27 Years on a London Trading Floor — And Now He's Teaching Traders at Alpha Group
In 1999, James Sullivan walked onto a London trading floor for the first time. He had zero experience. By day three, he was trading live alongside one of the biggest bond traders in the world. Nearly three decades later, he's still trading.
In this episode, Alpha Group Co-Founder Alex Hagan sits down with James to discuss his journey from the trading floor to building Divento Academy, the UK's only Ofqual-regulated Advanced Diploma in professional futures trading.
They discuss:
• What trading floors were really like in the 1990s
• Going live after just three days
• Lessons from 27 years in the markets
• Why Divento Academy was created
• What separates professional traders from everyone else
• Why Divento is now part of the Alpha Group ecosystem
If you're serious about building a long-term career in trading, this conversation is for you.
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00:00:00 — Introduction
00:00:28 — Meet James Sullivan — 27 Years on the London Trading Floor
00:02:03 — From University to the Trading Floor — The Kyte Group
00:03:46 — Day One. Baptism of Fire. Sitting Next to David Khayat
00:05:20 — Going Live on Day Three
00:06:10 — The Biggest Lesson From David Khayat — 90% Is Psychology
00:08:30 — The One Word That Separates Successful Traders — Discipline
00:11:00 — Setting Up a Graduate Program With James Johnson
00:12:45 — Why James Wanted to Give Something Back
00:14:30 — The Market Wizards Story — Graduates Who Became Multi-Millionaires
00:19:45 — What It Takes to Spot a Future Successful Trader
00:21:30 — The Value of Surrounding Yourself With the Right Traders
00:23:40 — What Course Suits an Intermediate Trader
00:24:50 — What Makes Divento Different From Influencer Courses
00:27:50 — Delivered on a Live Trading Floor by Active Traders
00:31:10 — Why Divento Was Built — Not to Sell Courses, But to Produce Traders
00:36:50 — The Alpha Partnership — Taking Divento to a Mass Market
00:38:40 — Social Mobility — Changing Lives Through Trading Education
00:44:30 — It's Not About Academic Excellence
00:46:50 — How Many Traders Has James Closely Mentored
00:48:30 — The Vision — Quality Scale Across the Globe
00:51:50 — Final Message to Every Trader Watching
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