James Barra
James is an experienced investment writer with a background in financial services, specializing in assessing brokerages to help traders find reliable options.
Having previously worked as a management consultant for major banks across the UK and Europe, James uses a detailed, analytical approach to evaluating trading platforms and investment apps.
He contributes to multiple trusted financial trading websites, providing traders with critical insights for making informed platform choices.
James holds a Law degree and a Business Accounting certificate from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
James has been evaluating brokers through years of hands-on testing. These figures demonstrate his experience:
- Years of experience testing brokers: 7
- Total brokers reviewed: 150
- Hours of broker testing: 2505
- Trading platforms and apps tested: 35
- Platform and app screenshots and recordings captured: 1202
- Number of trades placed: 752
- Customer support queries submitted: 362
- Broker T&Cs audited: 120
- Regulatory licenses checked: 302
- Trading scams and broker clones investigated: 252
In his personal portfolio, James is invested in US, UK and global index funds, has holdings in precious metals including gold, and thematic ETFs focused on areas including robotics and AI. He also owns shares in a number of individual US- and UK-listed companies, including firms in financial services, information technology and consumer discretionary. Additionally, he has invested in US and UK bonds (gilts). A small percentage of his portfolio is allocated to well-known cryptocurrencies.
Expertise
James Barra specializes in:
- Broker Dealers
- Online Trading Platforms
- Forex Brokers
- Stock Brokers
- Forex Trading
- Stock Trading
- CFD Trading
- Financial Regulation
- Broker Regulators
- Trading Software
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