Morgan Downey is an Irish-born New York-based American commodities trader and acknowledged authority on the financial aspects of the oil industry. His views about price fluctuations and trends in the oil market have been reported in numerous publications. His bestselling 2009 book Oil 101 is an overall guide to the oil industry with information about how oil prices are determined in global wholesale markets. According to the Wall Street Journal, the book covers the "technologies and systems related to oil exploration, production, refining, distribution and more." Reviewer Robert Rapier described his book as detailed and comprehensive and an excellent resource for persons wanting to understand the oil industry. In February 2014, Downey was appointed as the chief executive officer of financial data vendor Money.Net, described as a real-time market information platform for investors. Before Money.net, he was Global Head of Commodities at Bloomberg LP where he managed development and content of the Bloomberg Professional terminal as well as moderated panel discussions on industry topics. Before that, he was a commodities trader for Standard Chartered Bank, after trading at Bank of America and at Citibank. Downey was born in Ireland, studied finance at the University of Limerick, and moved to New York City after college.
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Further reading
- Morgan Downey (2009). Oil 101. ISBN 978-0-9820392-0-5.
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- Morgan Downey website
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