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Born in Ilford, London, Stevenson studied economics and mathematics at the London School of Economics before becoming a financial trader at Citibank in 2008 at the age of 21. Stevenson became a millionaire in the wake of the Great Recession by betting on a sharp increase in economic inequality and that rising poverty would cause interest rates to remain low. In 2014, Stevenson retired from financial trading to study a master’s degree in economics at Oxford University. In 2020, he launched the YouTube channel GarysEconomics, where he campaigns against economic inequality and explains economic concepts to a wider audience. [6]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stevenson contributes to political debates on inequality in Britain and has collaborated with publications such as The Guardian, BBC, LBC, Novara Media, and Piers Morgan Uncensored. In 2024, Penguin Books published The Trading Game, Stevenson’s memoir about his years working in the financial sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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