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Jasper Lawler

Jasper Lawler has accumulated over twelve years of experience in the financial industry. He held positions as Senior Market Analyst at City of London-based CMC Markets, Client Relationship Manager at GAIN Capital and was a stockbroker for Westrock Advisors in Midtown Manhattan, New York (including during the 2008 financial crisis). His introduction to trading was as a proprietary Forex trader for FX Signs, a Hong Kong-based asset manager. Jasper has a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Lancaster University, England. He has held the FINRA Series 7 license for Financial Advisors and the National Futures Association (NFA) Series 34 license for Retail-Off Exchange Forex. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) charter holder.

CFDs

14 May 2021

Avoid these 7 Classic CFD trading Mistakes!

How can one person be consistently profitable at CFD trading while another person can’t? We are all human, so it comes down to overcoming these very human mistakes.

Crypto

13 May 2021

Has Elon Musk missed the point about Bitcoin and the Environment?

Billionaire Elon Musk did a shock 180 degree on his decision to let customers buy their new Tesla with Bitcoin. But was he right to do so? What is Bitcoin’s real environmental impact?

Commodities ・ Asset Allocation

12 May 2021

Is ARK’s Cathie Wood Right that a Commodities Market Crash is Coming?

Cathie Wood didn’t use the word 'crash' in fairness, she said "We will have a very serious correction in commodity prices" once the global economy fully reopens.

Forex ・

22 April 2021

Choosing a Forex Broker | 10-point Checklist for 2021 [video]

Your forex broker must be an efficient and reliable partner in your forex trading success. Here’s a checklist for choosing a forex broker.

Getting Started ・ Tell me more

15 April 2021

Is Forex Day Trading a good idea?

An overview of the potential earnings from Forex Day Trading, including the pros and cons and some favourite day trading strategies.

Tell me more

14 April 2021

Introduction to Fundamental Analysis [video]

Fundamental analysis is an attempt to evaluate the underlying value of the asset or security you are trading - and deciding whether the current price under - or overvalues it.

Forex ・

9 April 2021

Using a Pin-bar Pattern to Create a Profitable Forex Strategy

Finding your first profitable forex strategy is an important milestone towards becoming a full-time forex trader.

What is... ?

24 March 2021

What is Forex Trading? [video]

Foreign exchange or Forex for short - refers to the exchange of currencies on global markets.

Forex ・

22 March 2021

How the forex market works

Foreign exchange, often abbreviated as forex or simply FX, refers to the exchange of global currencies on a decentralized market place – also known as over the counter (OTC) currency exchange.

Technical Analysis

10 March 2021

Does a price action trading strategy really work in 2021?

Price action trading strategies should be the starting point and heart of any trading strategy, even if the trader later uses technical indicators too.

Technical Analysis

8 March 2021

RSI Trading Strategy | Best RSI Setting for Day Trading

An RSI trading strategy using the Relative Strength Indicator is a great place to start when day trading and forex trading. It has default settings of 14 periods and 70/30 levels.

Forex ・ Europe

3 March 2021

Rising bond yields and EUR/CHF are good for Switzerland

In forex markets, the Swiss franc has hit its lowest versus the euro since October 2019 thanks to rising bond yields. That's good news for Switzerland.

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