Institute Hires Christopher Cathey as Senior Trading Mentor

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Oct 11, 2013, 05:00 ET

LONDON, October 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

The Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management announced today a significant addition to their global trading operation. Ex-Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch trader, Christopher Cathey, will join the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management from November 2013, as a Senior Trading Mentor.

Christopher Cathey enjoyed a successful 15-year career as a Professional Trader. After completing a first-class degree in Natural Sciences and obtaining his PhD in Chemistry from Fitzwilliam College Cambridge, Chris was hired by Goldman Sachs. Chris worked for Goldman Sachs as an Equities Trader in Frankfurt, New York and London between 1993 and 2006. He then worked as a proprietary trader at Merrill Lynch Strategic Investments Group between 2006 and 2008, before retiring.

Chris now joins The Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management (http://www.instutrade.com) as a Senior Trading Mentor. Chris' role at the Institute will involve mentoring Institute Traders on the official Institute Mentoring Programme after students have graduated from completing the Professional Trading Masterclass (PTM) Video Series. Chris will be helping Institute Traders to realise their objectives in becoming consistently profitable long-term and to help build their track records.

Commenting on today's announcement, Anton Kreil, Managing Partner of the Institute made the following statement: "We are delighted to announce that Chris will be joining the Institute as a Senior Trading Mentor. Chris has been a personal mentor to me, and many of our peers at Goldman Sachs, helping us to develop our careers as Professional Traders. Chris joins the Institute with a wealth of trading experience. To be mentored by Chris is like fast-forwarding a decade in your own personal development. He is quite simply one of the best traders out there."

The Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management continues to build its global franchise, educating Retail Traders into consistent profitability via online education and personally-tailored Mentoring Programmes.

Applications for the Institute's Official Mentoring Programme with Christopher Cathey must be made via the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management website by clicking here.