Watched it yesterday. I've seen a couple of his youtubes, but this was much better. Kid is smart, worked hard, got lucky, and kicked ass. It's an underdog story and I can relate to the guy. That said, he does have Oxford and LSE degrees.Then obviously you didn't watch it. He mentions that he left many years later after having been Citi's top FX trader up to 2014.
In 10 years (or even sooner), most of these bankers will end up like the pit traders thanks largely to AI.
Maybe in M&A and IPOs, but not the type you see in the video.a good banker is worth their weight in gold. There will always be a pipeline of bankers to find those good bankers.
Agreed. All the "trading" against clients can and probably already had been done. I spoke to a few big banks and they said we want to reduce headcount. This was 5+ years agoMaybe in M&A and IPOs, but not the type you see in the video.