Stock Prodigy to 8-Figure Prop Trader with Max Ganik

by | Jan 24, 2026

Video Topics:

  • How Max’s “expected journey” into trading began with options as a teenager
  • Why he chose prop trading at SMB over a traditional Wall Street path
  • Lessons from starting on the desk in early 2020 through COVID volatility
  • Evolving from small-cap scalps to large-cap, options-focused idea trading
  • His A/B/C trade framework and which trades truly deserve size
  • How he builds and adapts his playbook across different market cycles
  • The role of pods, partnership, and constant review in sharpening edge
  • Avoiding boredom trades and protecting risk in slow markets
  • How he handled a -$1.2M drawdown and turned it into a record 2025 year

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