Gold •160 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 949.10 | -4.90 | -0.51% | |
WTI Crude •20 mins | 68.59 | +0.22 | +0.32% | |
Gasoline •20 mins | 1.957 | +0.004 | +0.22% | |
Ethanol •160 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 160 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 14 mins | 72.10 | -0.04 | -0.06% | ||
Natural Gas • 20 mins | 3.163 | -0.019 | -0.60% | ||
Heating Oil • 20 mins | 2.186 | +0.003 | +0.12% |
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Greg qualified as the youngest Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in South Africa in 1998 at 25 years old. After completing his traineeship with Grant Thornton he moved to London where he worked for JP Morgan Chase in their Fixed Income Swaps Division. Sick of the grey skies and cold weather Greg relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where he spent the next 4 years freelancing as a management consultant. His targeted clients were fast growing mid size US based companies and he worked across many industries including credit cards, health insurance and energy trading. Greg has recently returned from Sydney Australia where he spent the last 2½ years working in Equity Derivative Structuring for Perpetual investments a major Australian Asset Management Company.
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