wth is even the point of this whole video. what a waste of time. this guy randomly rambling with no story or clear message. It's rare that a video deservers a clear downvote. This is an exception.
@@RandomUser2401he is literally describing his day to day as a millionaire banker...... Did you read the title? What did you want to gain out of this?were you expecting to know the exact ins and outs of how the bank of England works lol
@@olliec5564 he doesnt make money from giving advice to people , he makes millions from the work he's done and the investments he made .He doesn't sell anything to his audience
Here's the thing about Gary - when you've worked in banking, you can spot who's legit. The fact that BI couldn't verify his "top trader" claim isn't shocking at all - banks are incredibly tight-lipped about trader performance, especially from that era. What really sells his story is the way he talks about the trading floor culture and market dynamics - you can't fake that kind of insider knowledge. Plus, unlike those trading gurus trying to sell you $2,000 courses, Gary's just out here giving away free economic education on UA-cam. If he was making it up, he'd probably be pushing some get-rich-quick scheme instead of teaching people how the financial system actually works. Legend!
@@henrikcarmel1 not all bankers are traders, but all traders are strictly speaking bankers. since banks are institutions/companies that handle your money for you.
Don't worry, those guys get paid so much because they are extremely smart and professional, best of the best, they would never put the economy at risk /s
It doesn't matter if this guy is trying to make himself look better or not, or who he personally is. The primary point that "nobody is trying to fix things" is the takeaway here. The entire world is run as an economic machine and that machine was constructed with no regard for "the collective good of the human species". The machine wasn't even designed to successfully perpetuate its own self past a certain point. Because the people building it didn't care what would happen after they got rich and died. Or they just assumed somebody would figure it out in the future.
Yep. It's actually an entirely rational point of view. My only disagreement with what you posted would be i don't think the designers cared if anyone figured it out in the future. I used to work as an accountant (certified) and now in psychiatry. I actually think we're living in the age of the psychopath. The documentary 'The Corporation' is very good on this. If a for profit corporation is an 'artificial person' in law what kind of person is it based on its behaviour (rhetorical question)? Also 'Snakes in Suits' is a great book on psychopaths in the work place (written by two experts in the field).
I hear this sentiment a lot however the economy not only keeps chugging along, it keeps growing. How do explain the fact that this economic system keeps working if it has so many flaws?
@@TheGbelcher that's a very broad question and statement. I'd say currently we're in a redistribution phase in the modern economies were growth isn't the primary concern of the policy makers. Gary's right on this. It's destroying the middle classes (the working classes went in the eighties) which is the primary concern. This idea of 3% growth in perpetuity is for the birds. We live on a finite planet. Technology can help but generally today the spirit of the age is about entrenchment of wealth. Not money. Wealth. Assets.
@@CYCHIATRIC A middle class person today eats better and has better access to information, recreation, education, fresh water, healthy food, medicine, and other health care than a steel or railroad tycoon at the turn of the century. The belief that life is getting worse for the average person over time is just patently false. There’s no data to support that sentiment at all. Every objective standard of living metric is improving in just about every country of the world (I.e., life expectancy, child mortality, food insecurity, literacy rates, academic achievement, etc…) with the exception of obesity, that’s headed the wrong direction. But IMHO, that’s the demographic that would be starving in the past and are now eating too much low quality food. Which is a huge improvement from not being able to afford enough sustenance to support life.
This is among THE BEST narrative I've watched so far. This guy, Gary Stevenson tells things as they are. No attempt to glorify himself, of `how smart' he was, but just an open, honest account. This video helps provide some insight into institutional trading desks and the people involved.
@@permabear6025 Yes Citi what reliable source, it's like asking North Korea if their defectors who managed to escape to China and South Korea are telling the truth about they've seen.
@@Pixiedust8399 Gary is using 1980s clichés for entertainment purposes. Most people in banking and finance in the modern era are not boozehounds or cokeheads. They’re introverted and work extremely long hours. Do you seriously think that investment bankers and quant traders are doing lines in the toilet and banging strippers in the office? You would be shocked at just how quiet the floor is…Sure there’s always a few dark horses but they are the extreme minority.
This is how change happens. Nobody is doing anything, and then suddenly it's acceptable for the government to tax the super-rich - But it's an awful lot more difficult with the billionaire-owned media poisoning old people's minds.
As an ex-trader that walked away from the world Gary is talking about, I completely agree with the madness and dodgy stuff mentioned or implied in this video. Also I just bought Gary’s book now that I know he’s written one.
This guy got 4 As in A levels after being expelled for drugs use from one high school. He's freaking smart. Can't imagine most people ever doing what he did.
LOL every one on a trading floor at an investment bank has got the A* bro. no he is not, he is a fraud. I know, cause i know his former colleagues. he was a mid level traders, he is a clown
This guy joined the banking world the same time as me, when I joined Nomura as a trading grad, having interned at Lehman the summer it crashed. I didn't stay in the industry long but I can relate to what he said about management. Everyone in trading is in their own bubble, as are the management and they really aren't interested in knowing what anyone else is doing or managing their staff directly.
@@pb4012 interesting, thanks for the reply! Yeah it’s doing okay, IBD all the activity is in the green tech space. Rest of the business is quite cut down due to Brexit, lots moved to Germany. Office now has quite a few floors let out to other firms, very different from what it was like in 2018 for example.
The reality is not crazier, just more specific & would serve as evidence in a court.If you say all multinational corporations are evading taxes by pedaling profit offshore no one cares, because everyone knows it. But if you provide transactions (Panama papers), then suddenly you die in a car accident.
@@oscarinacan It’s true, did 7 years in the City in my 20s. Most people in banking are quite nerdish, introverted, work very long hours and rarely drink. A small number are cokeheads and boozehounds but it is not remotely the norm.
@permabear6025 I suppose it's a matter of perspective and experience. My Brother works in this position in commodities and the picture he paints is quite different to this. The most hilarious bit of insight I was given was "I never even met someone who was addicted to prostitutes before taking this job, now I can see at least 3 guys in my office like that at all times and that's just the ones we know about", a few fist fights in the office, some crazier stuff. But also I reckon that it is also more common to come across those introverted types that you mentioned than ever, as it's not quite as essential to fit in just to get somewhere as it used to be, being a nerd and being successful in your own way is a little more protected societally these days, and people who crap on that tend to be the ones who are shunned, I would imagine that extends to that sector so it's interesting to hear your perspective reflect that.
That exact comparison occurred to me, as well. I just hope people take his warning seriously and not just as entertainment, though it is a captivating story. Breaking Bad was a hit, but as compelling and realistic much of it was, neither it nor other media did much to slow or stop the opioid/drug crisis. At the end of the day, we still need more of informed people like Gary to make change happen - and to help others wherever and whenever possible, especially as inequality continues to increase.
watch a few of his videos he did not stay at the top of his game for long. he burnt out anyone who has been trading knows a few years is just luck. even hugh hendry lasted longer than he did and he even owns his own island. but at less hugh never claims to save the world or the middle class
Housing crisis, health crisis, financial crisis, cost of living crisis, debt crisis, inflation crisis, Middle East crisis. How many crises can we endure? As I approach retirement with a solid financial cushion, I'm anxious about a potential banking crisis. Is private equity a good option to grow my money securely?
I would advise the counsel of a seasoned financial pro. It may be expensive, but as the old saying goes "You get what you pay for." "Expert solutions require Expert providers" - my mantra
Agreed, investing with the help of an advisor set me up for life. Retired with about $1.6m in stock portfolio only. I worked hard everyday as a teacher for 32 years, and my salary was over 100k annually. Supplementing my income with stocks and alternative investments helped me by far beat the retirement age before 65.
I've worked in real estate for over 25 years and have neglected a major stock portfolio. This served me well when I was flipping and renting houses, however I need a different plan now.. mind if I look up the professional guiding you please?
Sure you can! Judith Lynn Staufer is the financial advisor I work with. Just search the name. You’ll find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment.
I used to repair telecoms on a trading floor and every trader I met thought they were god. They were the all important thing. I left as soon as I could.
Absolute gold. Part of why I have little respect for people who "dont believe in luck, it's all hard work" who grew up in wealthy/well-off families in good environments. And thats not from a position of envy, growing up upper middle class myself and attributing a lot of successes to equal parts luck and hard work.
not even luck but maturing Is revealing we've been sectioned off economically on purpose, thus it seems like luck but in reality as you stated your background is significant.
for real. I think about all the candidates that applied to the jobs I got, especially when I first started out in my career, and how I even ended up in the career I am now. There was a lot of chance and just random opportunities that helped me get to where I am now.
I used to work for a prop trading firm. Was highly paid for my age (26), but it was the worst environment ever. Got depressed and tried spending money as a coping mechanism but that didn't work. Left after a year and haven't looked back.
millionaire bankers work by manipulating the country finance if the bank as big stand in the country, that's why bank ain't safe nowadays...so employ a consultant who can manage your money for you.
