HOWARD FRIEND

CEO & Director of Education

At the helm of Validus sits Howard Friend, our chief executive officer. He has over thirty years of experience as a trader, market strategist and trading educator. Holding esteemed positions like Chief Investment Officer at Easy Neu Alpha Partners SA and Chief Market Strategist at MIG Bank, now Swissquote, he is a highly reputable individual. He is also a member of the CMT Association. Having traded for private equity firms, regulated asset management firms, Howard boasts all the credentials to instil confidence and guide this newly emerging company to triumph.

30 Years of successful workin the financial market

Howard has over 30 years experience as a trader, market strategist and trading educator.

He has traded for family offices, asset management firms and high net worth individuals since 2007 and currently manages futures trading accounts for regulated asset management firms using his ‘Break and Retrace’ trading methodology.

On the road from a beginner to a professional trader through constant study and application, only a few are better qualified to understand what it takes to succeed at trading.

Howard is a Member of the CMT Association and has held the CMT designation since 2004.