JERRY TOEPKE began studying futures markets in 1977 and hassince performed as a private trader and a retail broker. He iscurrently Editor at MRCI. Jerry considers himself a student ofmarkets, fascinated by their behavior and the functions theyperform. Since joining what is now MRCI in 1988, Jerry has learnedto appreciate not only the power of seasonal study, but also how itintegrates with fundamental and technical analysis. In 1997, hebegan writing the Weekly Spread Commentary, discussing two upcomingseasonal spread strategies each week as a way to help educate newspread traders and to breathe life into seasonal statistics andcharts by adding depth and context.
NICK COLLEY has been programming computers for almost thirtyyears for private industry and the U.S. Air Force (USAF). In thelate 1970s and early 1980s, he worked his way through collegewriting accounting software for small businesses, before enlistingin the USAF. He was also on the development team for the worldwiderelease of flying hour and training management software. Afterleaving the USAF, he developed touch screen?based point ofsale software and terrain analysis software. In 1987, he beganworking with Steve Moore, initially converting seasonal analysissoftware from mini-computer to micro-computer platforms. He andSteve have been continually enhancing this software for nearlyeighteen years.