Peter Martin
Financial Derivative Consultant
Peter has a wide knowledge and extensive experience of the financial markets going back more than 25 years, beginning on a City trading desk back in the late 90s. Since leaving the City, Peter has provided market commentary and education materials to a variety of leading derivative firms.
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More about Peter
- Peter is a seasoned trader, with twenty years of industry experience, either working at or providing consultation to securities, derivatives firms and exchanges.
- He has written and presented on trading, investing, securities and derivatives for a variety of financial firms.
- Peter’s investment strategies traded include long-short equity, value investing, technical trend following and option spread strategies.
Experience
- Peter has extensive experience as a front desk dealer and a deep understanding of the retail derivatives market.
- His City career involved roles trading CFDs for IG Markets, where he also created an education programme for their retail client base; he was a director at spread betting firm IG Index, and oversaw an overhaul of the website for the North American Derivatives Exchange.
- Peter regularly provides education material to a variety of stock and derivatives brokers.
- Peter’s insights into the financial markets and a spectrum of financial instruments, and his ability to explain the ins and outs in plain language, has made him a popular voice in the retail trading space.
Education and Certifications
- Peter holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham (B.Eng).
- Qualifications achieved by Peter included a number of examinations appropriate for regulated firms, including the SFA Securities Representative Examination and the SFA Futures and Options Representative Examination.
- During his time as a financial dealer, Peter was a registered person with the predecessor of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).