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The Trading Game

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The Trading Game

Written by: Gary Stevenson
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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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very grounded narrative and helpful information..very grounded narrative and helpful information..very grounded narrative and helpful information..

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A must listen for anyone wondering what is happening to the times!

Inequality economist Gary Stevenson has been taking the U.K. by storm recently with his engaging discussions and debates in the mainstream media about the collapse of the middle and working classes. This book chronicles how he arrived at this conclusion from his experiences on the trading floor - where he joined just as the 2008 economic crisis occurred. A fantastic book that gives an insider view of the slow, passive moral decay that has occurred in our socio-economic and political systems where only the rich are catered to, drawing parallels with how Stevenson himself slowly starts to fall ill as his conscience is stirred upon realising that being consistently correct in predicting the current global economic outcomes was making him a rich man.

Darkly funny in some places, Gary does a great of painting morally grey characters. As an aside, he did a great job on voice acting the different characters too, very fun to listen to. ;-) Please read this book, and make your friends, colleagues and family read it too!

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Good one Gary

Loved it. Although its kind of a story about his career and nothing to learn about trading or economics, it felt very engaging as one can mostly relate to the stuff he said about his professional career (no matter what your profession is) if you were part of any large company, You can really feel that he is very honest and that's the best part about Gary. Whether you agree with his views or not, one thing is certain that he does not lie and tells it as he sees it.

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A wonderfully life story

Liked the skilled writing. Gary’s love for humanity is inspirational. Very well played Gary, best wishes

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narration by the author unable to retain listener's attention

unlike many other titles, narration is done by the author himself. at times it is difficult to grasp the flow due to accent and diction. unable to complete the book. should have been by a professional

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