Ted Hearne is a trader and consultant who lives in the Midwest; he has been studying P&L methodology privately with Charles Drummond since the early 90s. He was a member of the Mid-America Commodities Exchange, and has written about Market Profile and other trading methodologies.

In the course of his research into technical analysis, Hearne has also investigated the psychology of trading, and has practical expertise in the field of hypnotism. His experiences in this area led him to develop an approach to self-hypnosis tapes, which coordinate with the P&L methodology and lesson plan.

Hearne was born and raised in the Eastern United States and has lived and studied in Berlin, Vienna,  Jerusalem, and Shanghai as well as the U.S. His undergraduate education was at the College of Wooster in Ohio; his graduate education, at the University of Chicago.

Prior to his work in the markets, Hearne worked as a foreign correspondent, a film producer and director, and a consultant on mass communications and behavior change. In the 1970s and 1980s Hearne founded and managed a 30-person communications firm with a national client base. He is a professional writer, and has had an extensive career in communications involving award-winning print, film, and multi-media productions, for a wide range of clients.

From 2004 through 2006 Hearne lived in Shanghai, where he studied Mandarin and traveled extensively in the interior of China. Currently he is living in Indiana, where he is writing on labor economics and other topics, developing software, and trading.