(fun techno music)
- [Shay] One of the many things I finally got
to start doing once again post pandemic
is in-person meetups
to connect with other traders in my community.
We did one in Vancouver last December,
and I really want to bring the same kind of energy
and experience with other traders to New York City.
My name is Shay, aka humbled trader.
I'm taking you along with me
on this exciting journey
to New York City,
to the center of capitalism,
and the greatest stock market in the world.
And it just so happened
my friends over at TradeZero,
Dan and Dan, are there.
They wanted to spice things up
for me and my audience
for my first time to New York City.
So they invited me to the New York Stock Exchange.
(record scratching) Well, jokes on them.
It's not actually my first time to New York City,
but the second.
Last time I went was 10 years ago.
I was a student.
I was reckless, did a lot of stupid things.
and I was so broke.
But this time around, things are much different.
I'm no longer broke.
So I got my ticket and booked my hotel room,
burned a hole in my wallet
and stayed up until 3 AM packing my bags.
(fun techno music)
My first two days in the city,
I did some trading in the hotel room
and did a lot of sight seeing.
I went to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt,
took a ferry to Dumbo Brooklyn,
saw a Broadway show,
and biked around New York city.
I was in a total tourist mode,
fanny pack check,
comfortable shoes check,
a very comfortable t-shirt from TradeZero,
check and check.
But I bet you didn't click into this video
to watch me bike around central park.
No, you are here to visit
the New York stock exchange with me.
(upbeat music)
On the wall street today.
NYSE New York stock exchange.
(uplifting music)
We're trying to make it to the opening bell
at 9:30 AM eastern time.
The New York stock exchange used to be open
to the public tours prior to 9/11
but now you need an invitation from a member
of the exchange in order to get access.
Special shout to TradeZero
for inviting me there and sponsoring this video.
So I can take all of you guys along with me
on this very exclusive tour
of the New York stock exchange
and get an insider look of what really goes on in there.
TradeZero is here to provide traders
the perfect tools to succeed
in the current market condition.
The broker provides extensive list
of how to borrow stock to shorts,
low income minimums, extended hours trading
and best of all, it's available in the United States,
Canada and many other countries as well.
If you sign up through my referral link
down below you get three months free
of TradeZero platform and save 10% off
on share locate fees
for the first month.
Now back to the New York stock exchange,
the security was extremely strict over there.
They first check all our IDs
and we got a scan our bags
and all of the camera equipment one by one.
Once we finally made it through security
this is where we met Ofri Frider,
the director of sales and relationship management
for the New York stock exchange.
Thank you Ofri,
once again for accommodating our entire group
and making this tour possible.
- Oh my God.
(Both laughing)
- Cool, right?
- Yeah.
- Johnny, all right,
What are we doing?
Talk to us.
- [Shay] This is John, NYSE's director of strategic sales
and he was kind enough to give us a tour around
the trading floor during pre-market sessions.
All of these posts inside are market makers
and outside you have the brokers and the options floor.
Not gonna lie.
I was getting a little bit emotional as I looked around.
I, a little Taiwanese Canadian retail trader
and walking on the floors
of the most iconic stock exchange of all time.
I was really just in awe.
I really can't believe that I'm here.
I have been on a very long journey.
The last eight years,
from quitting what I thought was going
to be my lifelong career in VFX and film
in order to day trade
to becoming the humbled trader
and meeting all of you guys here on YouTube.
I've never thought that it actually ended up here.
I didn't have much time to soak in this reality
because now it's five minutes
to market open and we have to hurry up
to witness the opening bell in real life.
The iconic bell at NYSE rings twice a day
once for the open at 9:30 market time
and another time at close at 4:00 PM.
I'm a little surprised
by how small the bell podium is in real life.
I can't tell but wonder how do they fit
so many people up there to ring the bell?
And the crowd started clapping one minutes
before the bell five, four, three, two, one.
(bell ringing)
We were really lucky.
They reserved the standing spots very up close
for Dan and I.
Dan has been there multiple times as a NYSE member.
So this is nothing new for him,
but for me seeing the trading floor in person
and fielding the silent anticipation
and the energy of the crowd, clapping and cheering.
And of course the loud sound
of the bell ringing,
(bell ringing)
oh my God,
this is why the US stock market
is the most exciting market in the world.
Before I left,
I made a new friend
at the New York stock exchange.
Does this face look familiar to you?
Yes, he's that guy.
I met the Einstein of wall street, Peter Tuchman
aka the most photographed trader on wall street.
Peter was extremely nice and personable.
I asked for his numbers and guess what?
He gave it to me.
Wow. That's actually never worked before.
My mom would be so proud of me
but then he told me he wasn't single.
All jokes aside.
We actually did a quick interview together
with Peter, outside the NYSE.
He had decades of wise advice for aspiring traders.
This guy's energy and passion
for the market was extremely inspiring.
- I'm known as the Einstein of wall street.
We're here in front of the New York stock exchange,
greatest financial institution in the world.
I've been a trader here for 137 years.
I went to high school with Alexander Hamilton
so I can share my experience with you.
They're rare.
It's rare to find someone with more experience than me.
- [Shay] Let me know down below in a comment section
if you want to see that interview
and don't forget to smash the like button.
And now if you think this exciting day of a retail trader
in New York city is over,
you are so, so wrong.
(upbeat music)
So make sure to subscribe
and ring that notification bell,
so you'll be the first to know
when I post more videos
on my New York city adventure.
Thank you once again
to TradeZero for making this exciting tour possible,
so everyone around the world can see
what it's really like
in the New York stock exchange.
Thank you guys so much for watching us always.
I'm the humbled trader
and I'll see you guys next time.
(upbeat music)