Book · 2024 · Biography & Autobiography
The Trading Game
A Confession
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 1 episode discusses it), through . Most frequently brought up by Steven Bartlett (1 episode) and Rory Sutherland (1 episode) on Modern Wisdom (1 episode) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode).
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I'd also highly recommend everybody to go check out the trading game because everybody's talking about this this book and I think it's what four weeks at the moment on the Sunday Times besteller list four weeks number one number one four weeks number one which is an incredible achievement.
The best things said about it
Now one thing I thought was extraordinarily interesting as an idea is you you know that chap who who was it who wrote the trading game Gary St Gary Stevenson he makes a very valid Point okay whatever whatever else you think which is that nearly all economic models use single representative agents to populate the models which is they.
Why people recommend it
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson is a financial memoir that details the author's dramatic experiences working as a high-stakes commodities trader. The book received enthusiastic praise from host Steven Bartlett on an episode of The Diary Of A CEO in March 2025. Bartlett strongly urged all listeners to check out the book, highlighting its massive commercial success as a number-one bestseller on the Sunday Times bestseller list for four consecutive weeks, which he described as an incredible achievement. Bartlett shared that he had read Stevenson's book in just two or three days, praising it as a brilliant story that will likely be adapted into a movie in the future, noting that its appeal extends far beyond readers who take an active interest in economics. The book was also discussed on an episode of Modern Wisdom in February 2025, where guest Rory Sutherland referenced Gary Stevenson and his book while analyzing economic models. Sutherland pointed out that Stevenson raised valid points concerning how nearly all traditional economic models utilize single representative agents, using the author's insights to critique broader economic theories regarding wealth and inequality. Across these podcasts, Stevenson's memoir was recognized both as a gripping personal narrative and as a provocative critique of modern financial systems, resonating strongly with audiences interested in economics, human behavior, and high-stakes corporate environments.
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Steven Bartlett I read Gary's bookin it's brilliant and regardless of um regardless of whether you actually like economics… 1
“I read Gary's bookin it's brilliant and regardless of um regardless of whether you actually like economics it's a brilliant story it's a really I read it in about two or three days um and it'll it'll eventually be a good movie as well”
“I'd also highly recommend everybody to go check out the trading game because everybody's talking about this this book and I think it's what four weeks at the moment on the Sunday Times besteller list four weeks number one number one four weeks number one which is an incredible achievement”
Rory Sutherland Now one thing I thought was extraordinarily interesting as an idea is you you know that chap who who was it… 1
“Now one thing I thought was extraordinarily interesting as an idea is you you know that chap who who was it who wrote the trading game Gary St Gary Stevenson he makes a very valid Point okay whatever whatever else you think which is that nearly all economic models use single representative agents to populate the models which is they”