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Jasper Lawler

Head of Research and Education

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Jasper Lawler

Head of Research and Education

Jasper joined the market analyst team in the London office in 2016, and has accumulated over ten years' experience working in the financial markets.

He delivers regular commentary, seminars and webinars on market news, trading analysis, strategy and psychology. He is regularly interviewed by BBC News, Bloomberg, CNBC and Sky News, and has featured in The Times, Guardian and Daily Telegraph.

Before joining LCG, Jasper worked as a market analyst and as a market strategist at two other well-known broker-dealers in the City of London and on Wall Street.

He writes a widely-followed daily market wrap, plus commentaries on US, European and UK stock markets, FX and commodities. Jasper also hosts a weekly charting analysis webinar.

He is qualified as a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) with the Market Technician Association, and has a degree in Finance and Economics.