Business & Trading Timeline
A date-by-date chronology of building trading platforms, broker-dealers, research, and books.
Updated September 15, 2026 · Business and trading milestones
Building
- Late 1990s
First trading desk
Begins on a New York–area trading desk during the late-1990s direct-access boom.
- 2001
DAS Trader
Co-founder / early builder of DAS Trader — a direct-access trading platform later adopted by a generation of active-trader brokerages.
DAS Trader → - Mid-2000s
SpeedTrader
Launches SpeedTrader, a U.S. direct-access broker-dealer for active traders.
SpeedTrader → - 2008–2010
Crisis-era market making and prop
Operates through the 2008 crisis and the recovery; expands trading and technology footprint.
SureTrader era
- 2011
MintBroker International / SureTrader licensed
Bahamas Securities Commission licenses MintBroker International Ltd. (d/b/a SureTrader) as a broker-dealer.
- 2012
SureTrader launches for active traders
SureTrader opens for global active-trader accounts, combining offshore clearing with U.S. market access and high intraday buying power.
- Mid-2010s
Peak volume and platform expansion
SureTrader processes peak daily equity transaction volumes while DAS Trader and SpeedTrader continue serving active-trader communities.
- 2018 – 2019
SureTrader wind-up
MintBroker International voluntarily winds up under Bahamian Supreme Court supervision. Customer assets are returned; technology and operations are unwound in an orderly process.
Statement →
Today
- 2025
Continued trading and writing
Publishes market analysis, trade reviews, and long-form essays.
Articles → - 2026
Liquidity Event
Publishes Liquidity Event: The Fund Manager’s Guide to Macro, Catalysts, and Event-Driven Markets.
Book → - 2026
Rogue Informant — film in development
Feature-film adaptation in development; companion page on guygentile.com, official film site at rogueinformant.com.
Rogue Informant →