The Trading Game: A Confession
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- Author：Gary Stevenson
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Reviews
Yi Rae
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Gary's memoir accurately reflects the true nature of the trading floor， particularly the intense moments post-GFC， which are very well depicted。 It is an easy and enjoyable read， making it an ideal introductory book or a wake-up call for those curious about the sell-side markets world！ Gary's memoir accurately reflects the true nature of the trading floor， particularly the intense moments post-GFC， which are very well depicted。 It is an easy and enjoyable read， making it an ideal introductory book or a wake-up call for those curious about the sell-side markets world！ 。。。more
Amber
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Gary won… for sure！ An absolutely brilliant read。
Mark Sutherland
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A gripping memoir that follows Gary from east end streets through LSE then into the belly of the finance sector before bombing out on the other side of the planet in Japan。 He writes colourfully， which makes a subject matter that would be otherwise dry vibrant and entertaining， introducing us to many of the dysfunctional characters he stumbled across along the way。 We see him grow up and reflect on the reality of what he's doing， and what it's doing to himself， his friends and family and the wor A gripping memoir that follows Gary from east end streets through LSE then into the belly of the finance sector before bombing out on the other side of the planet in Japan。 He writes colourfully， which makes a subject matter that would be otherwise dry vibrant and entertaining， introducing us to many of the dysfunctional characters he stumbled across along the way。 We see him grow up and reflect on the reality of what he's doing， and what it's doing to himself， his friends and family and the world at large。 Because it's a true story， it doesn't quite end with a satisfying conclusion but frizzles out as he leaves Citibank， but I suspect he's drawing a line under this chapter of his life to write about the rest later。Read this if you want a peek into the dark heart of modern capitalism and what it does to the people that facilitate it。 。。。more
Joanna K
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It was a very engaging insight into one young man’s life and the few years he spent as a trader first in London then in Tokyo。 Hard working， smart but imperfect， Gary wins the reader over with his brutal honesty and openness。 However， towards the end I was longing for a redemptive arc， anything to hold on to as his wild ride was coming to an end。 But this is not a novel， it’s a memoir and life is not a well structured plot - it just happens。 It’s a tough book to rate but I enjoyed it thoroughly。
Joshua Kirby
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If you’re looking to devour a book in a couple of days， this is for you。 It reads somewhat like Catcher in the Rye; you get the feeling you’re on a long walk with a chatty mate rather than in a lecture with one of the world’s most astute young economists。 Truly fascinating， and a must-read for anybody even vaguely interested in why we’ve ended up in the mess we’re in economically。 Couldn’t put it down
Marjie
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Whoa！ Where do I start？ It's a great read; compelling， enthralling （apart from a slight lag around the middle， which I'll forgive as it hints at the repetitive nature of the job）， and fascinating。 However， there's darkness in this story that's disturbing。Gary Stevenson documents the greed and shallowness of his fellow traders。 Their nature as human chameleons to court other traders and brokers， the casual and ingrained sexism， prejudice， bullying， cruel "banter" and selfishness made me nauseous Whoa！ Where do I start？ It's a great read; compelling， enthralling （apart from a slight lag around the middle， which I'll forgive as it hints at the repetitive nature of the job）， and fascinating。 However， there's darkness in this story that's disturbing。Gary Stevenson documents the greed and shallowness of his fellow traders。 Their nature as human chameleons to court other traders and brokers， the casual and ingrained sexism， prejudice， bullying， cruel "banter" and selfishness made me nauseous to think that these people have significant influence on the well-being of our economies。 It's all just a game to them。There's also a hint of darkness about Gary's own behaviour; so many unanswered questions about his actions and behaviour that you wonder whether he has ever addressed it and decided to keep quiet， or has in fact preferred not to go there。 The expected narrative of a young working class lad making good is one of "treating" your parents with some of your windfalls， enjoying events and having a taste of the "good life" with your mates。。。because you know the good fortune might not last。 Instead， there seems to be a shameful secrecy about the huge sums of money he earned。 I wondered if Gary saw the cash as not "earned" but spoiled with guilt like Judas' 30 pieces of silver， money received for the betrayal of his own people。Other readers may have a different take on it， but I was left with a million questions。 I would certainly recommend it though！ 。。。more
Chrisje Stultiens
