The Trading Game
A Confession
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Gary Stevenson
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Gary Stevenson
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
In this bestselling audiobook read by the author, Gary Stevenson relives his time on the trading floor with raw honesty, gritty humour and true conviction.
An outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open
Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger.
Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all.
But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves.
Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything?
This is an outrageous, unvarnished, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the game and then blew it all wide open.
'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart
'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad — often in the same sentence' Sunday Times
'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine Welsh
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-2024
fascinating story told with humanity
I was expecting an exciting tale of nhigh earnings and crazy business dealings from a top trader, what I got instead was a brilliant story of an interesting life told with humanity and pain. Gary seems like a good human and he's got a way with a story that makes it really entertaining. he's quite poetic the way he writes, I reckon he should try his hand as a novelist!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-03-2024
Just fantastic!
Really good story! my new book to tell people to listen to. didn't think it would be so well told. well done Gary!
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- Carolyn
- 11-02-2025
crazy fascinating
glad it was read by the author, definitely made it work. hope he can sort out the economy.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-2024
Good on ya, cobber!
Great yarn. The key theme of inequality and disadvantage really cut through. Some really funny moments. Thought provoking content about mental health. Wish the ending was that he married the wizard!
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- Buddy Fox
- 19-05-2024
Gold Standard "life of a trader" book
This is a great story. Gary gets it. Really honest and interesting. Awesome read. Highly recommend
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- Robert J
- 13-10-2024
great listen, thank you gary
a great book for all of us on the wrong side of the wealth divide
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-10-2024
I couldn't stop. great story!
Gary has a great story and is a great narrator, with really interesting insights into the world and life of the trading floors and the personalities of this world!
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- Anonymous User
- 24-04-2024
Outstanding!!
Amazing story, amazingly read and some brilliant life lessons and insights.
Wish I had this book 3 years ago!!
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- Tim
- 14-05-2024
Really enjoyed this book, great storyteller
Great story and an insight to the world of banking. I really enjoyed it. Gary writes more books.
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- Gary mason
- 26-05-2024
Love the way this written !
At first I found the reader/author(s) "rude boy" accent a bit try hard but soon got into it and ultimately really enjoyed the way it was delivered. Think Billy Bragg on a Trading floor. Loved the book , loved the message and my best read of 2024.
I am now a Gary Stevenson follower on social media.
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