@@JonahHoward0997 i only respect keeping a consultant and investing your assest with him or her but for i use my personal financial advisor ' sophie kathryn jones '
they work for some years, take out some money from the cooperative or commercial bank the get arrested to be for some fine. which would be 10% of what he/she stole rom the bank.
yes you are correct, but when it comes to banking, investment management and financial services you move that to financial advisor like ' sophie kathryn jones '
@@CarltonRoyH0000 She collaborate with bankers to co-invest in large projects ? or hedge funds, which provide a unique opportunity for high returns for their clients. just asking lol
This interview just proves that it does not matter who is in power. Their interest are to them self and their mates. Nothing good is going to happen unless it helps their purses.
Nah, i prefer to believe that the government and mainstream news. We need a powerful politicians who promise me the most things, regardless of how unsound or unsustainable the policy is, and who can push the right emotional buttons.
I love this video. I worked on a commodities trading desk in the early 2000s. Nearly EVERYONE was from an Ivy league school, except for me. I realized very quickly it wasnt the lifestyle I wanted, or what I aspired to be. I made the decision to leave rather quickly and Im glad I did. Did I lose out on a ton of money? Possibly. But 20+ years later I gained (and kept) a lot of things that are more important to me.
I also worked in commodity futures back in the 80s and 90s. The swings were too unpredictable and wild. I wish I'd thought to go into equites. Dahhhh. Much easier. Just buy and hold and predict the crashes which are much easier to predict than those crazy commodity price swings.
People try to predict the economy not realizing it is not a capitalistic market, its a command economy, central planning! my concern is, instead of having much dollar in bank that could lose value to inflation, do I save in gold to reserve and grow wealth for now, or just hang on?
truth is that gold serves as an inflation hedge in the long run, but not profitable in the short run. only thing you can predict is a strong effort of wealth transfer from the people to the powerful. luckily some folks find solution in financial advisors
That makes sense. I’ve been using a financial market expert for two years now and I own a six-figure diversified portfolio from investing in stocks. I want to diversify more this year, though.
Annette Christine Conte’ is the licensed FA I use. Just google the name. You’d find necessary details to work with and set up an appointment. To be honest, I almost didn't buy the idea of letting someone handle growing my finance, but so glad I did.
@@Olsontim21 thanks for the lead, just searched Karen by her full name, easily spotted her consulting page and was able to schedule a call session, she seems highly professional from her resumé..
It's hilarious how he describes how people on coke talk a mile a minute, but are super boring because the reason I don't like coke is because the few times I tried it I would start talking a mile a minute for a few minutes, and then have a weird moment of clarity when I realized that everything I was super excited to talk about were almost objectively boring so I would just stop talking for the rest of the night😅
brilliant description, they think they are super smart and cool and really they are dumb and boring, that's what drugs do to people, make them real dumb
I was a trader for a bank that got ruined, I didn't lose anything, but I remember that the milkman wouldn't deliver milk to us because he was scared that he wouldn't be paid.
I would like to see who he becomes as an older man, with more seasoning and experience. What he might have to say after raising a family, for instance. He seems a solid, thoughtful, and self-aware person. What he’s saying isn’t news, but I really appreciate hearing his unique perspective on it.
@@Gold.Circle.Thats an interesting perspective. I thought he was intelligent as he had two degrees from the best universities in the country and he was successful in a global financial institution. What should I be considering that I am missing?
@@SABILI_VIDEO BBC shill. Marxist. Doesn't say anything other than tax the rich. This guy will not educate you on the fiat system and how money is printed
I worked in trading at Citi in 2022. Environment is quite a bit different now, but still undertones of what Gary mentions. P&L is everything, and having that number floating above your head at all times truly corrupts
for those how believe in HR, they are not there to help you as an employee, they are there to help company get rid of you and not being sued for it. They will never be on your side. Also where there I money there is drugs, im not suprised that they all been on cocainie and done dodgy deals. Know that your investment banker is on drugs, does it make them better as traders tho? Its all so FUp Defo keep it coming Garyand educating people how screwed we are.
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see as a glance of wealth, a great career, and purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who is reading this will be successful in life..
I want to compliment you, you have said it all. I am a little business owner and I really want to expand my business to the next level by making myself an investor but I really don't know how to go about it..
Smart people have simplistic ways of explaining complicated things to the barest minimum. There is no need to show flowery or technical jargons to impress. There is always a level of corkiness or nonchalance in their attitude that make it look easy until you try to do it.This guy is awesome
no he isnt.. you are not the sharpest knife if you really think one word of that is true. dude has not even basic understanding of math or finance. everytime he talks numbers its so damn obvious!
the basics are not complicated, big organizations need various financial services. many of these involve so huge cash flows (when aggregated together) that it makes sense to have a real time spot market for it. (pricing loans based on interbank rates which is basically set by the central bank. so Citi takes the loan on the interbank market and loans it out at a higher rate to a client. if it's in the future then there's a huuge risk premium, but based on bond prices he was able to give out rates that were almost sure to make money ... ) it sounds good (and complex) that he was predicting strength of economies ... and despite him betting on collapse ... he was working during the post-2009 boom, there was no collapse between 2010-2014 🤷 maybe he gives more details in his book
I like the simplistic nature of this dude. He comes from a poor background but he didn’t allow the sudden access of money and opulence to change him. Look at him, he’s wearing a black T-shirt with no jewelry…nothing flamboyant and he looks like any dude you would see on the street. He is a real one.
id be careful. his solution to these problems is more government, the first podcast i saw him on i later found out was funded by george soros. for someone with a 'radical' agenda he sure is finding main stream publicity easily
Great guy, clearly hyperintelligent, not only the mathematical ability but street smarts, ability to read people, adapt to games. Really impressive. Going to start watching his youtube videos now :)
That’s the conclusion that you come to all on your own with absolutely no evidence. Wild 🤪 You know, he could be just some random talking straight out of his balloon knot
I also went to the LSE, didn’t get a job in the city as I also didn’t know about internship, but eventually got a job in investment banking in my home country (a “poor country” though), and now working in media. Just wanted to say what a great interview and great piece of journalism. What a story.
The irony of understanding that society is heading to a dark place, knowing that very few people are listening and realising that the only thing worth your effort is making money off it to try and salvage yourself and the people you care about, then watching all those who wouldn't listen suffer and watching all those who knew and had the platform to warn and change things do nothing and profit themselves. It will never stop. We're on a cycle of cycles.
Oldest "everyone getting played" warning i ever saw: There is an egyptian pyramid mural showing 2 kings sending their armies against each other held up by peasants and behind 2 kings stand 2 greater figures that reach out shaking hands over the battlefield.
Banks are selling mortgages. People always say it's a good option to buy at discount, but with the market turmoil and everything at stake in present economy, I'm thinking of buying stable coin to hedge against inflation, or is it all right saving over 350k ?
There are options that spread across multiple banks. I use a non-beginner broker that protest up to 3 million dollars and provide 4.58% returns on cash, it's always a good idea to consider working with an advisor for financial planning
Agreed, financial advisors play a key role in portfolio allocation and i've been using one since late 2019 just before covid outbreak. So far, I'm barely 25% short of $1m ballpark goal after subsequent investments.
My CFA ’Sharon Ann Meny’ , a renowned figure in her line of work. I recommend researching her credentials further. She has many years of experience and is a valuable resource for anyone looking to navigate the financial market.
I spent about 6 years studying economics and money. Some of the stuff I discovered aligns perfectly with what he was saying at the end of the video about banks, governments and the media. Lots of people know the problems and not many people are actually trying to fix them. The conclusion I came to is that it's the money itself that's broken. When money is broken, the incentives are all wrong.
There's more money to be made from exploiting the holes and cracks that exist on the system than acting quickly to fix them. The people that know about or even create these cracks will only ever act in their best interests when the rewards are so huge.
@@lm_b5080 Money is much more than coins and notes in your wallet or bank account. Money is also set of rules that have become a system of control. Central banks and governments control the supply of money in a way that unevenly and unfairly distributes wealth to those in power and steals the purchasing power of everyone else. Not only does it widen the divide between rich and poor but it also gives governments the ability to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to do like fund wars and bailout businesses that would otherwise not survive in a free market economy. The negative effects on society cannot be understated. Fixing the problems from within the existing system is not easy. First of all, they are not incentivized to fix something that's working as intended but even if they where it would be devastating to the economy. There's essentially 5 ways they could solve it... massively reducing spending, massively raising taxes, financial repression, expunging the debt or massively growing GDP. Most of these are not politically popular and would make everyone's lives miserable. The last is just not easy without some insane technological revolution. There are two other alternatives that might work. One peaceful and the other not so much. The first is building a parallel financial system outside the hands of governments and slowly adopting it. The second is another world war that resets the monetary system and creates a new world order much like happened at the end of WW2 (and I don't think anyone wants that).
