Mark Cook

About the Author

Mark D. Cook is a professional trader. In 1986, hediscovered the Cook Cumulative Tick (CCT), which helped him profit from the1987 market crash and also rise to fame in 1992 when he won the U.S.Investment Championship with a 563 percent audited annual return. It was thehighest percentage in all investment categories. In 1993, he followed up with a322 percent audited return in the U.S. Investment Championship.

Cook was included in the best-selling book by JackSchwager, Stock Market Wizards. Hewas selected after Schwager reviewed his audited nine-year performance trackrecord. Cook was the only wizard who primarily traded S&P 500 indexfutures. He has also appeared on numerous financial programsincluding Fox Business News and also writes articles for MarketWatch.