financial industry

Jeff Holden transformed his early trading journey into becoming the Head of Trader Development at SMB Capital, where he has helped coach prop traders into seven and eight figure performers. From finding personal motivation in childhood lessons about financial control to working at SMB Capital, he bu...

Steve Quirk began his career in 1987 on the fast-paced trading floors of Chicago, surviving the historic market crash that wiped out $1.7 trillion worldwide.From navigating open-outcry pits where a trader's word was their bond, Steve transitioned into market technology, helping build landmark tools ...

Paul Scott built a career across commodities and forex markets spanning over three decades after entering the London Metal Exchange pits at just 16 years old. From navigating high-adrenaline market panics to mastering floor-based price discovery under his father, LME legend Harry Scott, he built his...

Sam Gaer’s career spans several major shifts in market structure — from the open-outcry pits of COMEX to high-frequency trading and now crypto derivatives. Sam began his career as a teenage runner on the COMEX floor during the gold boom of the early 1980s before becoming a copper pit trader himself....

Over the years, we’ve recorded hundreds of conversations with traders across different markets, strategies, and generations. And while no two trading paths look the same, certain moments tend to repeat — not moments of big wins or dramatic calls, but quieter turning points. The moments where somethi...