BETA Group Academy

Areas of Expertise:Technical AnalysisTraining and trader skill enhancement; seminars for banks, funds and tradersBloomberg / Thomson Reuters / Market Analyst / CQG / UpdataPractical Experience:Trevor Neil, Europe’s leading technical analysis expert, has been a trader for over 30 years and a daily user of technical analysis. He was the celebrated global head of technical analysis at Bloomberg LP for four years where he was responsible for training and technical analysis software development on the Bloomberg terminal. Prior to that he was a very successful floor trader for Merrill Lynch, a Fund Manager at T-Capital and worked on the floor of LIFFE, giving short-term technical analysis support for a large group of arbitrageurs in the Bund pit. He was a board member of The Society of Technical Analysts in London for over ten years. He managed a successful futures quoted fund for Union CAL Limited and, as a registered CTA in the US, his track record shows just one losing year between 1984 and 1998. He left Union CAL to join Bloomberg. In 2003 he moved on to set up a hedge fund in South Africa. In 2004 he founded the BETA Group, offering consultancy to banks and funds around the world, as well as seminars to banking professionals. He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg television and has written articles published by leading financial journals. In 2003 he sold his interest in the successful hedge fund and concentrated on market timing skill consultancy for institutions. In July 2010 he started trading a new small (£18 million) hedge fund which he trades today.Today, the top investment firms and funds throughout Europe choose him to train their staff. Trevor has given in-house technical analysis trainings at most large institutions, seminars at many conferences and extensive work for Reuters. Appointments, Media and Publications Trevor has been quoted numerous times by the top financial publications and is the principal trainer and Associate Editor for The Technical Analyst Magazine. He also delivers the popular ‘Friday Technical Analysis Surgery’ on the Thomson Reuters Webex. He is a Member of the Securities Institute. He has served on the board of the STA in London and the Technical Analysis Society of South Africa. Courses: Market Timing for Financial Professionals: Essentials and Advanced Introduction to Technical Analysis Advanced Technical Analysis DeMark Indicators Market Timing for Commodities Technical Analysis for the Portfolio Manager Short Term Trading Workshop “One day with Trevor Neil beats reading ten books. Now just imagine, spending two or three days with Trevor…” Albert Klein, Euronext.Please contact our experts with your queries at expert@betagroup.co.ukEducationMember of the Society of Technical Analysts Member of the Chartered Securities Institute