Ben Lobel

Ben Lobel

Ben is a seasoned financial writer and market commentator with a background in journalism and extensive experience at leading trading brokers including IG and GAIN Capital. With a sharp focus on both fundamental and technical analysis, he delivers clear, actionable insights across asset classes - helping retail traders make sense of fast-moving markets. Ben’s content bridges the gap between news and strategy, offering a trusted perspective on everything from equities and forex to commodities and economic data.

Experience

Ben’s career began in business journalism, with 10 years’ experience at trade media titles. Since then, he has spent more than seven years in the derivatives space, writing for IG and GAIN Capital’s FOREX.com and City Index, before joining Capital.com in 2023.

Education

Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Social Policy from Leeds University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from Nottingham Trent University.

Expertise

Macroeconomics
Trading features and products
Trading psychology

Social network (Twitter / Linkedin)

Articles by Ben Lobel

Capital.com and Newsquawk Forge Strategic Partnership to Empower Retail Traders With Real-Time News Feeds

Capital.com, the global trading platform whose trading client volumes surpassed $1trn in 2023, today announced a strategic partnership with leading market real-time news platform, Newsquawk.

12:25, 8 August 2024

Lithium price forecast: Rising EV demand to cause new highs? Mining of Tantalum, Nickel, Cobalt, lithium. Miniature worker mining metal Tantalum and silver. Mining business, Mineral Resources.

Lithium price forecast: Will the price keep its bull run?

Lithium prices have been on a downward trend, but is there a rebound in store?

08:27, 11 July 2024

Capital.com introduces 0% overnight funding to support investment-style trading

Capital.com, the high-growth retail trading platform whose client trading volumes surpassed $1trillion in 2023, has announced it will remove overnight funding for non-leveraged (1:1 leverage) CFD trades on shares and cryptocurrencies.

10:10, 8 July 2024

Capital.com partners with TradingView to offer clients enhanced charting tools to inform their trading

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 02 July, 2024 – Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group whose trading volumes surpassed USD$1trn in 2023, has announced its partnership with TradingView, the world’s leading provider of charting and analytical tools.

12:01, 2 July 2024

Upgraded charts for fast-moving markets

Fuel your trading growth with a huge range of indicators, customised visuals, improved navigation and much more. Experience our new super-advanced charts courtesy of TradingView.

11:07, 24 June 2024

Capital.com Partners With Trulioo to Deliver State-of-the-Art Customer Onboarding Experience

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 20, 2024 — Trulioo today announced a strategic partnership with Capital.com, a high-growth retail trading platform, to support its global expansion with streamlined, convenient onboarding.

08:03, 21 June 2024

Capital.com data: Retail traders fall back in love with Bitcoin in Q1 2024

Bitcoin’s price surge in March sees BTC/USD trading volumes reach 12-month highs; traders earn an average profit of $20 on each position during the height of the rally.

11:21, 23 May 2024