Market Commentary: Friday 19th July
Stocks had another poor session, the Dow Jones finished -1.29% and the S&P -0.78%. In Asia, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell more than 1%, set for its biggest...
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Sam Johnson is the Managing Director at iSAM Securities. With a successful 14-year career at UBS, Sam has gained valuable experience in the world of electronic trading, leading the UBS London office, becoming the firm’s SME on FX Fixings and running the Electronic Precious Metals Franchise. Sam acknowledges the overlap between sales and trading skillsets in the systematic world, with both roles requiring a deep technical understanding of the offering, commercial awareness and the patience to understand and provision for client requirements. He envisions a future marked by both product innovation and service excellence, supporting the team in deepening existing expertise whilst also progressing to service clients who were historically out of reach.
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iSAM Securities’ Barry Flanigan Promoted to Head of Asia Pacific
28 Aug 2024
In a strategic move to implement growth in the region, Barry Flanigan, former Head of e-Trading, has transitioned to the Hong Kong office, assuming the role of Head of Asia Pacific at iSAM Securities.
Market Commentary: Thursday 18th July
A bad night for AI stocks, Bloomberg News reported that the US government is preparing to impose its tightest curbs yet on semiconductor making equipment to...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 17th July
All the way, USA, springs to mind this morning - the Dow Jones finished +1.85%, and the Nasdaq +0.64%. As Trumps ratings improve in the polls, the belief that...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 16th July
Hong Kong’s stock markets declined again this morning after Donald Trump announced JD Vance, who is hawkish on China, as his running mate yesterday. Vance, a...
Market Commentary: Monday 15th July
The US will be dominated by second quarter earnings: we hear from Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, American Express, and Netflix - to name a few. From the...
Market Commentary: Friday 12th July
The US CPI data was the pertinent market news yesterday, falling faster than forecast to 3% in June, a positive sign for the Fed. The cooler-than-expected data...
Market Commentary: Thursday 11th July
Not only does the UK wake up to a football team in the Euros 2024 Final. but the economy is also in better health as well, the GDP figure just released showed...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 10th July
Overnight the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held interest rates steady, and the statement was dovish. In China, the consumer prices rose 0.2% for June, hovering...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 9th July
Continued political instability means European stocks closed lower yesterday, and look to open lower as well, but it is the US where the focus will be today....
Market Commentary: Monday 8th July
After the drama of the domestic political landscape, what have we in store this week? Funnily enough, more politics. The result of the French election was...
Market Commentary: Friday 5th July
The UK has woken up to a staggering Labour victory in the General Election, as Keir Starmer’s party won more than 350 seats before the Conservatives reached...
Market Commentary: Thursday 4th July
Today is Independence Day, and a US Public holiday. But did you actually know that the legal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain in 1776...
