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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 18 MIN

The Man Who Made $100 Million and Died Broke — Jesse Livermore

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November 1940. A man walked into a hotel in Manhattan.He ordered a drink. Sat alone. And wrote 8 pages.The last line: "My life has been a failure." Then Jesse Livermore — the greatest trader who ever lived —pulled out a gun and ended his life. He was 63. His account was nearly empty. $100 million made. Gone.3 fortunes built. Destroyed.3 marriages. Over. How does the greatest trader in history end up here? TODAY WE COVER:- The 14-year-old boy who taught himself to trade- The trade that made JP Morgan personally beg him to stop- The cotton disaster — the cost of listening to others- 1929 — The greatest trade ever made ($100M in one move)- The rules he wrote — and then broke- Why he really failed (it was never about money) The market didn't beat Jesse Livermore.He beat himself. #jesselivermore #tradinghistory #tradingpsychology #wallstreet #tradinglegends #1929crash #tradingtruths

November 1940. A man walked into a hotel in Manhattan. He ordered a drink. Sat alone. And wrote 8 pages. The last line: "My life has been a failure." Then Jesse Livermore — the greatest trader who ever lived — pulled out a gun and ended his life. He was 63. His account was nearly empty. $100 million made. Gone. 3 fortunes built. Destroyed. 3 marriages. Over. How does the greatest trader in history end up here? TODAY WE COVER: - The 14-year-old boy who taught...

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