@@naumanayub1348 This really is a bit more complex as you try to make it. But lets start first with money: its not broken, its a good idea. Before money, people would trade goods. They would trade five sheeps for a cow. Or maybe a tool for something to eat. Thats fine within your village. But when economies are growing beyond that, its hard to take your assetts with you that you want to sell in exchange for some other assetts. Thats where money comes into the game. Then there is people that critisize FIAT money. They want to go back to the "good old times" when the US Dollar was bonded to the gold standard. They forget that this wasnt a good idea. It led to the worst economic crisis we ever had. The great depression... With millions losing their homes, tens of thousands of suicides, and people starving on the streets, holding signs up that they will do any job as long as they get something to eat. Some people also try to blame the capitalistic system. As if the communistic theories ever worked! In fact, capitalism has also a few upsides. Like competition is good for technological advancements. Just an example. You could clearly see how far behind communist societies were in the 1990s after the iron curtain fell. There wasnt any competition at all. No incentive to be better or more productive. Even the Chinese realized that and gave way to a at least partially capitalistic approach. What really is to blame is neoliberalism. Its an economic theory. "If the rich and the big companies have a good time, the poor will also have a good time." Thats basically it. And with it comes privatization of state owned assetts (like rail or telecommunication or highways). With it comes more lobbiism. With it comes that the rich can do whatever they want. It reminds me of the late republic era of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately ALMOST every political party is neoliberal (has nothing to do what you Americans call "liberals" by the way).
@@marble296He's the Jay Slater of economics, he's been called out before. The Swiss National Bank have never cut interest rates to -4.5%, when he mentioned the trillion dollar thing, he would have had to have been contributing 1/3 of the entire market flow
back in the day the reason you got this cast of characters on prop desks is because keeping what you kill and surviving in the market requires a very specific type of person: you have to be just smart enough to recognize good opportunities, but just dumb enough to push your chips into the center when you're not completely sure it will work. also traders are all addicts of something whether they want to admit it or not. if you think you aren't, you just haven't been in the game long enough to find your vice, or you know it deep down and are in denial. whether it be gambling, substances, greed, risky endeavors, or just simply winning in the biggest zero sum game on earth - addiction is a double edged sword found in the best and worst traders, and sometimes both (extra Jessie Livermore).
And now contemplate over the fact, that these guys he described are one of the best paid individuals our society produces. While studies show that they are actually a net cost for society.
Fake money makes fake people who have fake careers. Who else is ridiculously high paid in society? Entertainers: people who make stupid little songs and dance around on video. Sports stars: people who bounce a ball on the ground.
one of my best friends who worked the city said they changed phone handsets to the older ones for the reason that they stronger and would smash a screen for the traders satisfaction - during a bad event. the trader was then to "go outside for 30 mins and have a line of courage" and then get back in the game. in the 30 mins everything would be replaced like nothing happened.
@@martian8987 money talks. loosers go home. ive seen it. security with HR come, you are not allowed to touch a keyboard. your desk & drawers are emptied. whats yours you take home. you then get escorted outside. badge / pass removed. never allowed on premises again.
@@EdB-w7i do well and get what you want. Also my favourite saying in the city - ask no questions, tell no lies. Gary is being super polite about what goes on in the city.
28:50 "Actually, nobody's trying to fix it" yeah that's pretty accurate - work is so hyper specialized and so self absorbed that no one really has the big picture in mind anymore, not even the people who ironically should literally have the big picture as their job description (e.g politicians)
No, you should have big picture - if you want to see it. Politicians unfortunatelly need a very narrow picture on hot to get elected. I'm not really sure if I would like economy to be fixed... I've lived in economy that did not had open market already and it is worst possible "fix" and I can 't even care anymore, that Westerners are experienciing their cultural revolution and are ready to make a mass suicide through mass murder, because that fixing mindset is leading only to that. Unfortunatelly even this guy does not understand, that world does not need any fixing - it functions as expected, however poor needs to be fixed - and 99% of them don't want to understand that if they want to change their life they need to change their ways of thinking.
people who grow up poor and actually make it out and get involved with these type of people and this type of money i think its hard to not look at the entire system and say its fucked.
Its because people like him come from the bottom and can look at both sides and see the situation. If you're wealthy, and go to work to be more wealthy it just looks the same. People that are that rich really do live in another world. They have no idea what its like working a 9-5 and having to live a "regular" life. Chores, yard work, getting kids ready for school, rent increase.....foreign concepts. They don't even wear coats.
Because it's all completely made up garbage that doesn't even make sense if you actually listen to it and break up the stupid things he says into smaller parts , it just doesn't make any sense at all . This guy is a fraud and the only thing he said that was true is in the first few minutes when he said that "coke heads talk a lot really fast and don't make any sense " he's the coke head talking absolute bullshit
“People are doing extra curricular through school, like founded junior United Nations, or some sh*t. I was trying to be a Grime Rapper. I was fu*ked, basically…” 😂
I would absolutely love to meet this guy. I’m 31 year old an investor from a working class background who wishes he followed the same career path… but like him, I’d have parted left the industry in fairly short order. Respect
He's the Jay Slater of economics, he's been called out before. The Swiss National Bank have never cut interest rates to -4.5%, when he mentioned the trillion dollar thing, he would have had to have been contributing 1/3 of the entire market flow.
Meanwhile I'm learning multiple trades, am currently a butcher and cannot afford a house or family of my own. I put food on people's table but I can't afford to put gas in my car working 55 hours a week. 25 of those hours per week are at a trade school which I am paying 25k to go to. Praying one of these skills pays off or back to learning something new.
@@tyrabjurman3584I’m not sure what “holding the risk” means. You lose 8 mil for a bank, you get fired? Are construction workers, or steel factory workers, also not “holding the risk” by putting their lives and livelihoods on the line for work?
@15751Chris Keep going, dont stop! Being a butcher is a HUGELY helpful skill. There are now farms that are trying to start their own onsite butchering so their processing doesn't have to go thru only a few companies & they had to train their whole staff themselves since so few ppl had the skill (referring to an amazing farm in Georgia). Also you need to start buying bitcoin or get paid in bitcoin for some jobs in the future & your money problems will be taken care of. Hard skill + hard money = success. If its only $20 a week, it adds up! Keep up the hard work, it'll pay off. Also lots of bitcoiners buy meat directly from smaller farms & they may be looking for butchers so that's a whole demographic to check out after graduation.
Good video. I was in the business and on trading floors for 30 years (including a stint at Citi). Gary does a good job describing the atmosphere without a lot of the hyperbole like some others have done in the past to make their lives seem more glamorous. The bits about the brokers were spot on. Also, I especially liked the descriptions of the messed up incentive systems that stops people from actually fixing problems. The only thing is that I am surprised how hard it was for him to leave. Normally banks show someone the door (with corresponding ‘garden leave’) as soon as they say they are no longer interested in being there. An unhappy trader is a huge liability to have on the desk. Maybe it had to do with the size and complexity of his book and they were afraid they’d find a big problem buried in it somewhere? I’ll read his book as I imagine there will be a lot more detail about his exit there.
Worked in investment banking in the early 90s. By the time 2010’s came along most of the business was changed and gone away. I take a lot of what is said here with a pinch of salt.
And yet Another commenter who is also a big time bank trader says he can relate in every way what this man is saying when he used to trade in New York City
There are plenty of war veterans that fought battles that never happened. There are plenty of guys that claim sexual conquests that never happened. Never overlook the need for people to keep a story going. Freddy star never it the head off a hamster but a lot of people believe he did because popular culture decrees it so. I may ask about in regards to corroborate the most profitable fx trader- it’s a small world is the city of London.
Such a smart guy. I loved this. So much truth. I also like that he decided to meet with himself, act on his values and isn't giving up. That's all we can do, our best.
That Brad Pitt moment ‘Don’t celebrate!’ Priceless and then when asked why he helped he said ‘You wanted to get rich, now you’re rich!’ Simple and he’d left and was studying seeds and having a home farm plantation…
His story at around the 12.00 mark is weird. I live in switzerland and the central bank didn't cut rates in 2010 at all, didn't make them negative till 2015, and they were never even close to - 4.5%. Pretty odd mistake to make when he's saying his job was to trade swiss interest rates for several years...
exactly I saw the crash of EURCHF when they cut interest rate even Alpari a broker in the UK went under I was a hobby trader back then like you said it was in 2015 and I remember that was being a milestone event another thing that rang a bell for me was if he was such a star trader I mean surely he can make a comfortable living trading his own money as a retail trader ? I mean if he can really trade what stops him from trading for himself instead of doing whatever he's doing to make an alright living ? I mean he's said he wants to achieve financial comfort and yet he refers to himself as a multimillionaire that's two contradicting words in a single sentence something seems a bit off here I don't know what.
Not sure if this guy is legit or not but someone answered what he meant by this in another comment: "He was holding a position where he simultaneously borrowed CHF and lent USD in a product known as an FX swap. In 26:24, he clearly explained that he was on the STIRT desk. A large part of STIRT involves market making and risk taking in FX swaps. On 20th January 2015, tom-next USDCHF FX implied yields did touch -4.25% ~ circa. (This is a 1-day interest rate starting tomorrow and ending the day after tomorrow)"
@@BD-qc8zz Trading when you have a metric shtload of analysts sending you things, big money players controlling capital flow, and the most intelligent traders in the world as your coworkers is very different to sitting in your bedroom with a position size that's 1% of your professional life's, none of the surrounding features of a bank and you're not doing it full time. Instituional and retail trading, despite what UA-camrs say are EXTREMELY different concepts even for former professionals
As Gary says, its all changed since then. The socialising, the dinners, clubs etc have all stoppped. Any expense over £100 is no longer allowed. Different times.
