FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about the work — trading, research, the companies, and the books.
Trading & Markets
Trading & Markets
- What markets does Guy Gentile trade?
- U.S. equities and equity options, with a focus on small-cap momentum, low-float and diluting names, and index-level macro trades around catalysts such as Fed decisions, CPI releases, and liquidity events. Read the Tape Briefs
- What is his trading approach?
- Event-driven and liquidity-first. The process maps the macro regime, identifies the catalyst, sizes the position against a defined-risk plan, and executes around the windows where forced flows — index rebalances, dilution, short covering — actually move the tape. His book Liquidity Event lays out the full framework. Liquidity Event
- Does he share his market research?
- Yes. The Tape Brief is his running market column — daily and weekly notes on the indices, sectors, rates, oil, and crypto, with the levels he is watching and what would change his mind. Latest research
- What is small-cap dilution trading?
- Small-cap companies frequently fund themselves by issuing new shares through S-1, S-3, 424B5, and at-the-market filings. That supply pressure creates repeatable trading patterns. The Stock Operator covers how to track the filings, time the entries, and size the risk. The Stock Operator
Business & Career
Business & Career
- What companies has Guy Gentile founded?
- He founded DAS Trader in 2001 — the direct-access trading platform still used by active traders and brokers worldwide — and went on to build the brokerages SpeedTrader and SureTrader. He currently writes, trades, and runs Gentile Ventures. About Guy
- What is DAS Trader?
- A professional direct-access trading platform Guy Gentile founded in 2001. It routes orders directly to exchanges and ECNs with the speed and Level 2 depth active traders need, and it remains an industry standard more than two decades later.
- What is Guy Gentile doing now?
- Trading, publishing market research through the Tape Brief, writing books, and building Gentile Ventures. He is based between New York and Dubai. Latest work
- Is Guy Gentile available for speaking or consulting?
- Selectively, on trading, market structure, and building fintech businesses. The fastest route is the contact page. Get in touch
Books
Books
- How many books has Guy Gentile written?
- Seven, including The Stock Operator (trading playbook), Bro, I'm Going Rogue (memoir), The Rogue Code, Rogue Alpha, AI Trading Edge, and Liquidity Event — his institutional guide to macro, catalysts, and event-driven markets. See all seven books
- Which book should I read first?
- To learn trading, start with Rogue Alpha, then The Stock Operator for the full working process. For macro and institutional-level frameworks, start with Liquidity Event. For the story, start with Bro, I'm Going Rogue. Book reading guide
- Which book is written for fund managers?
- Liquidity Event: The Fund Manager's Guide to Macro, Catalysts, and Event-Driven Markets — covering regime analysis, the Liquidity Ladder, the Event Scorecard, execution windows, and real case studies such as the SpaceX listing and the space-complex unwind. Liquidity Event
- Where can I buy the books?
- All titles are on Amazon in Kindle, and most in paperback and hardcover. Each book page on this site links directly to its Amazon listing. Books index