From crises to crashes with the Einstein of Wall Street

The iconic New York Stock Exchange trading floor looks a lot different than it did in its heyday in the 1980s. Blame the advance of technology, of course. Despite the onslaught of super advanced trading technology, there are still real humans on the floor doing important work daily for investors all around the world. No one knows that better than the “Einstein of Wall Street”, Peter Tuchman. Tuchman – also known as the most photographed person on Wall Street because of white Einstein-looking hair – has been a fixture on the floor for decades, providing timely insight for clients during good and bad times. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Editor Brian Sozzi chats with the long-time New York Stock Exchange floor trader Peter Tuchman. What’s next for the red-hot Dow Jones Industrial Average? How about the unstoppable stock price of AI chip darling Nvidia? Tuchman shares his invaluable perspective.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.

Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.

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00:00-Peter Tuchman joins Opening Bid

00:55-The famous Tuchman's origin story

04:00-Wall Street in the '80s

09:00-Living through all the crises and crashes: '87 to 9/11

12:20-Dow at 40,000 but what's next?

17:20-Tuchman on GameStop

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Alexander Frangeskides and Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

Peter Tuchman is a long-time stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, also known to be as "Einstein of Wall Street."

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