I work at an investment bank in Brazil. I'm not going to say that there's something wrong with this statement, but I can will say that something about this feels odd to me. I know that anyone who reads this comment and has a pre-conceived image might curse me and say that I'm lying. I'm not defending the industry in any way, but something doesn't seem legit to me. This level of production and there is no real record of any kind of his time working for an investment banking? No video or photos of any king blurring his paws or the trading floor but showing some actual proof? and what about so many comments that seem sto be generated by chatgpt? very odd... imagine watching some of these true crime documentaries from Netflix and instead of showing real photos and records of the people who appear in the documentary, they show photos of Christian Bale with an ax to illustrate a serial killer?
However many here should know there’s never financial freedom, it’s never-ending, you always have to thrive to get more and there are no shortcuts to wealth but there are ways to go about it. Fellow wealthy ones don’t tell the poor/middle class they need the knowledge of finance coaches/tutors for optimal growth.
I would bet that most of us here if in Gary’s shoes would’ve continued trading and earning the big numbers. This is why I respect Gary so much for walking away from all the extra millions he could’ve earned, to educate us and bring awareness of how bleak the future looks.
“unfortunately I cannot say, if I signed a NDA or not” is the best way to say, that you've signed a NDA.
They made him sign an NDA for his NDA 😂
@@officialmasqq_594 pretty much a standard clause 😒
wth is even the point of this whole video. what a waste of time. this guy randomly rambling with no story or clear message. It's rare that a video deservers a clear downvote. This is an exception.
Cannot confirm or deny - very useful
@@RandomUser2401he is literally describing his day to day as a millionaire banker...... Did you read the title?
What did you want to gain out of this?were you expecting to know the exact ins and outs of how the bank of England works lol
the way bro described cocainers is so spot on, it's SO EASY to spot one, but they don't realise it
Jim Cramer speaks and slurs like one.
did you spot that the bro is cracked up on coke too? he can't stop touching his nose and do things with his tongue and lips
@@inomooshekkiI noticed that he keeps touching his nose and face
2:28 "I've never taken cocaine in my life", then proceeds to constantly touch his nose for the rest of the interview 🤔
obviously it wasn't easy for him to spot at the time. He had no idea.
that dude was legendary, the fact that he walked away from millions to help the middle class understand a collapsing society shows his integrity.
Don't get mislead
@@G-sr2bs why do you say that?
Lol he didn't walk away from millions. He made millions and continues to make a lot of money shilling 'advice' to ignorant people.
@@olliec5564 he doesnt make money from giving advice to people , he makes millions from the work he's done and the investments he made .He doesn't sell anything to his audience
His content isnt that good. Being a banker for a few years doesnt mean you understand macroeconomics.
Here's the thing about Gary - when you've worked in banking, you can spot who's legit. The fact that BI couldn't verify his "top trader" claim isn't shocking at all - banks are incredibly tight-lipped about trader performance, especially from that era. What really sells his story is the way he talks about the trading floor culture and market dynamics - you can't fake that kind of insider knowledge. Plus, unlike those trading gurus trying to sell you $2,000 courses, Gary's just out here giving away free economic education on UA-cam. If he was making it up, he'd probably be pushing some get-rich-quick scheme instead of teaching people how the financial system actually works. Legend!
Don’t forget all these you tube clicks make money
@@jackcalder2937 And there's nothing wrong with that
@@jackcalder2937he posts every 3-5 months. I don’t think it’s about the money
He could very well be a loser who talked his way into trading and failed out over a few months, then turned that into his grift anyway.
@@jackcalder2937you mean more than working at Citibank? ^^
What I really appreciate about this guy and European traders is they refer to it as “speculating” or “betting”. Because at its core that’s all it is.
Most American traders I know do the same, at least from my experience
It is a Casino
wow, i wonder how we are getting one financial crisis after another. the bankers seem like such reliable, down to earth, practical people.
😅😅
A trader is not a banker.
@@henrikcarmel1 not all bankers are traders, but all traders are strictly speaking bankers. since banks are institutions/companies that handle your money for you.
Don't worry, those guys get paid so much because they are extremely smart and professional, best of the best, they would never put the economy at risk /s
Traders are like professional gamblers I think. They are not bankers
My ex boss was from the trade floor in 1990s. What Gary shared truly is a sanitised version!
Someone in the comments thinks it’s lies… but if you’re well read you know it’s all true really.
" I watched wolf of wallstreet one time "
@@ccvjd3909😂🤣
i wasn't a trader but the IT guy they all took their anger on ..... Gary's version is the PG13 version 😀
@@issiewizzie So what's the R18 version?
I worked in IT for Shearson & Lehman in London- 1&2 Broadgate. Was the best and worst times of my career. The traders were total mavericks and mental
Great to hear from you and confirm what I feared. I thought "who are the crazy folks that provide IT support for these dickheads?"
I feel like I'm at an after party at 4AM listening to this guy while he talks non-stop.
Pass the mirror...
For fking real. Dude said absolutely NOTHING
What he’s saying Sounds like bs
Yah in the first 3min he describes himself and all he says after that is complete and utter bullshit
@@KeepitReal-x6g Did you even listen?
It doesn't matter if this guy is trying to make himself look better or not, or who he personally is. The primary point that "nobody is trying to fix things" is the takeaway here. The entire world is run as an economic machine and that machine was constructed with no regard for "the collective good of the human species". The machine wasn't even designed to successfully perpetuate its own self past a certain point. Because the people building it didn't care what would happen after they got rich and died. Or they just assumed somebody would figure it out in the future.
Yep. It's actually an entirely rational point of view. My only disagreement with what you posted would be i don't think the designers cared if anyone figured it out in the future. I used to work as an accountant (certified) and now in psychiatry. I actually think we're living in the age of the psychopath. The documentary 'The Corporation' is very good on this. If a for profit corporation is an 'artificial person' in law what kind of person is it based on its behaviour (rhetorical question)? Also 'Snakes in Suits' is a great book on psychopaths in the work place (written by two experts in the field).
I hear this sentiment a lot however the economy not only keeps chugging along, it keeps growing.
How do explain the fact that this economic system keeps working if it has so many flaws?
@@TheGbelcher that's a very broad question and statement. I'd say currently we're in a redistribution phase in the modern economies were growth isn't the primary concern of the policy makers. Gary's right on this. It's destroying the middle classes (the working classes went in the eighties) which is the primary concern.
This idea of 3% growth in perpetuity is for the birds. We live on a finite planet. Technology can help but generally today the spirit of the age is about entrenchment of wealth. Not money. Wealth. Assets.
@@CYCHIATRIC A middle class person today eats better and has better access to information, recreation, education, fresh water, healthy food, medicine, and other health care than a steel or railroad tycoon at the turn of the century.
The belief that life is getting worse for the average person over time is just patently false. There’s no data to support that sentiment at all.
Every objective standard of living metric is improving in just about every country of the world (I.e., life expectancy, child mortality, food insecurity, literacy rates, academic achievement, etc…) with the exception of obesity, that’s headed the wrong direction. But IMHO, that’s the demographic that would be starving in the past and are now eating too much low quality food. Which is a huge improvement from not being able to afford enough sustenance to support life.
Valid points. @@CYCHIATRIC
This is among THE BEST narrative I've watched so far. This guy, Gary Stevenson tells things as they are. No attempt to glorify himself, of `how smart' he was, but just an open, honest account. This video helps provide some insight into institutional trading desks and the people involved.
The video is unwatchable with all the beeps. It's giving me tinnitus! It's 2024 and they're still using a 1KHz sine wave to censor swear words 🤦🏻
It’s mostly BS, others at Citi confirm this.
@@permabear6025 Yes Citi what reliable source, it's like asking North Korea if their defectors who managed to escape to China and South Korea are telling the truth about they've seen.
@@permabear6025citation needed
@@Pixiedust8399 Gary is using 1980s clichés for entertainment purposes. Most people in banking and finance in the modern era are not boozehounds or cokeheads. They’re introverted and work extremely long hours. Do you seriously think that investment bankers and quant traders are doing lines in the toilet and banging strippers in the office? You would be shocked at just how quiet the floor is…Sure there’s always a few dark horses but they are the extreme minority.
Nah....This is seriously one of the best videos I've ever seen on UA-cam. Incredible interview. Sheesh....
"Nobody is doing anything" is the best quote on this video
Of course. You think you could get away with that? It is pretty surpring I must say. Anyway, just be a bit more careful next time
Odysseus strikes again!
29:48
It hit different when he said that
Nice quote but I’m also pretty confident part of the stories are bs
This is how change happens. Nobody is doing anything, and then suddenly it's acceptable for the government to tax the super-rich - But it's an awful lot more difficult with the billionaire-owned media poisoning old people's minds.
As an ex-trader that walked away from the world Gary is talking about, I completely agree with the madness and dodgy stuff mentioned or implied in this video. Also I just bought Gary’s book now that I know he’s written one.
Is the book any good?
What is it called?
@@SPINERbg I really enjoyed it
The book is a rollercoaster 😊
Sure you were.
This guy got 4 As in A levels after being expelled for drugs use from one high school. He's freaking smart. Can't imagine most people ever doing what he did.
