10 Traders Who Made A Million Before 30

Many successful traders don’t make their first million until way past their prime; however, the ten traders we are going to look at have soared while still in their twenties.

 1. Fred Ehrsam, 25

As a former currency trader at Goldman Sachs and a cofounder at Coinbase, Fred Ehrsam is part of an innovative team attempting to make Bitcoin more accessible and user-friendly as it grows in mainstream appeal.

Ehrsam is trying to create what is known as ‘the PayPal for Bitcoin,’ enabling everyday transactions to be conducted via Bitcoin.

Coinbase is currently the most funded Bitcoin start-up, with more than $30 million raised so far.

2. Kevin Kaiser, 26

Kevin Kaiser, Managing Director at Hedgeye Risk Management has created some amount of controversy by recommending shorting on Kinder Morgan.

Both Kinder Morgan CEO Richard Kinder and Leon Cooperman, a hedge fund manager at Linn Energy have likely had harsh words to say about Kevin Kaiser following his comments on both companies

3. Luis Alvarado, 29

As the youngest member of Wells Fargo Private Bank investment team, Luis Alvarado is now part of a group involved in the allocation of $170 billion of managed assets.

This investment research analyst holds huge responsibility, involving crafting recommendations for client accounts and building capital market assumptions.

4. Stephen Ensley, 29

Stephen Ensley started out as a mergers and acquisitions investment banker for JP Morgan, and now serves as a principle for Hellman & Friedman, a widely reputed private equity firm.

Ensley has great experience under his belt, including sitting on the board of CarProof, a Canadian provider of vehicle history reports, as well as leading the portfolio investments of large companies such as Pharmaceutical Product Development.

5. Eric Eisner, 29

Before Eric Eisner took over Latin America low-beta sovereign debt trading for Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Banking and Markets, it was viewed as a tiresome and largely unprofitable venture.