20 Traders Who Are Under 20 Years Old.

1. Curtis Knee, 14,  Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, began investing a year agoFavorite Book: "The Intelligent Investor"Role Models :  Warren Buffett, Karl Kenny, Kevin O’Leary and Michael Bloomberg.

   Future Plans:  Тo go to university and get degrees in Economics, Business and Finance.

   

2. Dash Yarnold, 14, Mill Valley, California, got interested in the market when he was 11Favorite Book: The Little Book That Beats The MarketRole Model:  David Tepper

   Future Plans: "After high school I hope to attend an Ivy League school, specifically Harvard University. After college I want to manage my own hedge fund."

   

3. John Ducas, 15, Europe, began investing fake money when he was 9. When he was 13, he opened a real account with an online broker.Favorite Book :  The Intelligent InvestorRole Models:  Jamie Dimon, David Tepper

   Future Plans: Plans to study Economics and Finance

   

4. Mohammed Islam, 16, New York, New York,  got introduced to penny stocks by his cousin when he was 11 years old. He likes to trade oil and gold futures these days.Favorite Book: Reminiscences of A Stock OperatorRole Model:  Paul Tudor Jones

   Future Plans: My future plan consists of becoming a hedge fund manager. I plan to hopefully attend a finance-oriented college

   

5. Buena Patria, 16, Bali, Indonesia,  began researching the markets after watching CNBC when he was 14. He trades currencies.Favorite Books:  Trading in the Zone,  Trading and ExchangesRole Models:  Johannes Brilleman, and Petar Nikolov

   Future Plans: "The world has its flaws, and cracks, with issues such as moral injustices swooped under the rug and still challenging many lives across the globe, My life goal or "purpose" that I flow with is to contribute largely to a societal good globally, and I see trading as the economic means of reaching there."

   

6. Alfonso Rodriguez, 16, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, got into trading after watching "Mad Money" two years ago. A couple months later, he bought his first stocks — GE and AT&T.Favorite Book:  Market Wizards.Role Model:  Michael Steinhardt

   Future Plans: I hope to enter into a great business college in the United States, perhaps  University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) or NYU. My main goal in my life is to become a hedge fund manager.

   

7. MicheleMoscarelli, 16, Toronto, Ontario,  has been trading since he was 14. He trades stocksFavorite Book: Market WizardsRole Models: Ray Dalio, Marty Schwartz and Paul Tudor Jones.

   Future Plans: Work in the capital markets or investment banking industry. Main aspiration is to manage a successful hedge fund.

   

8. Zachary Negron, 17, Thiells, New York,  began trading when he was 14. He also trades stocks

   Favorite Book: Trading For a Living

   Role Models: Paul Tudor Jones, John Murphy, Warren Buffett.

   Future Plans:  to attend college and eventually get master’s degree in finance. Would like to be a real estate investor.

   

9. Will Hassell, 17, Huntsville, Alabama, started trading when he was 13. He's a long-term trader and invests in companies that he likes.Favorite Book:  Backstage Wall Street: An Insider’s Guide to Knowing Who to Trust, Who to Run From, and How to Maximize Your InvestmentsRole Models: Joshua Brown, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett

   Future Plans: Plans on going to college and getting a summer internship at Goldman Sachs or J.P. Morgan. After college hopes to create a hedge fund.

   

10. Andrew Kuhn, 17, Chicago, had a great introduction to finance. In 9th grade English class he bought 100 shares of Citigroup using his iPhone.Favorite Book:  "I haven’t read any books on options. In today's world, we literally have the best/top education at the tip of our fingers via the Internet. Every single ounce of my knowledge has come from tastytrade.com."Role Model:  "My role model when it comes to finance is definitely my dad. He works for a big financial firm and is the one who originally got me interested in the stock market.

    Future Plans:   After college plans on starting my own hedge fund.

    

11. Julian Marchese, 17, Toronto, got into investing after he bought his first stock at age 8. Now he's a global macro trader who has made appearances on Bloomberg TV and CNBC.Favorite Book(s):  Market Wizards  Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, The Daily Trading Coach  The Alchemy of Finance.Role Model: " Paul Tudor Jones.

    Future Plans:  My next steps are to go to university and continue to work on my two major projects.

    

12. Austin Schwab, 17, San Diego, California,  learned how to trade from his dad when he was only 10 years old.Favorite Book: Inside the House of Money The Daily Trading Coach: 101 Lessons for Becoming Your Own Trading PsychologistRole Models: Paul Tudor Jones, David Einhorn, and Brett Steenbarger.

    Future Plans: "Go to the best college I can. Julian Marchese and I are motivated to continue to work hard.

    

13. Ben C. Banks,18, North Carolina,  started buying stocks when he was 12 years-old.Favorite Book:  Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear MarketsRole Model: Scott Redler

    Future Plans: "Attend college and major in finance, minor in psychology then work for a trading firm, eventually working my way to running my own firm.

    

14. Josh Olfert, 18, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, has been trading for the past three years. He trades Forex, commodities and stocks.Favorite Book: Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorRole Models: Michael Marcus, Paul Tudor Jones II, George Soros, Seth Klarman

    Future Plans: "Along with trading and market research, I also love selling; and several other aspects of Business.  I enjoy working is sales and attempting other entrepreneurial ventures. After building a reputable track record, I plan to create, and manage my own hedge fund.

    

15. Brett Sifling, 18, Los Angeles, California, has been actively trading since age 14.Favorite Book:  The Psychology of TradingRole Model: Paul Tudor Jones

    Future Plans: "My future goals are to finalize my own hedge-fund in the next few months. I will continue running my website BioStocks.com as well as launching a new project called NextGenTrading where I will teach other potential young financial innovators to understand how the market really works outside of the textbook.

16. Milan Cutkovic, 18, Zurich, Switzerland,   has been trading Forex since he was 14.Favorite Book: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,  Market Wizards , The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange MarketRole Models: Paul Tudor, JonesGeorge Soros, and Sean Lee

    Future Plans:  eventually start my own hedge fund. I love traveling and learning about other cultures

    

17. Nolan Parker, 19, Los Angeles, California, got into investing just before the financial crisis hitFavorite Book:  Stock Market LogicRole Model:  Carl Icahn

    Future Plans:  Plans on graduating from USC and eventually moving to New York. My plan run a hedge fund before that time.

    

18. Joshua Vanderbilt, 19, Colorado Springs, CO, began investing in the market when he was 12. He trades options as well as index and commodity futures.Favorite Book:  OutliersRole Model:  Tom Sosnoff

    Future Plans: "My future plans include continuing my entrepreneurial pursuits while also managing and growing my personal assets. As for managing the capital of others, it’s not a priority, but I would entertain the idea if the opportunity presents itself."

    

19. John-Paul Pigeon, 19, New Haven, Connecticut, took his first trading course at age 11. He mostly trades equities and their derivatives.Favorite Book: The Intelligent InvestorRole Models:  Seth Klarman, George Soros, and Peter Lynch

     

    Future Plans:  Post-graduation from Yale, I seek to work as an equity research analyst.  After becoming proficient at analyzing companies, I would like to become a portfolio manager, preferably at a hedge fund.   Once I have built up both experience and a track record, I aim to eventually launch my own fund.

    

20. Hunter Berge, 19, Colorado Springs, Colorado, used his personal savings his junior and senior year of high school to invest in the market.
    Favorite Book: Think and Grow Rich
    Role Models: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Richard Branson
    Future Plans: Plans to make a future in the world of finance, both in business and investing. In the process, also to attain a PhD in Physics and major in

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