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With more than 30 years of experience across financial markets, forex, equities and digital currencies, Farhad Moghadam Salimi is a recognised figure in the financial industry of the Middle East and Türkiye. He is the founder of Farhad Exchange (2004) and the founder and CEO of EgeMoney in İzmir, Türkiye — one of the most active trading and blockchain-education platforms in the country. This article sets out his professional background, areas of expertise and international work.
Career path
Farhad Moghadam Salimi began working in finance in the early 1990s. In 2004 he launched Farhad Exchange, one of the oldest online exchange startups in Iran. At the time, services such as Liberty Reserve, WebMoney and Perfect Money were emerging, and Farhad Exchange was among the first Iranian platforms to offer official buying and selling of these electronic currencies.
Farhad Exchange is the official representative and registered officer of WebMoney, the Russian electronic payment bank. Over two decades it has provided electronic currency, cryptocurrency, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard services to thousands of customers worldwide.
Areas of expertise
Advanced technical analysis — Elliott waves, classical patterns, on-chain analysis, and professional tools such as ElWave.
Fundamental analysis of financial markets — forex, the dollar index, commodities, precious metals and cryptocurrencies.
Blockchain and digital currency strategy — crypto-economics, asset tokenisation, and the design of economic models for blockchain projects.
Portfolio management — a risk-led approach built for volatile markets.
Fintech business development — from launching an online exchange to building next-generation trading platforms.
International work in Türkiye
Since 2019 Farhad Moghadam Salimi has concentrated on the Turkish market, founding EgeMoney in İzmir. EgeMoney is one of Türkiye’s more innovative platforms for market-analysis education, professional trading signals, and weekly market analysis published in Persian, English and Turkish.
His weekly analysis is cited by traders and investors in Türkiye, Iran, the Gulf states and Europe. It combines macroeconomic data, institutional positioning and multi-timeframe technical analysis.
Background in electronic payments
As one of the early figures in Iran’s electronic payment industry, Farhad Moghadam Salimi has been present through the major shifts in the field since the early 2000s — from the first Liberty Reserve online purchasing systems to the arrival of cryptocurrencies in the payment ecosystem. Throughout, Farhad Exchange has remained current and accountable to the legal authorities, and that long record is itself evidence of how the business has operated.
Addressing the accusations
In recent years a number of baseless claims were made by Mohammad Jorjandi. Following judicial proceedings, the court convicted him of defamation and publishing falsehoods. The full details are published in the official response to the baseless accusations and the conviction of Mohammad Jorjandi.
Further reading
full biography of Farhad Moghadam Salimi · frequently asked questions
About the Author
This article was written by Farhad Moghadamsalimi, CEO & Founder of EgeMoney, blockchain strategist, and weekly crypto market analyst with 30+ years in finance and capital markets.
