Steven Goldstein
Steven Goldstein is one of the world’s leading trader performance coaches, recognized for his expertise in behavioral finance, risk psychology, and high-performance development for financial professionals. He is the Managing Director and Behavioral Performance Coach at AlphaRCubed, where he helps traders, portfolio managers, and financial leaders enhance decision-making, improve risk behaviors, and achieve consistent, sustainable trading performance. Goldstein is also the Co-Host of the widely acclaimed AlphaMind Podcast, known for its in-depth conversations with top traders, psychologists, and market practitioners across the global financial industry. With nearly four decades of experience in financial markets, Goldstein brings a rare blend of real-world trading expertise and advanced coaching methodology. Before becoming a performance coach, he spent more than 20 years as a senior trader at major investment banks including Credit Suisse, Commerzbank, and American Express, where he gained firsthand insight into the pressures, complexities, and behavioral challenges that shape trading success. For more than 15 years, he has coached some of the world’s most prominent traders, hedge fund managers, and institutional teams, making him one of the most respected voices at the intersection of human performance and financial markets.
Steven Goldstein Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Director, Performance Coach, and Executive Coach
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Senior Trader, Interest Rates and FX
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Senior Trader, Interest Rates and Forward FX
Academic History
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M.B.A., Business
COACHING AND EXPERTISE
Steven Goldstein brings deep expertise in financial markets, risk psychology, and behavioral finance, helping traders and investment professionals achieve transformative improvements in performance.
His coaching approach emphasizes self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and the development of strengths-based strategies that enable clients to operate more effectively under uncertainty.
Rooted in principles of Gestalt psychology, Steven’s methodology helps traders uncover unconscious patterns, behavioral biases, and hidden decision-making tendencies that directly influence trading outcomes.
He works with a wide range of clients—including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, energy and commodity trading firms, and private traders—specializing in improving risk processes, enhancing behavioral discipline, and building self-optimization skills.
His client base spans every major global financial center, making him one of the most sought-after performance coaches in the industry.
TRADING CAREER
Steven spent more than two decades as a professional trader, beginning as a Junior Trader at Long Term Credit Bank of Japan and later trading multiple currencies and products at Union Bank of Norway.
At American Express, he served as a Senior Trader specializing in interest rates, fixed income, and FX across USD, EUR, and GBP markets.
He then joined Commerzbank AG, where he modernized ALM trading practices to improve liquidity and capital efficiency.
At Credit Suisse, Steven was a Senior Trader responsible for proprietary trading across FX and interest rate derivatives, fixed income, equity indices, and precious metals.
His extensive front-office experience provides the foundation for his coaching work, blending real-world trading insights with advanced behavioral methodologies.