AshrafLaidi.com Staff

Ashraf Laidi

Ashraf is an independent global markets strategist with over 20 years experience. He is author of "Currency Trading & Intermarket Analysis", and founder of AshrafLaidi.com. Ashraf served as Chief Global Strategist at City Index and at CMC Markets, where his insights and forecasts on currencies and commodities won him several #1 rankings with FXWeek and Reuters. His world-wide seminars on intermarket analysis have won him high praise by his peers and the business media. Ashraf had previously worked as FX Analyst at MG Financial Group and analyst at the United Nations, where he monitored multi-currency global bond and equity portfolios. He also pioneered online FX analysis by creating the first 24-hour currency portal. Other experiences include bond analysis at Reuters and sovereign risk with the World Bank. His insights can be found regularly on CNBC TV, Bloomberg, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He holds an MBA from the George Washington University. Ashraf is fluent in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish. More about Ashraf Laidi

Adam Button

Adam Button has been a currency analyst at Intermarket Strategy since 2012. He is also the CEO and a currency analyst at ForexLive. Adam was previously the chief currency strategist at XForex and formerly the head of the markets team at the Canadian Economic Press. He is a graduate of Ryerson University and lives in Montreal.

Patrik Urban - Analyst

An FX trader based in Czech Republic with 10+ years experience, Patrik publishes FX related insights and analysis for Czech Republic-based websites, where he also co-hosts educational seminars. He focuses on secular price patterns and candlestick formations.