Our Story

Founder and CEO of Trader PhD Chad Toyne grew up on a family farm in Iowa. He raised seed corn, commercial corn, soybeans and cattle. From an early age, Chad had a talent for numbers, formulas, spreadsheets and computers. Those talents found a place trading futures and options, working with his dad on finding ways to hedge their price risk. At age 14, Chad’s first trade with his father began more than 30 years of active commodity trading as both a hedger and speculator in livestock and grain markets.

Today, Trader PhD has become very familiar to the agricultural community, employing more than 50 team members who serve thousands of subscribers. With a team dedicated solely to translating technical market analysis and staying current on the latest fundamental news, Trader PhD has the most relevant and actionable information available.   

We’ve developed hundreds of trading systems, testing market data going back to the 1950s, to find patterns and scenarios that make money and reduce risk. We’ve taken thousands of trades over dozens of livestock and grain markets since 1987, seeing the best and worst of what the market can do. It’s what gives us our edge. Day in, day out, we’re here to help you handle what the markets throw your way.