2016 Keynote Speakers

RALPH ACAMPORA, CMT Senior Managing Director Altaira Ltd. Ralph Acampora, CMT, is senior managing director of Altaira Ltd. and a pioneer in the development of market analytics. He has a global reputation as a market historian and a technical analyst, providing unique insights on market timing and related investment strategy issues. Acampora was previously the New York Institute of Finance's director of technical analysis studies. He taught at the institute for nearly 40 years. Before joining NYIF, he was director of technical research at Knight Equity Markets and also worked for 15 years at Prudential Equity Groups as director of technical analysis. As one of Wall Street's most respected technical analysts, he has consistently been ranked by Institutional Investor for more than 10 years. He is regularly consulted for his market opinion by the major business news networks as well as national financial publications. He is a chartered market technician (CMT), a designation he helped create.