About

I’m Ezra. I love trading, though I’ve grown tired of working.

I’ve spent more than twenty years trading options — at a proprietary trading firm in Chicago, on a market-making desk in Hong Kong, at a brokerage in mainland China, and eventually running my own fund. Along the way, I’ve built trading systems and helped train new traders.

For years, I wanted to write some of it down. But writing was tiring and took a long time. I could know what I wanted to say and still struggle to get it onto the page. Much of it stayed in my head.

AI changed that. Now I can talk through an idea, explain what happened, or give a rough outline, and get help turning it into something readable. We work through drafts until they say what I mean. That makes it possible for me to write at a pace I enjoy.

Most of the words on this site were drafted by AI, including this page. The experiences and ideas come from me. I choose what to say, check the details, and take responsibility for what I publish. AI is a friend and a helper in my writing, trading, work, and everyday life.

Words with AI. Soul from me.

What I hope to keep

I want to make something I can come back to in another twenty years. Something my daughter can read, too — a little of what her father learned, cared about, and enjoyed.

There will be writing about options, trading systems, and the things I learned by doing the work. There will also be room for other things. I want to take my time with them.

I love trading. I also love tea, my parents, my wife, and my daughter. I hope some of the pleasure I find in trading comes through these pages. And I hope that, as we grow older, we can still enjoy it.

I believe all of this comes from God. I want that gratitude to have a place here, too.

Why 3Y3C?

The three of us share a “y” in our names. My daughter says we’re also three cats. So, 3Y3C.

I chose .club because it was cheap. Buying low is the trader. Never selling is the Father.

If you’d like to write to me, you can reach me at ezra@3y3c.club.

— Ezra