PROFESSIONAL TITLE

Market Analyst

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's Degree in Compliance and Risk Management (Milpark Education)
• Pursuing honors degree in Economics

EXPERTISE

• Technical Analysis
• Fundamental Analysis
• Price Action
• Capital Markets
• Forex and CFD Trading
• Geopolitics
• Fixed Income

SUMMARY

Zain started his career in retail forex before following his passion for economics and taking on an Analyst role. Zain frequently appears on radio and television broadcasts in South Africa covering global markets and the economy. More recently, Zain is a co-host of CNBC's Africa "Market Beat" show.

EXPERIENCE

• Co-host of Market Beat (CNBC Africa) with Fifi Peters
• Co-founder of Lotus Academy; a finance academy and research firm offering an NQF level 6 qualification approved by the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) in South Africa, (2020-present)
• Market Analyst at DailyFX, (2022-2023)
• Financial Markets Consultant at AXI, (2019-2021)

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Zain has completed a host of modules for the Capital Markets & Security Analyst (CMSA) designation by the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI). He has earned certificates for Fixed Income Fundamentals, Portfolio Management Fundamentals, Equity Market Fundamentals, Introduction to Capital Markets, and Derivatives Fundamentals.