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The Los Angeles-based trader got his start in 2017, purchasing litecoin, a once-popular cryptocurrency, on a credit card, before scaling up his bets using stimulus checks during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

As the Houston energy trader struggled and racked up $30 billion in debt, chief financial officer Andrew Fastow thought he found a way to keep it off Enron’s books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

"There comes a time when loads are too small to be worthwhile or vessel owners are worried about damaging their ships," one commodity trader told Reuters.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Now imagine you’re a stock or commodities trader who relies on high-speed deals to make a living.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Only one worked as a bond trader inside a big Wall Street firm: a formerly obscure asset-backed bond trader at Deutsche Bank named Greg Lippmann.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Futures traders are pricing in a nearly 70% chance that the Fed will hold interest rates steady next month, up from 56% a week ago, according to CME Group data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, traders are now pricing in only a 32% chance of a rate hike next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The bank’s global equity derivatives strategy team led by Stefano Pascale noted that option markets suggest “a divergence of downside opinions” for traders of stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The overloaded government ferry -- a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast lake -- overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in one of the country's worst passenger boat disasters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

When AIG abruptly changed its mind, traders inside AIG FP assumed their decision might completely shut down the subprime mortgage market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis