History

Published 1-Sep-2009 by Christine Barrett

TSAA, formed in 1970, is the oldest society in the United States devoted to the study and development of technical analysis of stocks and commodities.

Membership in the TSAA is open to individuals who are interested in technical analysis as part of their investment strategy. Annual dues provide members with invitations and discounts for seminars, meetings, and luncheons, as well as a subscription to the Quarterly newsletter.  The TSAA is a nonprofit organization with over 100 members, mostly individual investors and professional money managers.

TSAA is a member organization of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA).  The International Federation of Technical Analysts is a global organization of market analysis professionals. This not-for-profit professional organization unites all the world's technical societies. Currently, IFTA encompasses eighteen member countries from every important financial center around the globe. Some countries included are the United States of America, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The organizations represented by this diverse group of countries include prestigious societies such as the Nippon Technical Analyst Association of Tokyo, Society of Technical Analysts in the United Kingdom, and Association Mexicana de Analistas of Mexico.  TSAA is a member of this prestigious group.

Past Presidents

The following distinguished members of TSAA served as President of this organization and made significant contributions to technical analysis and this community. We are grateful for there past and continued support of TSAA.


Year  President     Affiliation when President
1970 Paul Ferwer (Founder), Bank of America
1971 Peter Ney Bennet, tWilliam Hutchinson & Co.
1972 James Curtis,  San Francisco Investment Corp
1973 Wilfred R. George, PhDBache & Co.
1974 Al Shams, Individual Investor
1975 Joe D. Turne, rDean Witter & Co.
1976 John Cooper, Individual Investor
1977 Vincent L. Schantz, Henry F. Swift & Co.
1978 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University
1979 Richard G. Osmun, Kidder Peabody & Co.
1980 Barbara Merklin, Individual Investor
1981 Frederick W. Collins, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
1982 Tom A. Dowse, Dowse Securities Management Corp.
1983 Richard H. Delbridge, L. F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin
1984 Kent N. Mastores, Individual Investor
1985 Malcolm S. M. Watts, Henry F. Swift & Co.
1986 G. Richard Elston, Individual Investor
1987 Shon SalehKidder, Peabody & Co., Inc.
1988 Bruce Fraser, Diablo Capital Management
1989 Cindy Keel Armio, MMS International
1990 Gerald P. Butrimovitz, PhDGerald Butrimovitz Financial Services
1991 Brian A. Lockwood, Dagley & Lockwood Trading Co.
1992 Mark L. Edelstone, Prudential Securities
1993 Tom Larson, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1994 Mark P. Farrell, IIIPrudential Securities
1995 Gatis N. Rose, Stratton Roze & Associates
1996 Lisa A. Costa, Franklin Resources
1997 Brent L. Leonard, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1998 Robert L. Bergey, Individual Investor
1999 Charles Bolton, Robertson Stevens & Co.
2000 James R. Reid, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2001 James Forte, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
2002 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University
2003 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University
2004 David WoodAdjunct Professor, GGU
2005 David WoodIndividual Investor
2006 Grace Ryan, ISU
2007 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University
2008 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University
2009 Henry O. Pruden, PhDGolden Gate University