Clem Chambers

Clem Chambers
Born Clement Hadrian Chambers
1963
Kent,
England, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation CEO of ADVFN
Website
www.advfn.com [1]

Clement Hadrian Chambers is a British entrepreneur, author and journalist, known for his involvement in ADVFN, formerly known as the Advanced Financial Network.[1]

Business career

Chambers entered the early software industry where he was a pioneer of computer games, massively multiplayer games, multimedia and the internet.[2][3][4][5]

In 1989 Chambers co-founded On-line PLC. The company was amongst the first to develop both massively multiplayer internet games and CD-ROM boxed products.[6]In 1999 Chambers co-founded, and became director of, Akaei PLC, the games development and publishing subsidiary of On-line PLC.

Media and writing

Chambers is a frequent co-presenter on CNBC and CNBC Europe.[7] He has been a market commentator on BBC News, Newsnight, BBC One, CNN, Al Jazeera, Sky News, TF1, Working Lunch, China’s Phoenix TV, Canada’s Business News Network and numerous US radio stations.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

He has appeared on ITV’s News at Ten and Evening News discussing recent failures in the banking system and featured prominently in the Money Programme's Credit Crash Britain: HBOS — Breaking the Bank [2] and on the BBC’s City Uncovered: When Markets Go Mad.[15]

Clem Chambers has written investment columns for Wired Magazine, which described him as a ‘Market Mavern’;[16] The Daily Telegraph,[17] The Daily Express, The Daily Mail,[18] Your Trading Edge and currently writes for The Scotsman and Forbes.[19] He was The Alchemist stock tipster in The Business for over three years and has been published in titles including: City A.M., Investors Chronicle, Traders Magazine, Stocks and Commodities, the Channel 4 website, SFO and Accountancy Age and has been quoted in many more publications including USA Today [20] and most of the main UK national newspapers.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

He also wrote a monthly spread betting column in gambling magazine Inside Edge for over a year.[30]

His first novel, a financial thriller called The Armageddon Trade, was published (No Exit Press) in 2009.[31] His second novel, The Twain Maxim, was published in 2010 [3] and the third book in the series, Kusanagi, was published in March 2011.

Chambers' first non-fiction title: 101 ways to pick stock market winners was published in February 2011 and on Kindle.[32]

References

  1. ^ ADVFN — official website
  2. ^ Roger Kean (August 1985). "COMPUTER RENTALS LIMITED: FROM CAVEMEN TO ROCKY HORRORS". Crash (via CrashOnline.org.uk). http://www.crashonline.org.uk/19/crl.htm. Retrieved August 13, 2009. 
  3. ^ "On-line PLC Directors". On-line PLC. http://www.on-line.co.uk/directors.htm. Retrieved August 13, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Gate Central Time Line". Gate Central. http://www.gatecentral.com/shared_docs/Timeline2.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  5. ^ "LSE". LSE. http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Directors-and-dealings?s=AFN:LSE. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Moby Games". Moby Games. http://www.mobygames.com/company/on-line-plc. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  7. ^ http://search.cnbc.com/main.do?target=all&keywords=clem%20chambers
  8. ^ "CNBC". CNBC. http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000048070. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2011/09/201192884338329889.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Fox Business". Fox Business. http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1106797805001. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  11. ^ "BNN". BNN. http://watch.bnn.ca/headline/august-2011/headline-august-10-2011/#clip514581. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  12. ^ "CNN Radio". CNN Radio. http://www.thewallstreetshuffle.com/monday-august-29-2011-seg-4/. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  13. ^ "BBC2 - The Daily Politics". BBC. March 2, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8545457.stm. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  14. ^ "STV". STV. http://news.stv.tv/uk/210864-special-report-the-stock-the-web-the-ceo-and-his-lawyers/. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  15. ^ "BBC". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013n4mv. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  16. ^ "CNBC". CNBC. http://classic.cnbc.com/id/29545350. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  17. ^ The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/search/?queryText=%22Clem+chambers%22&Search=Search. 
  18. ^ http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing/share-tips-and-fund-tips/article.html?in_article_id=506109&in_page_id=23
  19. ^ Forbes. http://search.forbes.com/search/find?&start=1&tab=searchtabgeneral&MT=Clem+chambers&sort=Date. 
  20. ^ USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Clem+Chambers. 
  21. ^ "Financial Times". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/7f276834-e5ae-11e0-8e99-. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  22. ^ Grierson, Jamie (September 22, 2011). "The Independent". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ftse-100-in-biggest-fall-since-2008-2359020.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  23. ^ "The Mail on Sunday". The Mail on Sunday. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/money/markets/article-2036423/FTSE-CLOSE-Bank-shares-suffer-fresh-fears-eurozone-debt-crisis.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  24. ^ "The Guardian". London: The Guardian. August 12, 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/12/short-selling-ban-experts. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  25. ^ Cooper, Rachel (August 10, 2011). "The Telegraph". London: The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8692513/FTSE-live-latest-market-report.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  26. ^ "Daily Star". Daily Star. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/latestnews/view/205226/London-shares-recover-after-losses/. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  27. ^ "Belfast Telegraph". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/modest-recovery-for-world-markets-16034283.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  28. ^ "City AM". City AM. http://www.cityam.com/markets-and-investments/why-england-vs-germany-winner. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  29. ^ "The Daily Express". The Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/217486/Market-Report-Oil-fuelled-FTSE-hits-30-month-high. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  30. ^ "WFIC". WFIC. http://archive.fisd.net/wfic/2005/speakers.asp. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  31. ^ http://www.noexit.co.uk/titles.php/itemcode/513
  32. ^ "Amazon". Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/ADVFN-Guide-Market-Winners-ebook/dp/B0062F6LIM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1320840098&sr=8-5. Retrieved November 9, 2011.