The Equities Room Team

Ty Ball

Ty Ball has been an independent trader since 1999 specializing in Equities. Through his consulting business, The Gordius Group, Inc., Mr. Ball trained and managed a division of 120 traders in China for a multi-million dollar trading organization based in Los Angeles from 2004 to 2008. His background also includes being a Principal in a Commodities Pool – Trimmer Capital Management, and consulting on automated algorithmic strategies for Fox River / CRT. For his successful endeavors in the trading world, he was selected and profiled in the book Millionaire Traders (2007-Wiley).

Ty is responsible for guiding firm strategies and development. Prior to entering equities trading, Mr. Ball worked in the financial services industry. He holds an MBA from Southern Illinois University.

Tom Morton

Tom started his career at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1996, working in the Eurodollar futures pit, then moving to the Nasdaq 100 pit in 1998. In 1999, Tom left the floor and began building a successful career trading individual equities. Tom specializes in identifying and capitalizing on advantageous risk/reward scenarios using a combination of technical and fundamental analysis. In addition to his trading, Tom has designed training strategies for The Gordius Group, Inc., a trader consulting company.

Tom is responsible for creating content and managing the firm development. Tom is a graduate of Miami University(OH) and holds an MBA from DePaul University.