IG Seminars Speakers

Our speakers have extensive experience working in the financial markets and have been trained to guide you through every aspect of CFD trading.

David Jones

David joined us as chief market strategist in 2007, and has worked in financial markets for over 15 years, having qualified as a technical analyst in 1995.

He has created and runs a wide range of educational programmes for private and institutional investors. The training David provides ranges from the basics of financial markets, through to more advanced short- and medium-term trading strategies.

A regular contributor to media organisations such as the BBC, Sky News, ITN, CNN, Bloomberg and CNBC, David is a widely respected market commentator.

You can follow David's unique insight and analysis on Twitter at @DavidJones_IG.

Christopher Beauchamp

Chris joined us as a market analyst in 2010.

Before joining the company, he worked in the not-for-profit sector and later worked at a small financial and media group as a financial researcher, writing daily stock market reports. He also contributed to several other websites monitoring small-cap and PLUS-quoted stocks.

You can follow Chris's comments on shares, forex, commodities and more on Twitter at @ChrisB_IG.

Brenda Kelly

Brenda is a qualified financial advisor and technical analyst who joined us in 2012.

Her expertise lies in forex and fixed income with over ten years corporate Treasury experience in Ireland and continental Europe. She has developed a variety of educational courses for traders in Ireland and the UK, with an emphasis on simple strategies that employ technical analysis and sound risk management.

Brenda is also a regular market commentator to a broad range of media outlets, such as Bullbearings, Investor Online, Bloomberg, CNBC, Sky News and RTE.

You can follow Brenda’s insights on Twitter at @BrendaKelly_IG.

ALASTAIR McCAIG

Alastair McCaig has worked in the City for over 15 years. After seven years trading equities, bonds and currencies in the investment management arena, he chose to specialise in derivatives.

Alastair has regularly appeared on all the major TV channels over the last few years, including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and Sky News. He is also a frequent contributor to the written press.

You can follow Alastair’s analysis of the markets on Twitter at @AMcCaig_IG.

David Madden

After graduating with a degree in economics, David started his career in the City in 2007. He has worked as a dealer over the last few years, covering a large range of asset classes such as forex, equities, futures and options.

David joined us as a market commentator in 2012.

You can follow David’s thoughts on currency, commodity, share and other market movements on Twitter at @DavidMadden_IG.