{"product_id":"the-trading-game-a-confession","title":"The Trading Game: A Confession by Gary Stevenson","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Trading Game: A Confession by Gary Stevenson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"The Trading Game: A Confession\"\u003c\/b\u003e—published by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e (2024)—is a searing, highly raw, and critically acclaimed financial memoir written by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"146\"\u003eGary Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-block-with-attachment\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"attachment-container search-images\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-block-with-attachment\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike standard trading literature that serves as a guide on how to chart or extract profit from markets, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003eThe Trading Game\u003c\/i\u003e is an unvarnished psychological profile and institutional expose. Stevenson, who grew up in a working-class family in Ilford, East London, ended up winning an card-game competition to secure an internship at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"331\"\u003eCitigroup\u003c\/b\u003e. By 2011, he became Citigroup's most profitable trader globally by accurately betting on the long-term, devastating economic fallout of the 2008 financial crash. The book stands as a gripping, cinematic narrative detailing the intoxicating highs of obscene wealth, the brutal mechanics of institutional interest rate trading, and the profound moral decay that ultimately forced him to walk away from it all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Toxic Infrastructure of the Trading Floor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe memoir strips away any Hollywood glamor associated with investment banking, revealing a highly volatile, high-pressure ecosystem built on specific operational dynamics:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Aggression Metric:\u003c\/b\u003e The trading floor did not reward elegant economic theories. It rewarded relentless stamina, absolute confidence, and an intense desire to take massive amounts of risk while under extreme stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Golden Handcuffs:\u003c\/b\u003e Stevenson vividly documents how the institutional bonus system works. Young traders are given staggering sums of cash, which they immediately spend on high-status lifestyles, expensive real estate, and extravagant cars. This leaves them entirely dependent on the firm, forcing them to take on increasingly dangerous levels of risk to sustain their spending habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Psychological Breakdown:\u003c\/b\u003e As Stevenson’s profits grew, his mental and physical health eroded. The constant exposure to intense risk, combined with working 14-hour days staring at blinking digital pricing screens, disconnected him from real-world relationships and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: Business.\u003cspan class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genreButton\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality: Premium Quality Books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting: High Quality Printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover: Matt cover (Paperback).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47282146115769,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/The_Trading_Game_A_Confession.jpg?v=1779549487","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/the-trading-game-a-confession","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}