About Gary Comey

Gary Comey, founder and Head of Discretionary Trading at Blackwave, boasts over 15 years in forex, specializing in risk management and contrarian trading strategies. His career includes roles at Fidelity and IG Group. An endurance athlete, he applies a disciplined approach to trading, focusing on market opportunities and risk control.

About Gary Comey

Founder & Head of Discretionary Trading — Blackwave

With over fifteen years of institutional foreign exchange experience, Gary Comey leads Blackwave’s discretionary and algorithmic trading strategies with a focus on precision, discipline, and long-term capital stewardship.

Professional Background

Before founding Blackwave, Gary held senior roles at major financial institutions including Fexco, Fidelity, and IG Group, where he was instrumental in establishing the firm’s Irish operations.
His expertise spans foreign exchange hedging, cash flow forecasting for high-net-worth portfolios, and discretionary macro trading — all of which underpin Blackwave’s current strategies.

As Managing Director of Blackwave Ltd, Gary oversees every aspect of portfolio design and discretionary execution, maintaining direct accountability for both strategy and performance.

Trading Philosophy

Gary’s approach integrates the precision of quantitative systems with the intuition of a seasoned trader.
Key principles include:

  • Counter-trend intelligence – identifying overextended markets through proprietary manual and automated systems, developed with input from advanced AI platforms such as OpenAI, DeepSeek, and MistralAI.
  • Risk-first discipline – employing position sizing, partial hedging, and reverse-ladder drawdown control to preserve capital.
  • Selective alpha generation – focusing on major and minor FX pairs to minimise swap exposure and geopolitical noise.

The result is a trading process that is systematic yet adaptive — designed to protect, compound, and endure.

Beyond Trading

Outside the markets, Gary is an accomplished endurance athlete, having completed four marathons, three Ironman-distance triathlons (Barcelona), and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.


That same mindset — strategic pacing, consistency, and resilience — defines his philosophy on wealth creation.

He also contributes to educational initiatives in Dublin, including the redevelopment of his former primary school’s playground facilities.

Credentials & Oversight

  • Member, Institute of Bankers Ireland
  • Regulated through Blackwell Global Investments (SCB-licensed)
  • Partnered with IC Markets under the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (FSA) license SD018

“Today, I follow a dual-track investment model: disciplined, algorithmic forex strategies — refined through years of manual trading and validated by advanced AI — complemented by strategic reinvestment into Algarve vacation properties through our holding company, Blue Wave.


This creates a balanced cycle of growth: liquidity from trading fuels tangible assets, while real-estate yields stabilise returns.
If that philosophy resonates with you, I invite you to join me.”
— Gary Comey

⚖️Blackwave is Regulated through Blackwell Global Investments (SCB-licensed) & Through IC Markets by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (FSA) SD018.