LOL every one on a trading floor at an investment bank has got the A* bro. no he is not, he is a fraud. I know, cause i know his former colleagues. he was a mid level traders, he is a clown
You can verify that can you?
@@pedrobirmann4857 I’m guessing that’s why their interviewing him
@@pedrobirmann4857so you just gossip and don’t have personal experience to speak from? Lmao
@@pedrobirmann4857yeh ok
“Wealth is the money that you don’t spend” was my favourite part
This guy joined the banking world the same time as me, when I joined Nomura as a trading grad, having interned at Lehman the summer it crashed. I didn't stay in the industry long but I can relate to what he said about management. Everyone in trading is in their own bubble, as are the management and they really aren't interested in knowing what anyone else is doing or managing their staff directly.
in the real world no one really cares what anyone else is doing?
where did you go after Nomura, i still work there
"To many chief's and not enough indians"...
@@TheBenchPressMan changed industries completely. Probably a regret of mine to be honest…. How is it there these days?
@@pb4012 interesting, thanks for the reply! Yeah it’s doing okay, IBD all the activity is in the green tech space. Rest of the business is quite cut down due to Brexit, lots moved to Germany. Office now has quite a few floors let out to other firms, very different from what it was like in 2018 for example.
This is the easy stuff he is allowed to talked about. Reality is even more crazy
The reality is not crazier, just more specific & would serve as evidence in a court.If you say all multinational corporations are evading taxes by pedaling profit offshore no one cares, because everyone knows it. But if you provide transactions (Panama papers), then suddenly you die in a car accident.
Nonsense 😂 Industry has changed so much, many young people in finance have a salad for lunch and don’t even drink…
@@permabear6025 wow you should go on the road with jokes like that
@@oscarinacan It’s true, did 7 years in the City in my 20s. Most people in banking are quite nerdish, introverted, work very long hours and rarely drink. A small number are cokeheads and boozehounds but it is not remotely the norm.
@permabear6025 I suppose it's a matter of perspective and experience. My Brother works in this position in commodities and the picture he paints is quite different to this. The most hilarious bit of insight I was given was "I never even met someone who was addicted to prostitutes before taking this job, now I can see at least 3 guys in my office like that at all times and that's just the ones we know about", a few fist fights in the office, some crazier stuff. But also I reckon that it is also more common to come across those introverted types that you mentioned than ever, as it's not quite as essential to fit in just to get somewhere as it used to be, being a nerd and being successful in your own way is a little more protected societally these days, and people who crap on that tend to be the ones who are shunned, I would imagine that extends to that sector so it's interesting to hear your perspective reflect that.
this guy has that Jesse Pinkman of Breaking Bad vibes but he's British and managed to get out when things started to burn down.
That exact comparison occurred to me, as well. I just hope people take his warning seriously and not just as entertainment, though it is a captivating story.
Breaking Bad was a hit, but as compelling and realistic much of it was, neither it nor other media did much to slow or stop the opioid/drug crisis.
At the end of the day, we still need more of informed people like Gary to make change happen - and to help others wherever and whenever possible, especially as inequality continues to increase.
If he's Jesse Pinkman, he got out right after Gus being killed.
Hmm yes managed to get out of a posh yearly salary (with or without bonuses) thats only increasingly difficult to get into... so lucky
watch a few of his videos he did not stay at the top of his game for long.
he burnt out anyone who has been trading knows a few years is just luck.
even hugh hendry lasted longer than he did and he even owns his own island.
but at less hugh never claims to save the world or the middle class
@@sko1beer oh yeah its pretty obvious.. and the whole saviour thing is amazing 2bhonest
Housing crisis, health crisis, financial crisis, cost of living crisis, debt crisis, inflation crisis, Middle East crisis. How many crises can we endure? As I approach retirement with a solid financial cushion, I'm anxious about a potential banking crisis. Is private equity a good option to grow my money securely?
Diversify… T bills, CDs, Gold, Stocks, Municipal bonds, Bitcoin, Real estate, etc assets speak when cash has no value.
I would advise the counsel of a seasoned financial pro. It may be expensive, but as the old saying goes "You get what you pay for." "Expert solutions require Expert providers" - my mantra
Agreed, investing with the help of an advisor set me up for life. Retired with about $1.6m in stock portfolio only. I worked hard everyday as a teacher for 32 years, and my salary was over 100k annually. Supplementing my income with stocks and alternative investments helped me by far beat the retirement age before 65.
I've worked in real estate for over 25 years and have neglected a major stock portfolio. This served me well when I was flipping and renting houses, however I need a different plan now.. mind if I look up the professional guiding you please?
Sure you can! Judith Lynn Staufer is the financial advisor I work with. Just search the name. You’ll find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment.
I used to repair telecoms on a trading floor and every trader I met thought they were god. They were the all important thing. I left as soon as I could.
😂
yeah that sounds like high functioning coke addicts alright lol
Don’t blame you. Nothing worse than narcissists anywhere near you.
@@markmcnicholas9475 coked out narcissists is nightmarish
edit: are
must be nice to trade with an unlimited budget.... that ego is what destroys day traders
Absolute gold. Part of why I have little respect for people who "dont believe in luck, it's all hard work" who grew up in wealthy/well-off families in good environments.
And thats not from a position of envy, growing up upper middle class myself and attributing a lot of successes to equal parts luck and hard work.
meritocracy is a lie
not even luck but maturing Is revealing we've been sectioned off economically on purpose, thus it seems like luck but in reality as you stated your background is significant.
@@bopsap.gammazape meritocracy is a lie
for real. I think about all the candidates that applied to the jobs I got, especially when I first started out in my career, and how I even ended up in the career I am now. There was a lot of chance and just random opportunities that helped me get to where I am now.
A person with all the luck who does no work still gets nothing. Pointing at the rare children of billionaires doesn't change that fact.
Nando's saved his career.
cheeeeky
😂
Saved a lot of brokers' money too
Chicky nandos is life
Love me a good peri peri chicken too..
If he says he can't confirm that he signed a NDA, means he's signed a NDA and one of the clauses probably says he cant speak to a NDA.
Or he hasn’t and it sounds more impressive and mysterious to say he can’t confirm 😂
Lol u put that together all on your own big guy?! Unveil David blaines next trick for us
An NDA **
Wow you're a genius! It's almost like he practically told us at 38:39, all that was missing was a wink and a nod. Sherlock Holmes over here
You’re a very astute watcher of UA-cam vids
I used to work for a prop trading firm. Was highly paid for my age (26), but it was the worst environment ever. Got depressed and tried spending money as a coping mechanism but that didn't work. Left after a year and haven't looked back.
Wise move. Nothing is more important that your health.
Which firm?
why not just trade from home in the first place and build yourself?
Do you feel better with less money?
@@ExcelsiorFxday trading will never out compete
"They founded the junior united nations" - caught me off guard, almost died choking on my coffee
As someone who went to LSE and founded a junior united nations (over 20 years ago) that hit close to home!
@@raphaelkorn8899 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
yeah that WAS funny ^^
millionaire bankers work by manipulating the country finance if the bank as big stand in the country, that's why bank ain't safe nowadays...so employ a consultant who can manage your money for you.
i support your motion.
@@JonahHoward0997 i only respect keeping a consultant and investing your assest with him or her but for i use my personal financial advisor ' sophie kathryn jones '
they work for some years, take out some money from the cooperative or commercial bank the get arrested to be for some fine. which would be 10% of what he/she stole rom the bank.
hey often design bespoke investment strategies for clients, depending on their goals and risk tolerance.
@@JonahHoward0997 maybe
@@JonahHoward0997 Millionaire bankers typically have highly specialized roles in banking, investment management, or financial services.
yes you are correct, but when it comes to banking, investment management and financial services you move that to financial advisor like ' sophie kathryn jones '
@@CarltonRoyH0000 She collaborate with bankers to co-invest in large projects ? or hedge funds, which provide a unique opportunity for high returns for their clients. just asking lol
This interview just proves that it does not matter who is in power. Their interest are to them self and their mates. Nothing good is going to happen unless it helps their purses.
Get off the pedestal bud.
If believed a word this man said you aren't very good at reading people.
Nah, i prefer to believe that the government and mainstream news. We need a powerful politicians who promise me the most things, regardless of how unsound or unsustainable the policy is, and who can push the right emotional buttons.
For sure, but its simply human tribal nature. I'm sure we all act the same way when it comes to our friends and family
Very good you discovered human nature
I love this video. I worked on a commodities trading desk in the early 2000s. Nearly EVERYONE was from an Ivy league school, except for me. I realized very quickly it wasnt the lifestyle I wanted, or what I aspired to be. I made the decision to leave rather quickly and Im glad I did. Did I lose out on a ton of money? Possibly. But 20+ years later I gained (and kept) a lot of things that are more important to me.
Could you not cut the mustard? Bottom of the P&L sheet?
@@R_W103some mustard isn’t worth cutting.
I also worked in commodity futures back in the 80s and 90s. The swings were too unpredictable and wild. I wish I'd thought to go into equites. Dahhhh. Much easier. Just buy and hold and predict the crashes which are much easier to predict than those crazy commodity price swings.
