Morgan’s Momentum MORGAN SAMPSON Director MS Equities
Q Can you give the readers an insight into your background, and how you first started trading? Growing up in a business orientated family, I had the incredible privilege to learn about the world of business from a young age. This drove me to learn how to trade and invest from the age of 15. Through absorbing all the knowledge that I could, I began trading in the capital markets at 18 years old focusing on crude oil and G-10 FX currencies. After gaining momentum, I had the opportunity to work for a leading currencies and commodities training institute in South Africa. My promotion to regional trading manager drew me into
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a new side of the trading world. A world that made me question the values that I held dear. My days were spent putting out fires with students. The cause of this unrest was due to their inability to absorb the training products the company had tasked me to deliver. I was given the “keep your head down and do not change our ways” talk from my employer. It didn’t matter how I tried to help their students, I was now part of an industry that took advantage of people by providing sub-par education dressed up in premium prices. I made the decision to leave. I realised that it was time to forge my own path. I had gained knowledge of the capital markets, education skills, and the understanding between right and wrong. Thus, I formed MS Equities Trading. Now, only 1 year and 6 months on, my company thrives, providing online education to students based in 25 countries around the world. My investment group has built strong partnerships with groups from the United states through to Europe. With the help of my team, I have recently launched a quantitative research group, focusing on algorithmic and high-speed trading research.