Alexander Elder, M.D., is a professional trader and a teacher of traders. His books, including The New Trading for a Living, are international bestsellers among private and institutional traders, translated into 17 languages. Dr Elder was trained as a psychiatrist and served on the faculty of Columbia University. Now he is a full-time trader who shares his hard-earned lessons with his students.​

Dr. Elder is the originator of Traders’ Camps, week-long classes for traders. He is the founder of SpikeTrade, a worldwide group of traders. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences in the US and abroad.