@@R_W103 100% in the real world if you can cut the mustard you can from the bedroom in your undies.
so my money is on he couldnt cut the mustard😂
What do you do now?
This could have been easily put in your "How Crime Works" series
I thought it was until I read your comment
People are worried about retail theft but Equifax stole your personal data and barely had to pay when they were fined in court several years ago.
Sounds like an easy way to get sued.
My thoughts exactly
100% Im actually kind of surprised they didnt
People try to predict the economy not realizing it is not a capitalistic market, its a command economy, central planning! my concern is, instead of having much dollar in bank that could lose value to inflation, do I save in gold to reserve and grow wealth for now, or just hang on?
truth is that gold serves as an inflation hedge in the long run, but not profitable in the short run. only thing you can predict is a strong effort of wealth transfer from the people to the powerful. luckily some folks find solution in financial advisors
That makes sense. I’ve been using a financial market expert for two years now and I own a six-figure diversified portfolio from investing in stocks. I want to diversify more this year, though.
@@Olsontim21 Could you kindly elaborate on the advisor's background and qualifications?
Annette Christine Conte’ is the licensed FA I use. Just google the name. You’d find necessary details to work with and set up an appointment. To be honest, I almost didn't buy the idea of letting someone handle growing my finance, but so glad I did.
@@Olsontim21 thanks for the lead, just searched Karen by her full name, easily spotted her consulting page and was able to schedule a call session, she seems highly professional from her resumé..
It's hilarious how he describes how people on coke talk a mile a minute, but are super boring because the reason I don't like coke is because the few times I tried it I would start talking a mile a minute for a few minutes, and then have a weird moment of clarity when I realized that everything I was super excited to talk about were almost objectively boring so I would just stop talking for the rest of the night😅
You're on coke again now aren't you? Did you read the crap you wrote?
brilliant description, they think they are super smart and cool and really they are dumb and boring, that's what drugs do to people, make them real dumb
so you don't like cocaine because you realized you were boring?
@@royce9018😂😂😂😂
@@royce9018 I was wondering how long it would be before a cokehead chimes in
I was a trader for a bank that got ruined, I didn't lose anything, but I remember that the milkman wouldn't deliver milk to us because he was scared that he wouldn't be paid.
You have a milkman?
Great video. And a lesson in how to say, "I signed an NDA", without actually saying it!
I mean, he did literally say "what I'm allowed to tell you (or say)," so...
@@jonosay854 okay congratulations on proving that he didn't say "I signed an NDA?"
@@TStizzle19 quiet you
Imma use that
but did he sign a non disparagement
I would like to see who he becomes as an older man, with more seasoning and experience. What he might have to say after raising a family, for instance. He seems a solid, thoughtful, and self-aware person. What he’s saying isn’t news, but I really appreciate hearing his unique perspective on it.
man, more of this guy. he's got such a unique perspective.
You are clueless if you think he is intelligent
@@Gold.Circle.a unique perspective may be more valuable than mere intelligence
@@Gold.Circle.Thats an interesting perspective. I thought he was intelligent as he had two degrees from the best universities in the country and he was successful in a global financial institution. What should I be considering that I am missing?
He has had a youtube channel for years: Garys Economics
@@SABILI_VIDEO BBC shill. Marxist. Doesn't say anything other than tax the rich. This guy will not educate you on the fiat system and how money is printed
I work at a trading floor and this is so spot on. Listening to it from someone else is kind of revealing.
bullshit. No way you work on a trading floor
@@stanvanillo9831why is it bullshit? I do as well.
No you didn't
I worked in trading at Citi in 2022. Environment is quite a bit different now, but still undertones of what Gary mentions. P&L is everything, and having that number floating above your head at all times truly corrupts
Gary speaking about Gary in third person tells so much about what Gary thinks about Gary.
Anyone who speaks about themself in third person is a clown. Idk how others don’t catch on
it is strange but he has been asked to tell his story, is it fair to completely remove someone's credibility because of their speaking style?
@@cgspartan87 When the story is complete and utter nonsense, yes.
Its bullshit.
He uses 'I' most of the time though..
for those how believe in HR, they are not there to help you as an employee, they are there to help company get rid of you and not being sued for it. They will never be on your side.
Also where there I money there is drugs, im not suprised that they all been on cocainie and done dodgy deals. Know that your investment banker is on drugs, does it make them better as traders tho? Its all so FUp
Defo keep it coming Garyand educating people how screwed we are.
I'd never heard him say about his boss effectively threatening him/making his life difficult when he wanted to leave. Great interview
My little brother and the fraternity made it to Wall Street. He said he was making about $600,000 at 29 years old. Now he is a truck driver.
No wrong with that I’m at 523k with a month to go
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see as a glance of wealth, a great career, and purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who is reading this will be successful in life..
I want to compliment you, you have said it all. I am a little business owner and I really want to expand my business to the next level by making myself an investor but I really don't know how to go about it..
imagine investing in Btcoin earlier.... You could have been a multi millionaire precently
You are right. Been thinking of going into gold and cyptocurrency
It's obvious everyone is doing this online Investment
@@patricklemmy679 I totally agree with you it has been an eye-opening experience for a lot of people
He's so intelligent to explain such complicated industry / world so easily understandable in a very entertaining and honest way!! Loved it.
Smart people have simplistic ways of explaining complicated things to the barest minimum. There is no need to show flowery or technical jargons to impress. There is always a level of corkiness or nonchalance in their attitude that make it look easy until you try to do it.This guy is awesome
no he isnt.. you are not the sharpest knife if you really think one word of that is true. dude has not even basic understanding of math or finance. everytime he talks numbers its so damn obvious!
the basics are not complicated, big organizations need various financial services. many of these involve so huge cash flows (when aggregated together) that it makes sense to have a real time spot market for it. (pricing loans based on interbank rates which is basically set by the central bank. so Citi takes the loan on the interbank market and loans it out at a higher rate to a client. if it's in the future then there's a huuge risk premium, but based on bond prices he was able to give out rates that were almost sure to make money ... )
it sounds good (and complex) that he was predicting strength of economies ... and despite him betting on collapse ... he was working during the post-2009 boom, there was no collapse between 2010-2014 🤷
maybe he gives more details in his book
@@pas. You make it sound too simple, actually you did. Your description is nowhere near reality.
I like the simplistic nature of this dude. He comes from a poor background but he didn’t allow the sudden access of money and opulence to change him. Look at him, he’s wearing a black T-shirt with no jewelry…nothing flamboyant and he looks like any dude you would see on the street. He is a real one.
id be careful. his solution to these problems is more government, the first podcast i saw him on i later found out was funded by george soros. for someone with a 'radical' agenda he sure is finding main stream publicity easily
Great guy, clearly hyperintelligent, not only the mathematical ability but street smarts, ability to read people, adapt to games. Really impressive. Going to start watching his youtube videos now :)
Traders always tended to have this simple look.
Is this comment section full of bots?
That’s the conclusion that you come to all on your own with absolutely no evidence. Wild 🤪
You know, he could be just some random talking straight out of his balloon knot
One of the best interviews of Gary I’ve seen
He’s a grifter
I also went to the LSE, didn’t get a job in the city as I also didn’t know about internship, but eventually got a job in investment banking in my home country (a “poor country” though), and now working in media.
Just wanted to say what a great interview and great piece of journalism. What a story.
How was Lse
@ it kinda sucked
The irony of understanding that society is heading to a dark place, knowing that very few people are listening and realising that the only thing worth your effort is making money off it to try and salvage yourself and the people you care about, then watching all those who wouldn't listen suffer and watching all those who knew and had the platform to warn and change things do nothing and profit themselves.
It will never stop. We're on a cycle of cycles.
That’s how I feel about AI and AGI
But he was that and thought about it and is trying to make a difference. His videos are enlightening.
@@Google_Does_Evil_Now This vidoes is interesting learning about his experiences. IMO he's wrong with his ideas on inequality.
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Oldest "everyone getting played" warning i ever saw: There is an egyptian pyramid mural showing 2 kings sending their armies against each other held up by peasants and behind 2 kings stand 2 greater figures that reach out shaking hands over the battlefield.
Love Gary. He knows the score; inequality is the problem. His book is great!
Thats a cycle. Poor political management. Traders trade on the basis that they are smarter and quicker and less narcissistic than politicians
He’s a grifter
nothing is going to change 😁
What's the book?
@@NoName-vy8vuShhh
this guy is so real, love how he spits out the truth about the world of trading/ money/ power etc - thank you gary!
he's not really and it's not truthful
Banks are selling mortgages. People always say it's a good option to buy at discount, but with the market turmoil and everything at stake in present economy, I'm thinking of buying stable coin to hedge against inflation, or is it all right saving over 350k ?
There are options that spread across multiple banks. I use a non-beginner broker that protest up to 3 million dollars and provide 4.58% returns on cash, it's always a good idea to consider working with an advisor for financial planning
Agreed, financial advisors play a key role in portfolio allocation and i've been using one since late 2019 just before covid outbreak. So far, I'm barely 25% short of $1m ballpark goal after subsequent investments.
please excuse my curiosity, would you mind sharing more info on your advisor? I’m in dire need of guidance
My CFA ’Sharon Ann Meny’ , a renowned figure in her line of work. I recommend researching her credentials further. She has many years of experience and is a valuable resource for anyone looking to navigate the financial market.
