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UK & European equities.
Built for hedge funds, trading desks and professional investors.
Ford Focus filters overnight markets, macro, corporate events, broker activity, positioning and cross-regional price action into a structured framework for the European trading day.
Every trading call is timestamped, measured and tracked — creating a transparent, continuously updated record of the process.
Research delivered before the decisions need to be made.

Markets generate enormous amounts of information before the European open.
Ford Focus brings the relevant pieces together, filters them and identifies where the strongest market, sector and stock-level signals are developing.
Macro, rates, FX, commodities, overnight markets, corporate news and broker activity.
Cross-regional validation, sector readthrough, positioning, short interest and pre-market consensus.
Stock-level expressions, data validation and execution-aware model portfolio ideas available through the highest level of institutional access.
Ford Focus research is delivered directly to authorised subscribers across the trading day.
~06:00 | Early Read
~07:50 | Pre-Market
~13:00 | Day Ahead
Research can be distributed by email and secure client access, depending on institutional requirements.
Access is restricted to authorised users and tailored for individual, desk or multi-user institutional coverage.

Overnight macro, commodities, rates, FX, US and Asian markets, major corporate developments and European readthrough.
European opening setup, broker upgrades and downgrades, collated pre-market calls, positioning and developing opportunities into the cash open.
Updated framework ahead
Overnight macro, commodities, rates, FX, US and Asian markets, major corporate developments and European readthrough.
European opening setup, broker upgrades and downgrades, collated pre-market calls, positioning and developing opportunities into the cash open.
Updated framework ahead of the European close for the next trading day. Incorporating , earnings, macro events and potential market moving catalysts.

Full Ford Focus access.
Stock-level directional research, highest-conviction expressions, positioning, dedicated data validation and execution-aware model portfolio ideas.
Full market framework with sector-level readthrough and positioning intelligence.
Includes short in
Full Ford Focus access.
Stock-level directional research, highest-conviction expressions, positioning, dedicated data validation and execution-aware model portfolio ideas.
Full market framework with sector-level readthrough and positioning intelligence.
Includes short interest, squeeze risk, broker consensus, pre-market aggregation and sector-level directional analysis.
Stock-specific execution ideas remain reserved for full access.
The essential top-down daily framework.
Macro, commodities, regional markets, corporate developments, broker upgrades/downgrades and collated pre-market expectations — brought together before the European open.
Access is structured for individual users, desks and institutional teams. Contact Ford Focus to discuss the appropriate level of coverage.
20+ years in equity markets
Research built from practical market experience rather than commentary produced in isolation..
Designed around the trading day
Information is filtered and delivered at the points where it can actually affect decisions.
Repeatable framework
Research calls are structured, tracked and measured consistently.
Research validated by outcomes
The highest-access research incorporates a dedicated data layer analysing directional outcomes, sector behaviour and execution characteristics.
Full stock-level and data-driven research is available to qualifying institutional clients through a controlled trial.
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