3 Risk Rules, $1 Billion Trade, Zero Sleep: Confessions of a Bank Trader | Vee Leung Phan

In this compelling interview, we sit down with Vee Leung Phan (@trackrecordtrading), a veteran trader with over 20 years of experience at top global banks including JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank. Vee shares his remarkable journey from accidentally stumbling into trading to co-founding a global macro hedge fund managing over $1.2 billion.This revealing conversation explores the stark differences between institutional and retail trading, the psychology of managing massive positions, and the discipline required to succeed in financial markets.Key Highlights:- Trading Journey: How Vee accidentally got into trading during the first internet boom and his evolution through major global banks- Size Psychology: The mental challenges of trading billion-dollar positions and why some traders freeze when scaling up- Risk Management: Why your position size should never keep you awake at night and how to be your own risk manager- Time Horizons: Vee's multi-year Australian dollar trade and why longer-term thinking often wins- Retail vs Professional: The critical support systems institutional traders have that retail traders must create for themselves- Trading Discipline: Why stepping away during losing streaks is essential and how to build sustainable trading habits- Market Reality: Honest insights into why markets go where they want regardless of position sizeTimestamps:00:00 – Introduction and Vee's background at major banks03:00 – Accidental entry into trading during the dot-com boom08:00 – Life as an institutional trader: screens, size, and environment15:00 – The psychology of scaling up and down in position size22:00 – Vee's legendary $1 billion single trade story28:00 – Trading timeframes: from minutes to multi-year positions35:00 – The Australian dollar trade that lasted years42:00 – Retail traders vs institutional support systems48:00 – Risk management rules and daily/weekly stop losses55:00 – Track Record Trading Academy and building trading communitiesHOW TO REACH VEE:🌍 Website – https://trackrecordtrading.com/🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@trackrecordtrading🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/TradewithTR📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/trackrecordtrading/👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/veeleungphan/FOLLOW THE TRADING BATTLE:🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/ttb_live📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thetradingbattle/🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thetradingbattleThe Trading Battle – Where Traders Learn, Compete & WinJoin thousands of traders who've discovered their new favorite trading education channel.The Trading Battle combines live trading competitions with expert education, giving you the strategies and confidence to succeed in any market.🎯 Live Trading Battles – Watch pros compete with real strategies📚 Weekly Masterclasses – Learn from trading legends🌍 Global Market Coverage – Forex, crypto, stocks, commodities, indices🏆 Proven Track Record – Strategies from profitable traders🎥 Entertainment Value – Education that keeps you engagedLearn from the Best: Our guests include trading legends like Token Metrics, Mark Minervini, Nick Leeson, Rob Booker, Nick Syiek (TraderNick), Tom Basso, Steve Goldstein, Akil Stokes, Nick Pulver, Jason Sen, Steve Ruffley, Harry Daniels, and many more elite traders...Subscribe now and join the trading community that's changing the game – one battle at a time.Disclaimer: Please note, we do not provide financial product advice. Any views or opinions expressed by participants (guests, hosts and battlers) are for general entertainment purposes and do not reflect the views of The Trading Battle.