Celebrity Traders

Here are the celebrity trading hopefuls for 2008. Each has their own distinct strategy (the method they employ to trade) and each has their own distinct trading style (personal characteristics which determine how they trade). Try and guess from what you know of their personality who will be the most aggressive by taking daring risks and who will be the most conservative by playing it safe. Keep an eye on both types of traders over the course of the competition and see if you can beat their placing on the leaderboard.

Name	Richard Dunwoody
	Champion Jockey
Charity	Sparks www.sparks.org.uk
Richard became Champion Jockey for the first time in 1993. He retained the championship twice more and landed a second Grand National in 1994. A neck injury forced Richard's premature retirement in 1999, having clocked up almost 1,900 winners worldwide. Richard has undertaken various expeditions since hanging up his boots, including a 350-mile cross-country ski race to the Magnetic North Pole. In the past couple of years he has worked as a consultant for the Stow-based trainer Richard Phillips and the British Racing School at Newmarket, where he coaches young and up-and-coming jockeys. www.richarddunwoody.co.uk

Name	Fiona O’Malley
	PD Senator and Spokesperson on Energy
Charity	Sightsavers International www.sightsavers.org
Fiona O’Malley is the Progressive Democrats Spokesperson on Energy and the Arts. She is a strong advocate for the development of renewable energy in Ireland and has written extensively on the subject and launched the party's Discussion Document on Energy in February 2006. You can find out more about the Senator at www.fionaomalley.ie

Name	Conor Brophy
	Business Editor, Newstalk 106
Charity	The National Medical Rehabilitation Trust www.nrh.ie/home.htm
Conor Brophy is one of Ireland’s leading business journalists and Newstalk’s Business Editor. Conor, 31, studied business and legal studies in UCD and holds a masters degree in journalism from DCU. He began working as a business journalist with the Sunday Tribune in 2001. Conor joined Newstalk as Business Correspondent and has been an integral part of the station’s commitment to delivering top class business coverage. www.newstalk106.ie

Name	Orlaith Blaney
	MD, McCann Erickson
Charity	UNICEF www.unicef.org
In 2002, when Orlaith Blaney was named managing director of McCann Erickson, one of Ireland's biggest advertising agencies, her appointment was particularly notable considering her young age. Blaney was the first female managing director among the top ten advertising agencies in the Republic. With a turnover of €48 million last year, McCann lists among its clients Heineken Ireland, Unilever, Coca-Cola Ireland, L'Oréal, NestléCereals, Oki and Bord Fáilte. www.mccann-erickson.ie

Name	Bernard Jackman
	Ireland and Leinster Professional Rugby Player
Charity	Direct Aid for Africa (DAFA) www.dafa.co.uk www.justgiving.com/dafa
Carlow-born, Irish rugby squad forward, Bernard Jackman has been enhancing his coaching credentials in recent seasons, helping Newbridge RFC gain promotion in the Leinster League. Capped on the 2007 summer tour to Argentina, his blistering form for Leinster this season sees him recalled to the Ireland squad. Vastly experienced hooker rediscovered some of his best form with Leinster in the 2006/07 season. A confident lineout operator who relishes running at defenders, Jackman earned his first two Ireland caps as a replacement against Japan in 2005, having been capped previously at Under-19, Under-21, Colleges and 'A' levels. www.irishrugby.ie

Name	Gina Quinn
	CEO, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Charity	Connect Ethiopia www.connectethiopia.com
Chief Executive, Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the voice of business in Dublin and representative body of business in the Greater Dublin area. The Chamber is focussed on improving the business environment through addressing the infrastructure competitiveness and knowledge economy needs of the city region, through the office on an elected Mayor. Gina is a member of the Dublin City Development Board and the Board of the ICCL. Previously she was CEO of Gandon Enterprises, the commercial division of the Rehab Group, an Executive with the Irish Trade Board and with Lansdowne Market Research. www.dubchamber.ie