Markus Heitkoetter is a former IBM director who quit his job and moved from Germany to Austin, Texas in 2002. He became a full-time trader, and in 2005 founded Rockwell Trading in order to simplify the trading process and help as many traders as possible to achieve their trading goals. He is the author of the bestselling book "The Simple Strategy," a book that helps traders improve their trading with a simple, easy to use trading method.
Earlier Life
editMarkus Heitkoetter launched the company in Austin, Texas in 2005, several years after he relocated to the United States from his native Germany. He had quit his job as a Director at IBM in 2002 after a downturn in the economy, when IBM, like so many other tech giants, was laying off thousands of people. He had been trading stocks, futures, and other funds for many years, and trying out various strategies and systems to find what worked best for him.
Education
editBachlor of Computer science and Economics from Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg in 1992 – 1996.He had also done Theodor-Gymnasium-Hagen in 1981-1989.
Professional Skills
edit- Trading
- Financial Markets
- Trading Systems
- Entrepreneurship
- Trading Strategies
- Technical Analysis
- Foreign Exchange
- Investments
- Day Trading
Experience
editFounder & CEO of Rockwell Trading - Actively Trading Stocks & Options | Bestselling Author & Speaker.He is actively trading the markets. He mainly day trade futures, but he is trading stocks and options, too. He is speaker at major trade shows and the author or the bestselling books "The Complete Guide To Day Trading" and "The Simple Strategy". VP Operations Trading Educators Inc September 2002 – December 2004 (2 years 4 months) Principal IBM Deutschland GmbH January 1999 – September 2002 (3 years 9 months) IBM Germany Principal IBM Germany 1999 – 2002 (3 years) IBM Principal IBM 1999 – 2002 (3 years) Consultant SerCon 1998 – 2000 (2 years)
German English
Interest
editMarkus Heitkoetter love spending time at his house on Lake Travis in Austin, TX Markus Heitkoetter love spending time with his kids, especially on the water (sailing, motorboating)