About EZ Trader

Trading should feel like
learning, not gambling.

We built EZ Trader for the people who tried r/wallstreetbets, Robinhood, or "free courses on YouTube" — and quietly closed the tab. You shouldn't need to know what theta decay is just to learn that you don't want to know what theta decay is.

Why we exist

Financial literacy is the largest unmet need we kept running into with friends and family — and the existing options were either intimidating (full-screen Bloomberg terminals), predatory (subscription "alerts" services), or chaotic (Twitter influencers shilling their bags). None of them taught.

EZ Trader is the product we wished existed when we were 22: a calm, structured place to actually understand how markets work — with a friendly AI mentor to ask stupid questions, a paper-trading simulator to practice without risk, and a community that doesn't make you feel small for not knowing something yet.

What we believe

  • Education is not advice. We teach concepts. We never tell you what to buy. Anyone promising you the next 10x is probably trying to sell you their bag.
  • Calm beats hype. Real wealth is built slowly. Our streaks, lessons, and tools are designed to build a healthy daily habit — not addictive screen time.
  • Practice first, real money later. The simulator is the heart of the app. You should know what it feels like to take a loss before any real money is on the line.
  • Beginners deserve nice things. Most finance UX is built for people who already know finance. We design for the person opening their first chart.
Curriculum team

Taught by people who've actually done it.

Every lesson is written or reviewed by working traders and licensed professionals.

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[Instructor Name — TBD]
Head of Curriculum
[CFA / 10+ yrs trading desk / Wharton / etc.]

Designs the lesson tracks and reviews every module for accuracy and beginner-friendliness. Previously [firm]. Teaches because finance literacy shouldn't depend on going to the right school.

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[Instructor Name — TBD]
Options & Derivatives Lead
[Series 7 / former market maker / etc.]

Owns the options track. Spent [N] years on a derivatives desk and now spends time turning that knowledge into things a 17-year-old could understand.

Who's behind this

The team

LG
Liam Griffith
Founder · Product

Built EZ Trader after three friends in a row said they wanted to start investing but felt intimidated by every existing platform. Believes the missing piece in finance is calm, not more dashboards.

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