Research team

MIG BANK's Research Team is comprised of industry professionals, providing clients with a unique range of premium research products, including market research and technical analysis on FX and other asset classes. Our research experts regularly appear on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, and CNN, as well as other major financial television channels, and contribute articles and other insightful features to leading financial websites and publications worldwide.

The Research Team is available for lectures and seminars. For more information, contact research(at)migbank.com.

HOWARD FRIEND, CHIEF MARKET STRATEGIST.
Howard brings a wealth of financial market experience to MIG. He initially spent 5 years as a Sales/Trader for a Japanese securities trading firm followed by a short spell at Reuters. He then moved into his specialist area of technical analysis and has undertaken numerous advisory and trading roles over the past 15 years. Howard is a strong advocate of the systematic approach to trading and has developed many highly profitable proprietary models for use in short-term trading. He is a member of the Market Technician's Association, holding the coveted ‘Chartered Market Technician’ designation. He appears regularly on the financial TV networks as a market commentator and conducts seminars on trading and technical analysis.

 

BIJOY KAR, TECHNICAL STRATEGIST.
Bijoy has been working in the financial industry for the last 14 years. Recent experience includes working for a proprietary trading firm offering trade recommendations and market direction in FX, Fixed Income and Commodity markets, at times trading  these views.  Most recently Bijoy acted as a Foreign Exchange Technical Strategist providing intra-day and longer-term, real time trading recommendations for an independent market analysis firm catering to many large global financial institutions.  He is biased towards techniques that use internal market geometry and price action to structure his directional views.  Bijoy is a graduate of Imperial College in London holding a BSc and MSc in Applied Mathematics. He has also attained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

 

RON WILLIAM, TECHNICAL STRATEGIST.
Ron has over ten years financial market experience. Starting in 1999, he worked as a Technical Analysis/Strategist for leading economic research and consultancy firms, producing high frequency research and trading strategies for a range of professional clients on both buy and sell-side. His strategies have appeared in mainstream publications, and he has commentated periodically on financial media programs. Ron dedicated the last four years working at Bloomberg L.P as a senior Technical Analyst Specialist. He is an active member of the International Federation of Technical Analysis (IFTA) and President of the Middle East & Africa Market Association (MEA-MA); holding both the MSTA and CMT professional designations. His specialist areas include market cycles/geometry, candle pattern trade setups and DeMark/Proprietary strategies.