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For almost as long as Brian can remember, he has been interested in stocks and the market. When he was a preteen, he would watch his father pour over the stock listings in the newspaper and occasionally hear him on the phone with his broker, placing orders to buy and sell shares. One day, Brian asked his father if he could buy some stock and his father said, “Sure.” Brian opened an account and bought 1 (one), yes, 1 share of “The Bell Telephone Company of Canada”. He still has that 1 share today and it has multiplied into a couple of dozen shares through splits and a dividend reinvestment program. That was the starting point for his stock ownership/trading career. Ever since, Brian has been interested in stocks and the stock market and has traded throughout most of his adult life, managing his own investment portfolio. Brian has 2 degrees, including an MBA, and he also took the Canadian Securities Course.

The advent of the Internet and online trading changed the financial industry dramatically. While holding down a regular 9-to-5 corporate job, Brian tried his hand at day trading during the dotcom era. He made a lot of money and then lost a lot of money. It was a humbling lesson but he learned much and thankfully did not suffer the fate of many who lost more than they started with.

Brian retired from the corporate world in 2014 after over 30 years of service. Andrew and he had met and worked together for a number of years in another field. Today, they continue to work together doing what they both enjoy: trading and helping others achieve their goals.

Dimah’s life changed after reading Andrew’s first book, How to Day Trade for a Living. By the time she reached the last page, Dimah knew without a doubt that trading is what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. And so, after 10 years of establishing a career in home building management, she decided to become a day trader. Dimah joined Bear Bull Traders in early 2019. She attended all of the classes offered, read all of the books recommended, and studied hard all year while still working full time. In April 2020, after successfully trading in the simulator, she made the leap to full-time live trading. Other than trading, Dimah’s passions include music, travel, and spending time with her family and friends.

Thor Young has over 3 years of professional trading experience and has been a moderator at BBT for over a year. He prides himself in creating high quality educational material to help explain the complexities of the market in common language. Thor got started trading while working for an options trading platform. He started cutting his teeth on the market and became fascinated with the execution side of trading. After working for over a decade in the IT field, his daughter, Allie, was diagnosed with nonverbal autism. That moment changed his family and shifted their life’s priorities considerably. Thor, his beautiful wife Janelle, their son JD, and their daughter relocated so Allie could attend a private Autism school. Thor also made the decision to leave the demanding IT field in order to be able to focus more on his family. During this relocation, Thor came across Andrew’s book. After reading it cover to cover, Thor knew he wanted to become a trader. He joined the room shortly after. Since then, he has studied hard to become a consistently profitable trader and help his trading community whenever possible.

As a family man, Thor’s favorite thing to do is hitting the beach with his wife and kids, and living each day with them to the fullest.

Aiman is first and foremost a medical student. He personally knew nothing about the stock market until he found himself becoming interested in the crypto market. It took a few months, but after realizing that the crypto market wasn’t for him, he shifted toward the stock market. He read many books, some better than others, and then one day, Andrew’s book, How to Day Trade for a Living, was recommended to him on Amazon. Andrew’s book was the game changer! Because of it, Aiman joined BBT at the end of May 2018 and has been a member ever since. After 8 months of simulator practice, and after finally finding his edge, he started live trading in January 2019.