Thank you for the lead. I searched her up, and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.
I spent about 6 years studying economics and money. Some of the stuff I discovered aligns perfectly with what he was saying at the end of the video about banks, governments and the media. Lots of people know the problems and not many people are actually trying to fix them.
The conclusion I came to is that it's the money itself that's broken. When money is broken, the incentives are all wrong.
There's more money to be made from exploiting the holes and cracks that exist on the system than acting quickly to fix them. The people that know about or even create these cracks will only ever act in their best interests when the rewards are so huge.
what do you mean "money is broken" ?
and how would you say a good government would be able to fix / control this?
@@lm_b5080 Money is much more than coins and notes in your wallet or bank account. Money is also set of rules that have become a system of control. Central banks and governments control the supply of money in a way that unevenly and unfairly distributes wealth to those in power and steals the purchasing power of everyone else. Not only does it widen the divide between rich and poor but it also gives governments the ability to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to do like fund wars and bailout businesses that would otherwise not survive in a free market economy. The negative effects on society cannot be understated.
Fixing the problems from within the existing system is not easy. First of all, they are not incentivized to fix something that's working as intended but even if they where it would be devastating to the economy. There's essentially 5 ways they could solve it... massively reducing spending, massively raising taxes, financial repression, expunging the debt or massively growing GDP. Most of these are not politically popular and would make everyone's lives miserable. The last is just not easy without some insane technological revolution.
There are two other alternatives that might work. One peaceful and the other not so much. The first is building a parallel financial system outside the hands of governments and slowly adopting it. The second is another world war that resets the monetary system and creates a new world order much like happened at the end of WW2 (and I don't think anyone wants that).
Paper money is printable, that's why it is broken.
@@naumanayub1348 This really is a bit more complex as you try to make it. But lets start first with money: its not broken, its a good idea. Before money, people would trade goods. They would trade five sheeps for a cow. Or maybe a tool for something to eat. Thats fine within your village. But when economies are growing beyond that, its hard to take your assetts with you that you want to sell in exchange for some other assetts. Thats where money comes into the game.
Then there is people that critisize FIAT money. They want to go back to the "good old times" when the US Dollar was bonded to the gold standard. They forget that this wasnt a good idea. It led to the worst economic crisis we ever had. The great depression... With millions losing their homes, tens of thousands of suicides, and people starving on the streets, holding signs up that they will do any job as long as they get something to eat.
Some people also try to blame the capitalistic system. As if the communistic theories ever worked! In fact, capitalism has also a few upsides. Like competition is good for technological advancements. Just an example. You could clearly see how far behind communist societies were in the 1990s after the iron curtain fell. There wasnt any competition at all. No incentive to be better or more productive.
Even the Chinese realized that and gave way to a at least partially capitalistic approach.
What really is to blame is neoliberalism. Its an economic theory. "If the rich and the big companies have a good time, the poor will also have a good time." Thats basically it. And with it comes privatization of state owned assetts (like rail or telecommunication or highways). With it comes more lobbiism. With it comes that the rich can do whatever they want. It reminds me of the late republic era of the Roman Empire.
Unfortunately ALMOST every political party is neoliberal (has nothing to do what you Americans call "liberals" by the way).
I don’t know why I’m watching but this is amazing. It’s so interesting. I’m so glad I clicked it.
He has a UA-cam channel. Gary's economics
Hey, do you trade forex?
@@marble296He's the Jay Slater of economics, he's been called out before. The Swiss National Bank have never cut interest rates to -4.5%, when he mentioned the trillion dollar thing, he would have had to have been contributing 1/3 of the entire market flow
He's exactly my age. In 2010, i was backpacking through Thailand while he got a 400k bonus. Lol.
You probably had more fun tbf
@garyseconomics but it's good you quit and you now can have fun while you already made a ton of money mate
I was 30 and just figuring out life. It's crazy how young he was when he was doing this!
Well you both were doing something the vast majority of people on earth cant do so 🤷♂️
I'm the around the age he is reminiscing about and i can't even buy my own food. Is it me am i doing some wrong?
Impressive. Very nice. Now I need to return some video tapes
Based comment.
😮
back in the day the reason you got this cast of characters on prop desks is because keeping what you kill and surviving in the market requires a very specific type of person: you have to be just smart enough to recognize good opportunities, but just dumb enough to push your chips into the center when you're not completely sure it will work.
also traders are all addicts of something whether they want to admit it or not. if you think you aren't, you just haven't been in the game long enough to find your vice, or you know it deep down and are in denial. whether it be gambling, substances, greed, risky endeavors, or just simply winning in the biggest zero sum game on earth - addiction is a double edged sword found in the best and worst traders, and sometimes both (extra Jessie Livermore).
And now contemplate over the fact, that these guys he described are one of the best paid individuals our society produces. While studies show that they are actually a net cost for society.
and the government bails their crazy asses out every few years
Fake money makes fake people who have fake careers. Who else is ridiculously high paid in society? Entertainers: people who make stupid little songs and dance around on video. Sports stars: people who bounce a ball on the ground.
@@gorkyd7912you sound bitter 😂
you sound stupid
one of my best friends who worked the city said they changed phone handsets to the older ones for the reason that they stronger and would smash a screen for the traders satisfaction - during a bad event. the trader was then to "go outside for 30 mins and have a line of courage" and then get back in the game. in the 30 mins everything would be replaced like nothing happened.
So someone enabled their bad habits?! Truly finance (as an industry) is fucked on every level.
@@martian8987 money talks. loosers go home. ive seen it. security with HR come, you are not allowed to touch a keyboard. your desk & drawers are emptied. whats yours you take home. you then get escorted outside. badge / pass removed. never allowed on premises again.
Absolute fictions
@@EdB-w7i do well and get what you want. Also my favourite saying in the city - ask no questions, tell no lies. Gary is being super polite about what goes on in the city.
@@mrrolandlawrence glad they knew the bad events in advance so they could change the handsets. Makes no sense. It’s complete fiction.
This guy is LEGENDARY. Best talk I've seen in a good while!
Most of these youtube interviews are straight up vanity profiles. THIS dude is real AF.
not really
@@xx765 Yah? Got an ax to grind?
He’s a grifter. His story stinks
no he really isnt he's a grifter over hyping whats a bank trader does... he's acting like he's a hedge fund guy
@@NoName-vy8vuif he’s a grifter, what’s he selling?
28:50 "Actually, nobody's trying to fix it" yeah that's pretty accurate - work is so hyper specialized and so self absorbed that no one really has the big picture in mind anymore, not even the people who ironically should literally have the big picture as their job description (e.g politicians)
Politicians are usually either bought, blocked or silenced
No, you should have big picture - if you want to see it. Politicians unfortunatelly need a very narrow picture on hot to get elected.
I'm not really sure if I would like economy to be fixed... I've lived in economy that did not had open market already and it is worst possible "fix" and I can 't even care anymore, that Westerners are experienciing their cultural revolution and are ready to make a mass suicide through mass murder, because that fixing mindset is leading only to that.
Unfortunatelly even this guy does not understand, that world does not need any fixing - it functions as expected, however poor needs to be fixed - and 99% of them don't want to understand that if they want to change their life they need to change their ways of thinking.
This is just not true. There are literally millions of people working on things you know nothing about trying to make the world a better place.
@@mharley3791’they’ need to hurry up and get into government then 😂
people who grow up poor and actually make it out and get involved with these type of people and this type of money i think its hard to not look at the entire system and say its fucked.
especially when you see the inefficiency of it all
I think it's more the lack of limits and greed. As he said they can get away with a lot of things. No concept of take a little, give a little.
Correct.
Its because people like him come from the bottom and can look at both sides and see the situation. If you're wealthy, and go to work to be more wealthy it just looks the same. People that are that rich really do live in another world. They have no idea what its like working a 9-5 and having to live a "regular" life. Chores, yard work, getting kids ready for school, rent increase.....foreign concepts. They don't even wear coats.
One of the Best & Authentic videos, I have seen over a very long period of time in UA-cam
Gary for PM, we need somebody with integrity as well as brains leading the country!
Dude is very sharp with numbers. Damn.
He would be smeared by the corporations that own the the world in one second. All politicians are puppets
you stick him on a poker table with hugh hendry warren buffet and michael burry watch him walk away with nothing 😂
What a great interview - feels like something I'd see back on Vice in the day - good job producers and Gary!
I'm pretty sure it's just him in an empty room, pretending to talk to an off-screen "interviewer"
Amazing story. Morality makes a difference. Gary is one of the bright lights leading the way forward.
I dont think I learned a single thing about how anything works from this video.
Yes you did.
Rich people require drugs
People who trade are degens
The difference between you and them is not one of skill
So, you just learnt how it works.
Because it's all completely made up garbage that doesn't even make sense if you actually listen to it and break up the stupid things he says into smaller parts , it just doesn't make any sense at all .
