In this episode JJ & Ray discuss Ray's first year of trading. They converse about his early days transitioning from poker to present day: where he's obtained consistent profitability in his trading. Topics include; the importance of experience, having the passion to endure the inevitable pain that comes with trading, transitioning from futures trading to equites. struggles in the early months of trading, the benefit of being apart of a community of traders

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Founder & CEO of “The Wall Street Coach”. For over a decade she has coached clients ranging from high-ranking executives and traders from companies such as Anchorage Capital, Bank of America, Barron’s, Blackstone, Credit Suisse, L’Oreal and NBC to just name a few. Author of “Transforming Wall Street” and a co-host on the popular SteadyTrade podcast. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Kim Ann Curtin

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A full-time trader, educator, and author of the highly regarded book “Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes.” Worked for Lehman Brothers and other major investment firms over his career. Founder of alphatrends.net and the man who trademarked the saying “only price pays”. Confessions of a market presents Brian Shannon

A man who had a legendary 15 year career on wall street. The author of the New York Times bestseller The Buy Side; he’s consulted on the hit Showtime series Billions; he’s been a journalist for CNBC; a public speaker and a ghost writer. A man whose watched Sex in the City from the pilot to the series finale. Confessions of a Market Maker present Turney Duff

Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and the Founder of All Star Charts- a research platform for market investors with a top-down technical analysis approach. Before starting Allstarcharts, J.C. worked on the sell side as a broker, analyst and investment banker. His work has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business and many others. Confessions of a Market Maker present J.C. Parets

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Started his trading career during the late 90’s dotcom boom turning 5K to 200K in 2 months. Was on his way to becoming a millionaire at 23 years old, but lost it all. In the years that followed he slowly built up a small account swing trading part-time while working a full-time job in the legal profession. In only 5 short years he quit his job to trade full time. Former mentor to the lively Kunal Desai, founder of bulls on wallstreet, where our guest runs a swing trading service. Confessions of Market Maker presents Paul Singh

Senior trader at the heralded SMB Capital prop trading firm, Ryan gives us a glimpse at what its like to work for a prop firm and the business like approach they implement to their trading. Topics of discussion include; trading strategies, trader mindset, treating trading like a business, Ryans approach to learning how to trade as a beginner, importance of being part of a team/community of traders

Professional poker player for 14 years. Worked his way through the ranks to play in the highest and some of the toughest cash games in the world. Over 3 million in live tournaments earnings and a world series of poker bracelet. An early adopter of cryptocurrency, a trader and investor. a co-founder of two separate companies; CoinCentral and Upswing Poker. One of the members of the infamous Evil Empire Poker Crew. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Ryan Fee

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An investment professional with close to two decades of industry experience. A sought-after speaker & media contributor, appearing frequently at industry events and on major financial news outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg and fox business news. The chief investment officer of Spotlight Assest Group. Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts and self-described “Masshole”. Mrs. Illinois International 2020. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Shana Sissel

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Best selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer & competitive chess player. His writing focuses on self-improvement & a practical approach to the stoic philosophy. Wildly popular on social media. Hailing from the steel city: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Ed Latimore

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