Gary Stevenson

British economist and YouTuber

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March 20 2025 Participated in a podcast debate on The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett and entrepreneur Daniel Priestley, discussing economics, wealth inequality, and potential systemic solutions.
March 2024 Released his memoir 'The Trading Game' through Penguin Books, which was acquired in a six-figure deal.
2023 Featured in Steffan Roe Griffiths' short film 'Gary Stevenson - Life Out of Balance' and appeared on BBC Politics Live.
2022 Appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Cryptocurrency: Has the Bubble Burst?
2021 Signed an open letter to Rishi Sunak alongside 29 other UK millionaires, calling for a wealth tax.
2020 Launches the YouTube channel GarysEconomics to campaign against economic inequality and explain economic concepts to a wider audience.
2014 Retired from trading at age 27 after experiencing burnout, leaving Citibank with deferred stock valued between £1.5 million to £2 million.
2014 Retires from financial trading to pursue an MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford.
2014 Retired from trading at age 27 after experiencing burnout.
2011 Claimed to be Citibank's most profitable trader globally, generating a peak $35 million profit by betting on the Greek government-debt crisis.
2011 Stevenson becomes Citibank's most profitable trader globally by betting on increasing economic inequality and predicting low interest rates due to growing poverty.
2010 Earned his first million pounds by this year.

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