This guy is a fraud and the only thing he said that was true is in the first few minutes when he said that "coke heads talk a lot really fast and don't make any sense " he's the coke head talking absolute bullshit
You can't blame anyone but yourself for that.
Cocaine basically
“People are doing extra curricular through school, like founded junior United Nations, or some sh*t. I was trying to be a Grime Rapper. I was fu*ked, basically…” 😂
Guy went to a selective London Grammar School.
His book is great, I'd highly recommend it.
What’s the name of the book?
The trading game
What's his name?
@@mr.j410 Gary Stevenson
The book is The Trading Game by Gary Stephenson, and it's excellent. The audiobook is also excellent.
I’m gonna tell you only what I’m authorized to tell you
“We were all doing cocaine” 😂
I would absolutely love to meet this guy. I’m 31 year old an investor from a working class background who wishes he followed the same career path… but like him, I’d have parted left the industry in fairly short order. Respect
Gary's Economics is the best channel on UA-cam
He's the Jay Slater of economics, he's been called out before. The Swiss National Bank have never cut interest rates to -4.5%, when he mentioned the trillion dollar thing, he would have had to have been contributing 1/3 of the entire market flow.
@@markbenjamin1703what are you talking about??
Again, another excellent video! Have seen this guy before on UA-cam and I feel his message is getting stronger and stronger by the day.
Just remember, bankers are making this money and living this lifestyle while not actually doing anything productive for society
Meanwhile I'm learning multiple trades, am currently a butcher and cannot afford a house or family of my own. I put food on people's table but I can't afford to put gas in my car working 55 hours a week. 25 of those hours per week are at a trade school which I am paying 25k to go to. Praying one of these skills pays off or back to learning something new.
As he said - they are holding the risk.
@@tyrabjurman3584I’m not sure what “holding the risk” means. You lose 8 mil for a bank, you get fired? Are construction workers, or steel factory workers, also not “holding the risk” by putting their lives and livelihoods on the line for work?
This ☝️
@15751Chris Keep going, dont stop! Being a butcher is a HUGELY helpful skill. There are now farms that are trying to start their own onsite butchering so their processing doesn't have to go thru only a few companies & they had to train their whole staff themselves since so few ppl had the skill (referring to an amazing farm in Georgia). Also you need to start buying bitcoin or get paid in bitcoin for some jobs in the future & your money problems will be taken care of. Hard skill + hard money = success. If its only $20 a week, it adds up! Keep up the hard work, it'll pay off. Also lots of bitcoiners buy meat directly from smaller farms & they may be looking for butchers so that's a whole demographic to check out after graduation.
Good video. I was in the business and on trading floors for 30 years (including a stint at Citi). Gary does a good job describing the atmosphere without a lot of the hyperbole like some others have done in the past to make their lives seem more glamorous. The bits about the brokers were spot on. Also, I especially liked the descriptions of the messed up incentive systems that stops people from actually fixing problems. The only thing is that I am surprised how hard it was for him to leave. Normally banks show someone the door (with corresponding ‘garden leave’) as soon as they say they are no longer interested in being there. An unhappy trader is a huge liability to have on the desk. Maybe it had to do with the size and complexity of his book and they were afraid they’d find a big problem buried in it somewhere? I’ll read his book as I imagine there will be a lot more detail about his exit there.
Yo this nashing and growling his teeth story had me floored 😂😂😂😂
I dont see why would you prefer apple cider over vegetables since the properties are like what was described here
One of the most visceral re-enactments I've seen. Like the old Aussie man in an interview about some dogs who came bounding over.
Gary having to deal with these coke heads… aw man I would’ve had the same reaction as him during his co workers crash out😹
Demon possession
Gnashing*
Gary *pleaaaase* keep going, love what you’re doing, the more people literate the better
5:45 that sh*t had me in stitches bro😂😂😂 dude was possessed
Literally manifesting a demon
@@Jordan-KAI'm glad others caught that.
probably, i mean all banks do is steal money from people? very demonic
The algorithm got me in the best of the best UA-cam video from Insider. Gary, I will never forget you now whenever I think of trading.
Worked in investment banking in the early 90s. By the time 2010’s came along most of the business was changed and gone away. I take a lot of what is said here with a pinch of salt.
And yet Another commenter who is also a big time bank trader says he can relate in every way what this man is saying when he used to trade in New York City
Guy says he never did cocaine yet touches his nose every time he talks about it lmao
There are plenty of war veterans that fought battles that never happened. There are plenty of guys that claim sexual conquests that never happened.
Never overlook the need for people to keep a story going.
Freddy star never it the head off a hamster but a lot of people believe he did because popular culture decrees it so.
I may ask about in regards to corroborate the most profitable fx trader- it’s a small world is the city of London.
Add fake mobsters, mafia bosses that pop up on YT.
Also frank abagnale was fake fraudster
Which firm did you work under?
Dude, that caption is wild.❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Such a smart guy. I loved this. So much truth. I also like that he decided to meet with himself, act on his values and isn't giving up. That's all we can do, our best.
Damn got me immersed in it thru the whole episode
Lad is a real one, hope u r well mate
Nearly flicked on to another video of someone familiar, glad I watched this one. Legend!!
As a former coke dealer to guys like this: yeah.
👮♂️
They watchin'
That Brad Pitt moment ‘Don’t celebrate!’ Priceless and then when asked why he helped he said ‘You wanted to get rich, now you’re rich!’ Simple and he’d left and was studying seeds and having a home farm plantation…
It's refreshing to see someone who has been uber successful in what A LOT of people can only aspire to able to keep his humanity.
Going through something similiar right now. It´s good to see the perspectives of someone with a similiar mindset and background. Thanks!
Are you a banker?
You are a trader?
Truly down to earth, not disconnevted, as he understands what It Is to struggle coming from poverty 🙏
Yeah sure, they all are after they made their millions.
His story at around the 12.00 mark is weird. I live in switzerland and the central bank didn't cut rates in 2010 at all, didn't make them negative till 2015, and they were never even close to - 4.5%. Pretty odd mistake to make when he's saying his job was to trade swiss interest rates for several years...
He's a fraud
exactly I saw the crash of EURCHF when they cut interest rate even Alpari a broker in the UK went under I was a hobby trader back then like you said it was in 2015 and I remember that was being a milestone event another thing that rang a bell for me was if he was such a star trader I mean surely he can make a comfortable living trading his own money as a retail trader ? I mean if he can really trade what stops him from trading for himself instead of doing whatever he's doing to make an alright living ? I mean he's said he wants to achieve financial comfort and yet he refers to himself as a multimillionaire that's two contradicting words in a single sentence something seems a bit off here I don't know what.
Looked that up too, well, he just lost all credibility ...
Not sure if this guy is legit or not but someone answered what he meant by this in another comment:
"He was holding a position where he simultaneously borrowed CHF and lent USD in a product known as an FX swap. In 26:24, he clearly explained that he was on the STIRT desk. A large part of STIRT involves market making and risk taking in FX swaps.
On 20th January 2015, tom-next USDCHF FX implied yields did touch -4.25% ~ circa. (This is a 1-day interest rate starting tomorrow and ending the day after tomorrow)"
@@BD-qc8zz Trading when you have a metric shtload of analysts sending you things, big money players controlling capital flow, and the most intelligent traders in the world as your coworkers is very different to sitting in your bedroom with a position size that's 1% of your professional life's, none of the surrounding features of a bank and you're not doing it full time.
Instituional and retail trading, despite what UA-camrs say are EXTREMELY different concepts even for former professionals
As Gary says, its all changed since then. The socialising, the dinners, clubs etc have all stoppped. Any expense over £100 is no longer allowed. Different times.
Admirable, honest and really valuable insights into how and why UK is in such a mess.
It's everywhere, not just the UK
Best Nando's advert, if they don't offer him a sponsor they are sleeping at the wheel
He's wise to remain highly visible to the public. I can imagine he's pissed off a few people.
This was beyond brilliant. This brilliant young man's conscience eventually brought him out from being "stuck in skyscrapers". Amazing watch.
I work at an investment bank in Brazil. I'm not going to say that there's something wrong with this statement, but I can will say that something about this feels odd to me. I know that anyone who reads this comment and has a pre-conceived image might curse me and say that I'm lying. I'm not defending the industry in any way, but something doesn't seem legit to me. This level of production and there is no real record of any kind of his time working for an investment banking? No video or photos of any king blurring his paws or the trading floor but showing some actual proof? and what about so many comments that seem sto be generated by chatgpt? very odd... imagine watching some of these true crime documentaries from Netflix and instead of showing real photos and records of the people who appear in the documentary, they show photos of Christian Bale with an ax to illustrate a serial killer?
I was thinking the same thing. 80 percent of the comments feel like they arent real people typing.
However many here should know there’s never financial freedom, it’s never-ending, you always have to thrive to get more and there are no shortcuts to wealth but there are ways to go about it. Fellow wealthy ones don’t tell the poor/middle class they need the knowledge of finance coaches/tutors for optimal growth.
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Great to see Gary Stevenson getting out there
I would bet that most of us here if in Gary’s shoes would’ve continued trading and earning the big numbers. This is why I respect Gary so much for walking away from all the extra millions he could’ve earned, to educate us and bring awareness of how bleak the future looks.