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Leadership

Jake Williams

Founder and CEO

With over six years of trading experience, Jake Williams founded Echelon with a simple belief: traders deserve more than another signal provider. Having experienced both the successes and frustrations of the industry, he recognised that long term consistency comes from education, structure, and the right environment, not shortcuts or unrealistic promises.

That belief became the foundation of Echelon. Jake's vision was never to build a business centred solely around trade ideas. Instead, he set out to create a community where traders of every experience level could learn, develop confidence, and grow alongside like minded people. Today, Echelon is built on education, transparency, accountability, and a genuine commitment to helping members become independent traders.

As Chief Executive Officer, Jake remains actively involved in shaping the community and ensuring every decision aligns with the values on which Echelon was founded. He believes the strongest businesses are built on trust, which is why he has surrounded himself with an experienced leadership team that shares his vision and brings expertise from financial services, technology, operations, marketing, and education.

For Jake, Echelon is more than a business, it's a family. Creating a supportive culture where members, educators, traders, and partners feel valued has always been just as important as trading performance. By fostering an environment where collaboration thrives, he continues to lead Echelon with a long term focus on sustainable growth, innovation, and helping others achieve their own financial goals through education and disciplined trading.

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Risk Warning. Trading Derivatives carries a high level of risk to your capital and you should only trade with money you can afford to lose. Trading Derivatives may not be suitable for all investors, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved, and seek independent advice if necessary. Nothing posted by Echelon or by its traders is personal financial advice or a recommendation to trade. Trade ideas are analysis shared for education, and every decision, position size and outcome is yours. Past results are not a guide to future performance. Echelon is not a broker and does not hold client funds. Accounts are opened and held with the broker in your own name.

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