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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 ...

Peter Brandt entered the commodity trading business in 1976 with ContiCommodity Services, survived years of market shifts, and turned a passion for price action into a legendary career spanning over 50 years as one of the world's premier classical chartists.After starting with Conti handling large i...

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...

David Capablanca pursued architecture for a decade, culminating in studying under a Pritzker Prize winner at UCLA, before a life threatening brain tumor, massive medical debt, and student loans forced him to completely reevaluate his life.After starting from rock bottom and carrying the weight of ma...

Jason Berry co-founded Positive Equity in 2008. Built alongside partners and traders who raised the bar, the firm operates trading floors in Ireland and Croatia. Over a 14-year stretch of verified clearing statements, his small losses, long career approach resulted in only five losing months.Most pe...

In this episode, Jack Schwager and George Coyle discuss what it takes to succeed in modern financial markets, drawing on insights from over 100 years of market history and the top traders featured in Market Wizards: The Next Generation. They explain how the most successful traders align their strate...

Peter Robbins is the author of The Trader’s Journey. He entered the financial markets 50 years ago with nothing but a dream, his friend, and a parental signature to trade the markets, surviving decades of tectonic shifts to navigate the transition from outcry trading to the digital age. After starti...

Alex Temiz turned a $2,000 account into over $16 million in trading profits, starting from nothing as a part-time Starbucks barista. In this episode, he breaks down the real journey: the years of losing, how he transitioned from long breakouts to short selling, and the mechanical "guardrails" he use...