Simon Allerton Cawkwell (born October 1946) a British stock market commentator, share trader, and author, best known for writing a thrice-weekly diary at the now dissolved T1ps.com, publicly identifying companies whose share price he believes will fall and betting his own money on such falls.
[7] Cawkwell was listed amongst the World's top ten most famous traders of all time in 2019 by IG Group.
[13] He was forced to resign as a company director of Kryso Resources (renamed China Nonferrous Gold in 2013) after he was found to have broken the rules of the AIM stock exchange by buying shares during a prohibited period.
[citation needed] He had a dispute with Sportingbet regarding the ball crossing the goal-line without a goal being given in the 2018 soccer World Cup competition.
The Financial Conduct Authority FCA publicly censored the Chief Executive Officer of Worldspreads for market abuse and banned him from performing any roles linked to regulated activity.
[17][18][19] Cawkwell spoke about his gambling life, Business Accounting, and the difference between stock market investing and betting in three interviews in November 2021.