Gary Stevenson once dealt in nearly a trillion dollars a day. He joins us to reveal his ‘unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay’ (Rory Stewart).

What happens when you realise winning means betting on others losing? Gary Stevenson knows first-hand.

Ever since he was a kid, kicking footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf’s skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Then, he won a competition run by a bank: ‘The Trading Game.’ The prize: a golden ticket to a new life – which Gary took with both hands to become the youngest and most successful trader in the city.

In a journey equal parts extraordinary and unsettling, Gary will take us deep inside the high-stakes world of trillion-dollar trades, where profit and moral compromise collide. 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 begins to crumble, how do you stop your own sanity slipping with it?

Fortunately, Gary did manage to walk away. Now a leading voice on economic inequality, he has traded the trading floor for real-world change. Through his popular YouTube channel, media appearances and #1 Sunday Times bestselling book, The Trading Game, he’s dedicated to teaching the truth about how money really works–and how it can work for everyone.

With the opportunity to ask your own questions, don’t miss your chance to hear this outrageous and unvarnished journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world – from someone who survived the game.

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Praise for Gary Stevenson’s The Trading Game – A Confession:

‘An incredibly important and timely book, very much of its era. The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass, it lays bare the spiritual vacuity of the systems and processes that both dominate and reduce our humanity.’ – Irvine Welsh

‘Astonishing, enraging, extremely funny and exquisitely sad – a magnificent exposé of the ‘masters of the universe’ whose greed imperils us all. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ – The Secret Barrister

‘The Trading Game is the best finance memoir I’ve ever read. Gary Stevenson’s tale of plundering Wall Street like some kind of cockney pirate is by turn hilarious and harrowing. A thrilling read that raises profound questions about who runs the global financial system.’ – Zeke Faux, author of Number Go Up