PERSON: Peter Tuchman

Stock Trader

Peter Michael Tuchman (born 1957) is a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). He is known as “Einstein of Wall Street” due to his hairstyle, and has been called the “most photographed trader on Wall Street,” typically featured in reaction shots to particularly volatile trading days.

Tuchman grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City with his older brother Jeffrey Tuchman. He was born in 1957 to a Jewish family. His mother, Shoshana Itzkovich, was born in Hungary. His father, Marcel Tuchman (1921–2017), was born in Poland. Tuchman’s parents met in a displaced persons camp after World War II. They immigrated to the United States in 1949.

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