Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
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Paul JOHNSON

Sidcup,KENT

Summary

Experienced financial news professional with a strong foundation in media ethics and editorial judgment, adept at research and fact-checking to ensure accuracy in news analysis.

Demonstrates exceptional on-air presence and proficiency in breaking news coverage, contributing to timely and reliable information dissemination.

Committed to advancing a career in financial news broadcasting & journalism by leveraging core competencies to deliver insightful and impactful news content.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Account executive

CMC Markets
LONDON
2025.06 - Current

Cultivated strategic partnerships with CMC Markets to enhance service offerings.
Led initiatives to introduce clients to spread betting and CFD markets, maximising client engagement.
Developed strong client relationships, fostering increased market participation and satisfaction.

Head Financial News Analyst & Broadcaster

Global News Service
LONDON
2018.06 - Current

Monitoring financial & geopolitical news and relaying it to customers and it's implications for financial markets

Studying financial & geopolitical news and it's impact on financial markets

Using my years of experience in financial markets to decide which news should disseminated in calm and concise manner

Head Financial News Analyst & Broadcaster

Sigma Squawk
LONDON
2003.01 - 2018.05

In early 2003 I founded Sigma Squawk, a financial news analysing and broadcasting service

I built the company up to a 24 hours a day/5 days a week global broadcasting service

Sigma Squawk covered all the major markets and broadcast all the major markets moving news affecting global markets.

Sigma Squawk filtered out all the 'noise' to deliver market moving news and data as it happened

Sigma Squawk counted major investment banks, brokerages, hedge funds and high net worth private clients amongst it's extensive list of subscribers

Proprietary Trader

Goldenberg Hehmeyer Trading Co Ltd
Londonderry, Derry City and Strabane
2000.02 - 2002.12

I was employed by GH to run my own trading book

As a senior trader at GH I was responsible for formulating and executing trading strategies that covered a broad range of markets and products

I specialised mostly in fixed income, currencies and equity indices during my trading career at GH

Senior LIFFE Pit Trader

Alpha Financial Futures
LONDON
1990.01 - 1999.12

I was a Senior Pit Trader responsible for cultivating client relationships and executing executing client orders in the hurly burly of London's LIFFE trading pits

Alpha and myself had relationships with several TIER 1 US investment banks amongst our high class portfolio of clients

Pit Trader & Runner

Tullett & Tokyo
LONDON
1986.08 - 1989.12

My career in London's financial markets begun in 1986 at Tullett & Tokyo's LIFFE floor operation

I began as a 'runner', a clerk who was responsible for processing and matching trades that were executed by Tullett's LIFFE pit traders

I was then trained up by senior Tullett traders to become a fully fledged trader in my own right and worked in the trading pit for several years

My duties at Tullett included cultivating client relationships and executing client orders relayed to me by Tullett phone brokers and floor clients

Education

GCSEs - Maths, English Lit & Lang, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography & Tech Drawing

Bexleyheath School
Kent
1977.09 - 1982.07

Skills

  • Media ethics understanding
  • Editorial judgment
  • Research and fact-checking
  • News analysis
  • On-Air presence
  • Breaking news coverage

Affiliations

  • I enjoy watching all kinds of sports, walking and socialising

Certification

I have previously held FCA regulatory approval for previous roles

Timeline

Account executive

CMC Markets
2025.06 - Current

Head Financial News Analyst & Broadcaster

Global News Service
2018.06 - Current

Head Financial News Analyst & Broadcaster

Sigma Squawk
2003.01 - 2018.05

Proprietary Trader

Goldenberg Hehmeyer Trading Co Ltd
2000.02 - 2002.12

Senior LIFFE Pit Trader

Alpha Financial Futures
1990.01 - 1999.12

Pit Trader & Runner

Tullett & Tokyo
1986.08 - 1989.12

GCSEs - Maths, English Lit & Lang, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography & Tech Drawing

Bexleyheath School
1977.09 - 1982.07
Paul JOHNSON