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 D.R. BARTON, JR.
A passion for the systematic approach to the markets and lifelong love of teaching and learning have propelled
D.R. Barton, Jr. to the top of the investment and trading world where he is one of the most widely read and followed
traders and analysts in the world.
D. R. started his vocational career with a 15-year stretch as a chemical engineer with industry giant DuPont. After
moving quickly up the corporate ladder through both technical and management positions, D. R. choose an early retirement
package so he could concentrate full time on his passion - the financial markets.
In 2000, He co-founded One Minute Trader Corp., a financial training organization, and served as CEO of that company
for two years. While there, D.R. created innovative training products and taught in many investment areas including
intra-day trading, swing trading, and cutting-edge risk management techniques.
Mr. Barton then co-authored the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling book Safe Strategies for Financial
Freedom, published by McGraw-Hill. His writing credits also include Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading,
for which he was co-creator and contributing author. D.R. also served on the editorial advisory board for the trade
newsletter Market Mastery from 2000 through 2006.
Currently, D. R. scratches his writing itch by as he serves as Founder and Editor of Traders' Tuesday, a free educational
e-letter for traders and investors with over 30,000 subscribers, published by Mt. Vernon Research. He is also the
editor of the Early Warning Stock Predictor, a subscription-based trading newsletter. Rounding out his periodical
writing, D.R. also writes a weekly trading column for the International Institute of Trading Management.
D. R. serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Risk Manager for the Directional Research and Trading Hedge Fund
Group.
D. R.'s passion for teaching and coaching is displayed in many areas. He is a lead instructor at the International
Institute for Trading Mastery, where he lectures on system design, money management and swing and day trading.
He is a regular lecturer for Investment U, (where he served as Co-Chairman from 2004 - 2006) and for Oxford Club,
Agora Financial and Mt. Vernon Research trading conferences.
In his outside activities, D. R.'s passion for teaching and coaching shines through as well. He teaches Sunday
school to middle school and junior high students and enjoys lay-preaching at various local churches on a regular
basis.
In the past six years he has taught and coached over 40 teams of 8 - 12 year olds in Delaware's annual economics
competition, with state champion teams in each age division. He also coaches Delaware Science Olympiad teams, and
teaches public speaking to elementary and middle school students. D. R.'s enthusiasm for coaching is also seen
in athletics, where he coaches baseball and serves on the local Little League board. He also started and coaches
the basketball team at Newark Charter middle school.
Mr. Barton's volunteer and service activities were recognized in the spring of 2006 when he received the Jefferson
Presidential Award for outstanding community service.
Mr. Barton received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his MBA from the University of Delaware.
He is a Certified Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church and a registered Professional Engineer in the state
of Delaware. D.R. lives with his wife, Cathie, and two children, Meg and Josh in Newark, Delaware.
He is currently a regularly featured guest analyst on both Report on Business TV, and WTOP News Radio in Washington,
D. C., and has been a guest analyst on Bloomberg Radio. His articles have appeared on SmartMoney.com and Financial
Advisor magazine.
To arrange an interview with Mr. Barton, contact Christopher Castroviejo of Directional Research and Trading by
phone at (251) 341-1822 or by e-mail at Castroviejo@directionalresearch.com. |
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