In his 2024 memoir, Gary Stevenson shares how he defied classism and bet against the market to become Citibank's most profitable trader at just 23 years old.

Trading is like betting — the most successful traders capitalize on gaps and errors, have good knowledge of math and probabilities, and enjoy a bit of luck.

In his 2024 memoir, The Trading Game, Gary Stevenson explains how he rose from a disadvantaged working-class background to become one of the world's most profitable traders.

Exposing the amorality and corruption he witnessed in the financial industry, Stevenson explains why he left this lucrative career after just four years, feeling physically and psychologically broken.