finance, while others serve because of their deep personal commitment to sharing ideas and opinions on the markets with fellow citizens. To strengthen the effectiveness of government, moderator identities are not revealed.
A popular destination for internet-galactic tourists, TraderPlanet's gravitational pull is several times that of Earth. Its strategic position in the Financial Universe between the Bull and Bear constellations makes it an ideal environment to breed successful traders on a collaborative quest for education to help themselves and others.
TraderPlanet - where traders gravitate.
The free Explorer Membership establishes a company as a contributor to the collective good of the TraderPlanet.com community. This role is automatically assigned to all new company profile registrations by default and initiates the introduction of the company's products and services to the community. Explorers have the lowest level of authority (promotional exposure) within the community, so the attributes of the profile display are highly restricted. 
The Adventurer Membership provides a more prominent presence within the community as this membership signifies a long-term comitment to TraderPlanet principles and the audience we serve. This role is ideal for established companies who are seeking to position themselves as an authority within a specific area of expertise. Adventurers enjoy the expanded promotional benefits of featuring blogs, webinars, live chats and videos within their profile display. Adventurers also receive entitlements with site advertising, email marketing and sponsorship campaigns.
The highest role level is that of the Conqueror Membership. The Conqueror is awarded all of the elements of the lower role levels with exclusive privileges that include embellished search result placements within the site directory, and press releases issued by TraderPlanet announcing membership. Companies serving in the Conqueror role have established brands within the financial industry and a significant volume of educational resources to share with TraderPlanet citizens. 