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Inkijk in de bankenwereld door een ex-insiderSpelen met geld geeft je een subjectieve， onverbloemde kijk op de beursvloer door een jonge， succesvolle ex-bankier。AuteurDe Londense Gary Stevenson heeft – na een gedesillusioneerde carrière bij de bank – vooral zichzelf de rol toegeëigend als activist。 Enerzijds wil hij iedereen inzichten geven over de economie （en vooral waarschuwen voor de gevolgen hiervan） ; anderzijds ijvert hij om de allerrijksten een ‘weeldetaks’ te laten betalen in plaats van Inkijk in de bankenwereld door een ex-insiderSpelen met geld geeft je een subjectieve， onverbloemde kijk op de beursvloer door een jonge， succesvolle ex-bankier。AuteurDe Londense Gary Stevenson heeft – na een gedesillusioneerde carrière bij de bank – vooral zichzelf de rol toegeëigend als activist。 Enerzijds wil hij iedereen inzichten geven over de economie （en vooral waarschuwen voor de gevolgen hiervan） ; anderzijds ijvert hij om de allerrijksten een ‘weeldetaks’ te laten betalen in plaats van alweer het gewone volk te belasten。 Hij blijft de overheid en politiek sterk prikkelen om actie te ondernemen over de ‘weelde ongelijkheid’。Interesse in zijn visie？ Kijk op zijn youtubekanaal Garys Economics。CoverHelemaal 'spijker op de kop': een jonge kerel kijkt naar Canary Wharf。Het verhaal oftewel autobiografieGary Stevenson wil vanaf zijn jonge jaren als kind meer geld aangezien hij in een arm gezin in Londen opgroeit。 Snel leert hij dat hij kan handelen zowel op school als op straat en is hij zich ervan bewust dat hij een gave heeft voor wiskunde。Via een kaartspel （！） bemachtigt hij een stage bij Citibank en door zijn ‘speciale’ voorspellingen bombardeert hij zichzelf tot succesvolste bankier。 Hij geeft een （subjectief） eerlijk beeld van de meedogenloze bankenwereld。 Zijn geweten speelt hem parten en hij wil ontslag nemen。Mijn gedachtSpelen met geld bevat een autobiografie en wat voor eentje！ Stevenson schuwt geen enkel （banken）taboe of ‘schenenschoppende’ （ex）-collega’s en onbekwame universiteiten。 Hij vertelt eerlijk hoe hij miljoenen ponden verdient， terwijl de economie instort en hoe hij slapeloze nachten hierdoor beleeft。Stevenson geeft je inzichten hoe de beursvloer in elkaar zit， legt uit hoe ‘gemakkelijk’ en vooral frauduleus banken werken en vertelt over de giftige werksfeer。 Hij schrijft plastisch， met veel （donkere） humor en spaart zelf zijn eigen zwaktes niet。 Mooi opgebouwde structuur。Wat ik bewonder: hij heeft de gouden kooi verlaten。 Zijn missie bestaat erin om iedereen bewust te maken over de wereldeconomie en vooral de gevolgen voor jezelf。 Zeker lezen！“A lot of rich people expect poor people to be stupid。” Gary Stevenson （na zijn studie bij de London School of Economics） 。。。more
John Maguire
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Fascinating insights， written in normal English。 Couldn’t put it down。
Greg
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From getting kicked out of school for selling drugs， through LSE and trying to fit in as a junior banker， all the way to the biggest bank’s most profitable trader。It’s a mile-a-minute， lyrical， and shows you exactly what’s rotten with the self-appointed masters of the universe。As a story， it’s gripping in its own right。 But there’s a simple idea at the heart of it: inequality matters， and won’t get better。 Those who own assets like houses and stocks will keep getting richer。 Those who pay rent， From getting kicked out of school for selling drugs， through LSE and trying to fit in as a junior banker， all the way to the biggest bank’s most profitable trader。It’s a mile-a-minute， lyrical， and shows you exactly what’s rotten with the self-appointed masters of the universe。As a story， it’s gripping in its own right。 But there’s a simple idea at the heart of it: inequality matters， and won’t get better。 Those who own assets like houses and stocks will keep getting richer。 Those who pay rent， or interest on loans， or just don’t own assets will just keep getting poorer。 Their money flows to the wealthy while their survival gets harder。 。。。more
Alexander Bancroft
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A page turner born out of the author’s desire and journey for success and capability to break down concepts for the reader。 My main challenge was that the book lacked any real connection with the author， which was by his own choosing， but I felt it did not engender any feeling for him beyond rooting for him vs。 the bank。 It also made me doubt some of the validity of the story and I wondered what was fiction vs。 reality and did not seem a true confession。 I admire his work for inequality after th A page turner born out of the author’s desire and journey for success and capability to break down concepts for the reader。 My main challenge was that the book lacked any real connection with the author， which was by his own choosing， but I felt it did not engender any feeling for him beyond rooting for him vs。 the bank。 It also made me doubt some of the validity of the story and I wondered what was fiction vs。 reality and did not seem a true confession。 I admire his work for inequality after the books launch。 。。。more
Luke Power
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Comical， accurate， delves into relationship with money， how that relationship evolves from having none to having a tonne， getting treated differently by friends， guilt， only caring about winning， losing sight of what winning is at the cost of relationships， happiness and health。 Captivating read。
Davide Stefanutti
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Very sad， and very impactful。 An essential book to get a financial education about the real world
Charlie
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Gary Stevenson is a little shit， in all the right ways， and you should read this book
Marc Teesdale
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A decent listen， enjoyed some parts， not often I laugh whilst reading books but some parts were quite humorous whilst the content was enjoyable it did lose its appeal towards the end。 The author performed the book and was very enjoyable to listen to。
njain23
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A much more depressing “Liar’s Poker”
Julie
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This was an incredible book and I learned a great deal through Gary's story。 Avoid if use of profanity offends。 This young man loves the F word and that's what prevented me from giving it 5 stars。 It became a distraction for me。 This was an incredible book and I learned a great deal through Gary's story。 Avoid if use of profanity offends。 This young man loves the F word and that's what prevented me from giving it 5 stars。 It became a distraction for me。 。。。more
Rebecca Windsor
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Superbly written， engaging， exciting， and so educational in a way that doesn’t make you feel like you’re learning。
