Former Citadel Trader is Now Betting on Retail | Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald is the CEO of Moomoo US and a former executive at Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Citadel. In this conversation, we break down how retail investing has evolved—from access and information to powerful tools and AI that are leveling the playing field with Wall Street. We also discuss crypto, tokenized stocks, and what the future of investing looks like.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:05 - Why Moomoo is growing so fast
• 4:38 - How trading tools changed everything & why most traders fail
• 9:28 - AI & the future of trading
• 12:31 - Stocks vs crypto on the platform
• 14:12 - Tokenized stocks explained
• 18:33 - Options trading & retail behavior
• 22:30 - Career lessons from working on Wall Street
• 24:35 - Building a fintech in a regulated world
• 26:30 - How retail investors are evolving
• 28:07 - Risk management on Wall Street vs retail
• 30:20 - Biggest challenges ahead