Greg Secker

Gregory John Secker (born 18 February 1975) is an English forex trader and instructor.[1] He has written several books including Financial Freedom Through Forex and Trading Your Way to Success, contributed to The Book Of Success: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Success[2][3] and teached Junior traders such as JayJay Siddell, a 20 year old professional forex trader. He is also known for founding companies including Learn To Trade, Capital Index, FX Capital and SmartCharts Software. In 2010, Secker founded the non-profit organization, The Greg Secker Foundation.[4]

Gregory John Secker
Born (1975-02-18) 18 February 1975
CitizenshipEnglish
EducationUniversity of Nottingham
OccupationForex trader
Years active2003 – present
Known forCEO of Learn To Trade and The Greg Secker Foundation.
Children3
Websitewww.gregsecker.com

Early life and education

Secker was born in Norfolk in England.[5] In 1997, Secker attended the University of Nottingham and studied Agricultural and Food Sciences.[6]

Career

During the mid-1990s, Secker was a trading technologist at Thomas Cook Financial Services, where he developed foreign exchange trading systems. He received the British Telecom Award for innovation in e-commerce in 1998 after creating the Virtual Trading Desk, an online forex trading platform.[7] He retired from the company in 2003 to become a full-time forex trader, and started to mentor people on trading strategies in his home and founded the Knowledge to Action Group.[7]

In 2010, Secker founded the non-profit organization, The Greg Secker Foundation, to "positively improve the quality of life of people around the world." The organization also partners with youth programs to "improve education, leadership and life skills in communities".[8] Following Typhoon Yolanda, Secker visited the Philippines and started the "Build a House, Build a Home" project to build 100 permanent homes in Lemery.[9] In March 2017, he was announced a member of the board of Ambassadors for City Philanthropy.[5] Secker was included on the list of the "200 Most Influential Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs" for 2017.[10]

Controversy

Knowledge to Action has been the subject of some controversy over investigations into its operating procedures and claims made within its marketing materials.[11][12][13]

In early 2015, Greg Secker was charged with drunk and dangerous driving after being caught by police in the process of performing a sex act at the wheel of his car.[14]

One of the alumni of Greg Secker's Traders University was recently arrested and charged with financial fraud after investing friends' savings in her foreign exchange market trading.[15]

Knowledge to Action has also been listed on the ISPA Hall of Shame in South Africa due to unsolicited email marketing practices.[16]

gollark: Even with root, I've found it really irritatingly hard to do some things with my phone.
gollark: The situation is definitely better than with Apple stuff, but it's still annoying.
gollark: Not *all* of them. I think there's actually an unclaimed bounty on some.
gollark: From them.
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References
  1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/financial-markets-position-themselves-for-remain-victory-a7098201.html | title = EU referendum: Financial markets position themselves for Remain victory | work = Independent}}
  2. "The Book Of Success: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Success". Athena Publishing.
  3. "'Financial Freedom Through Forex' by Greg Secker". Pulse.
  4. "Greg Secker on forex trading". World Finance.
  5. "Trader Greg Secker: Iron Man with heart of gold". City Philanthropy.
  6. "I've just hired Sir Richard Branson!". University of Nottingham Alumni Online.
  7. "Greg Secker asks: Are you still having fun?". HR Zone.
  8. "Greg Secker Foundation launches 'Inspired Youth' Programme in SA". Media Update.
  9. "100 houses to be built for Yolanda survivors in Iloilo". Manila Times.
  10. "Philanthropists & Social Entrepreneurs Top 200: From Elon Musk to Melinda Gates, These Are the Most Influential Do-Gooders in the World". Richtopia.
  11. "'Get rich quick' seminars put to the test". BBC News. 14 October 2012.
  12. Goodley, Simon (12 February 2012). "This man could make you rich. Or could he?". London: Guardian News.
  13. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-6050545/Exposed-trading-courses-peddle-expensive-pipe-dream.html
  14. http://squaremilenews.blogspot.com/2015/02/currency-entrepreneurs-driving-arrest.html
  15. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/single-mum-conned-friends-wannabe-traders-5262538
  16. http://ispa.org.za/spam/hall-of-shame/#3243

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