Yzabel Ginsberg
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Lime Street Labrador
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Interesting Liar's Poker UK version about his becoming a BSD at Citi; sort of fun but problem with this sort of books is there is nothing informative。 Interesting Liar's Poker UK version about his becoming a BSD at Citi; sort of fun but problem with this sort of books is there is nothing informative。 。。。more
Jaime
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Brilliantly written。 Humorous。 Entertaining。 Revealing。 But。 It’s labelled “a confession” and I’m afraid the punchline never arrives。 The dust cover refers to the author’s life since quitting as a trader and his charitable work on inequality。 But that side of the story never arrives in this book。 400 fascinating pages revealing an unsatisfying life of increasing riches and a growing frustration and dissatisfaction with his life。 But that’s where it ends。 Anger at his employer。 Anger at colleague Brilliantly written。 Humorous。 Entertaining。 Revealing。 But。 It’s labelled “a confession” and I’m afraid the punchline never arrives。 The dust cover refers to the author’s life since quitting as a trader and his charitable work on inequality。 But that side of the story never arrives in this book。 400 fascinating pages revealing an unsatisfying life of increasing riches and a growing frustration and dissatisfaction with his life。 But that’s where it ends。 Anger at his employer。 Anger at colleagues。 Dissatisfaction with his life。 Some reflections upon the way the system trades on growing disparity between the rich and the poor。 But the author hanging on until he gets his big pay out。 And。 The end。 。。。more
jinkiswinkis
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some of the business talk went a little over my head but i loved this so much， the way gary writes is absolutely phenomenal
Mary
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Don't waste your time on this book。 Nothing what I thought it would be and the author is full of himself。 Don't waste your time on this book。 Nothing what I thought it would be and the author is full of himself。 。。。more
Shaun
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Have followed Gary on social media for a while。 This is an excellent read whether you are familiar with his ideas or not。 A great story and an eclectic cast of characters - seems ripe for a movie adaption。
Connor Huntly
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Not going to lie I started reading this because I wanted to learn a bit more about economics and trading and I liked his little vids on instagram。 I did not expect to be rating this 5 stars。 I can't describe how incredibly written it is for an autobiography and it exposes how almost dystopian trading and big banks are。 The author is uncomfortably honest about his own feelings throughout - very sad book but I would highly recommend。 Some great characters along his journey too。 Not going to lie I started reading this because I wanted to learn a bit more about economics and trading and I liked his little vids on instagram。 I did not expect to be rating this 5 stars。 I can't describe how incredibly written it is for an autobiography and it exposes how almost dystopian trading and big banks are。 The author is uncomfortably honest about his own feelings throughout - very sad book but I would highly recommend。 Some great characters along his journey too。 。。。more
Cris
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I don’t know why he bothered calling it a confession when there is not an inch of self reflection。 Throw this book out of a window before it’s too late。
Josh Mccracken
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An interesting description of the banking world during the 2008 financial crash。 One word to describe it is insane！ What the bankers did and how they operated throughout。
Jur
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Heerlijk makkelijk boek， leest snel weg， je bent er zo doorheen。 Leuk geschreven， goede humor en een leuk kijkje achter de schermen van het bankenwereldje。
GeorgeMonck
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Gary Stevenson， remember the name of you are interested in the reduction of wealth inequality in the UK then you may already know who he is， it is probable he will become more and more well known as the years go by， his YouTube channel “Garyseconomics” grows followers by the day。Stevenson， came from a poor working family background in East London and through sheer drive and blessed mathematical brilliance becomes a trader making a fortune out of the process。 This is an expose of what happens beh Gary Stevenson， remember the name of you are interested in the reduction of wealth inequality in the UK then you may already know who he is， it is probable he will become more and more well known as the years go by， his YouTube channel “Garyseconomics” grows followers by the day。Stevenson， came from a poor working family background in East London and through sheer drive and blessed mathematical brilliance becomes a trader making a fortune out of the process。 This is an expose of what happens behind the curtain of the world of trading （plenty of accessible examples of complex themes） and the obscene amounts of money sloshing around the global financial markets。This is a book that conveys some very important messages （drive， determination， laser focus and a can do attitude） while openly acknowledging that we do not know everything all the time is like a breath of fresh air。There is an authenticity here in the world of finance that has a ring of Michael Lewis， I am sure this will sell many， many copies and appear on “Book of the Year Lists” 2024。 The story is not of a millionaire looking down on everyone but an example that sometimes what you really want isn’t what you though it might be。Thank you NetGalley for the ARC 5/5。 。。。more
Karen Edwards
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Opened my eyes
Bradley Marshall
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