About
James Bentley

Award winning trader and educator
100% transparency & consistent results,
time after time.

Award winning trader and educator
100% transparency & consistent results,
time after time.

After leaving school, avoiding university and following a long line of family traders, James Bentley started his career in the financial markets for a world leading trading intermediary specialising in financial and commodities markets in 2009.

Working alongside some of the best traders in the industry who were facilitating trades on behalf of the world’s leading institutions. James’ career quickly progressed and after 4 years he decided to leave the boom and bust of the city and continue developing a simple trading system he could use throughout the European market open each day to profit from the financial markets anywhere in the world.

Over the years James has taught his highly in demand trading strategies all over the world to aspiring traders.

Understanding different cultures, personalities & goals from people all over the world has helped James develop first class education and mentoring programmes tailored to suit anyone serious in achieving their financial goals through trading the financial markets.

Career

Financial Markets Online has been proudly named The Best Trading Educator in 2023 and 2024, Best Forex Trading Provider by Worldwide Finance and Most Innovative Forex & Trading CEO 2024 - James Bentley.

In an industry full of ‘pretenders’, James become incredibly popular due to showing 100% transparency and consistent results under pressure time after time.

James’s reputation in the industry quickly grew, he was one of very few traders who had the confidence to put their reputation on the line and trade live, in front of large audiences, with real capital in some of the most volatile trading sessions.

With growing demand in learning James’ trading style he co-founded Financial Markets Online in 2018, it quickly went on to become the UK’s #1 rated trader trainer institute.

Financial Markets Online has been proudly named The Best Trading Educator in 2023 and 2024, Best Forex Trading Provider by Worldwide Finance and Most Innovative Forex & Trading CEO 2024 – James Bentley.

James and his trading team trade a variety of asset classes and strategies, although his favourite strategy catches directional momentum around the European open based on identifying the strength of currencies at that time, which means his trading day typically finishes around 9am GMT. This trading style creates freedom to enjoy the finer things in life and look out for ambitious traders to welcome into the trading community with the ability to fund consistent traders once educated up to £2M on a profit share.

Financial Markets Online run accredited trader training programmes for all levels of experience, including beginners with zero experience. The courses range up to Ofqual regulated Level 5 Advanced Diplomas in Financial Trading, equivalent to receiving a UK degree.

James Bentley's Certificate from Worldwide Finance Awards 2023, for Best Trading Educator (London) and Best Forex Trading Provider (London)

Financial Markets Online have taught over 15,000 new traders globally, with trading floors in Chelsea, London and Dubai, UAE; and was proudly named The Best Trading Educator in 2023 and 2024, Best Forex Trading Provider by Worldwide Finance and Most Innovative Forex & Trading CEO 2024 - James Bentley..

APPEARANCES & PUBLICATIONS

James is regularly asked to comment about the financial markets and share his opinion to all major financial news outlets and is trusted to work with the likes of Forbes, Financial Times and many more.

In August James was asked to live stream from the New York Stock Exchange sharing live market analysis to millions of viewers. He also appeared front page of The Metro following Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget episode.
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James Bentley being interviewed from the New York Stock Exchange
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