WRITER

John Manley is a professional trader and portfolio manager. He is responsible for the management of a private derivatives based hedge fund. He spent 10 years in the brokerage industry as a trader and in trading management before becoming an independent professional trader. John holds the Derivatives Market Specialist designation from the Canadian Securities Institute.

John is frequently asked to appear on national television to comment on the markets, discuss trading strategies and speaks regularly for professional industry groups across Canada and the United States. He has also written feature articles for Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine, and his educational articles have been syndicated to top financial portals on the Web. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Toronto.