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IFTA JOURNAL
2017 EDITION
Author Profiles
Majed Fahed Alamri, MFTA, CFTe, MSTA
Majed Fahad Alamri, MFTA, CFTe, MSTA, has
been an independent technical analyst and
trader since 2002. He received a Master of
Financial Technical Analysis (MFTA) in 2015
and a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) in
2013. He has also been a full member of the
Society of Technical Analysts-STA (MSTA)
since 2014, and he received a master’s degree in education
administration and planning in 2012. Mr. Alamri is the author of
two books in Arabic in the field of technical analysis—one about
the basics of technical analysis and another about Japanese
candles. Between 2005 and 2013, he wrot e 871 daily and weekly
technical reports (in Arabic) about the Saudi stock market
(Tadawul), and he has been a trainer of technical analysis of the
financial markets since 2008. He has also been a member of
IFTA since 2006 and the Society of Technical Analysts (STA)
since 2006. Currently, he is a Ph.D student in education
administration and planning.
Eric Benhamou, Ph.D., CFTe, MFTA, CMT, CAIA
Dr. Eric Benhamou is currently launching
Alpha Beta Performance Capital, a systematic
hedge fund using medium frequency and high
probability trading algos. He has a track
record of successful entrepreneurship, as he
previously created Pricing Partners, a complex
derivatives software and evaluation startup
that was acquired by Thomson Reuters. Prior to that, Dr.
Benhamou served as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs
and Natixis. He majored in applied mathematics at the Ecole
Polytechnique and holds a master’s degree in statistics
from ENSAE, a DEA in probability from Jussieu University, and a
Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics. He is
currently finishing a Ph.D. in mathematics at Paris University.
Constance Brown, CMT, MFTA
Constance Brown, CMT, MFTA, founded
Aerodynamic Investments Inc. in 1996
(www.aeroinvest.com). She has 28 years of
trading experience and managed an exclusive
oil, S&P 500 and DAX futures hedge fund for
six years. The fund closed up 67% in 2002, its
final year. Ms. Brown’s prospectus required an
automatic shutdown at -20% that was never triggered. Ms.
Brown advises numerous financial institutions and traders
around the world and actively trades global financial futures.
Seminars and lectures are an important part of showing how
analysis and trading apply technical methods differently due to
the demands of timing and drawdown. She continues to hold
seminars in Europe and the United States. Ms. Brown has
written nine books. Her second book, Technical Analysis for the
Trading Professional (McGraw-Hill, 1999), was used for over a
decade by the Market Technicians Association (MTA) as required
reading for CMT Level 3. Her book Fibonacci Analysis (Bloomberg
Press, 2009) won the Gold Medal from Axiom Business Awards
and is viewed as an industry classic. She is working on a major
release that will include Gann and global cash flow analysis.
Kwun Ho Chan
Kwun Ho Chan is a graduate of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, where he earned a
B.Sc. in quantitative finance in 2012. He works
as an analyst in a Hong Kong-based hedge
fund and has wide experience in investment
management.
Terence Tai-Leung Chong
Terence Tai-Leung Chong is associate professor
of economics and executive director of Lau
Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and
Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
and Siyuan chair professor of Nanjing
University, China. He received his Ph.D. in
economics from the University of Rochester in
1995. He has published over 120 articles in reputable
international journals, including Journal of Econometrics,
Econometric Theory, Econometric Review, Econometrics Journal,
Journal of Time Series Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance,
Financial Management, Journal of Futures Markets, Quantitative
Finance, Financial Review, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal
of Behavioral Finance, Southern Economic Journal, Economics
Letters, Journal of Economic Psychology, Review of Income and
Wealth, and China Economic Review. He is the associate editor of
Singapore Economic Review and Economics Bulletin.
King Tong Choo
King Tong Choo is a student of technical
analysis and an associate member of the
Society of Technical Analysts. His research
interests lie in the areas of momentum and
behavioural economics, which he has
developed through his contribution to the
Journal this year. Choo’s experience includes
his time in the advisory arm of EY and, more recently, his term
with the economic policymaking team at the Adam Smith
Institute. Choo also has a keen interest in entrepreneurship,
with his latest venture being Nova Clothes, a fashion
e-commerce startup.
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