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'''Lauren Simmons''' (born 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/15/24-year-old-nyse-equity-trader-lauren-simmons-career-inspired-a-film.html|title=24-year-old NYSE equity trader Lauren Simmons' career inspired a film|last=Connley|first=Courtney|date=2018-11-15|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> is an African American former [[stock trader]] for [[Richard Rosenblatt|Rosenblatt Securities]]. On March 6, 2017, at age 23, she became the youngest and only current (but not the first) full-time female trader at the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/world/georgia-native-ksu-alum-only-full-time-woman-trader-new-york-stock-exchange/FdkczGvW38uM9KDTiNRJBJ/|title=Georgia native, KSU alum only full-time woman trader at New York Stock Exchange|author=|date=|website=ajc.com|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref> She also became the second African American woman in the Exchange's history to have such a position.<ref name="NBC News">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/lauren-simmons-paving-way-georgia-wall-street-ncna900341|title=Lauren Simmons: Paving the way from Georgia to Wall Street|first=Aundrea |last=Cline-Thomas|date=August 30, 2018 |work=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref> She was named [[Ebony (magazine)|''Ebony'']]'s Power 100 2018 honoree, and was also awarded 2018 Women of Impact by ''[[Politico]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POLITICOLive/status/1072606831871180802|title=Congratulations to our Women of Impact ...|date=11 Dec 2018|website=Politico Live}}</ref>
'''Lauren Simmons''' (born 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/15/24-year-old-nyse-equity-trader-lauren-simmons-career-inspired-a-film.html|title=24-year-old NYSE equity trader Lauren Simmons' career inspired a film|last=Connley|first=Courtney|date=2018-11-15|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> is an African American former [[stock trader]] for [[Richard Rosenblatt|Rosenblatt Securities]]. On March 6, 2017, at age 22<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2019/01/28/laurensimmons/</ref>, she became the youngest and only current (but not the first) full-time female trader at the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/world/georgia-native-ksu-alum-only-full-time-woman-trader-new-york-stock-exchange/FdkczGvW38uM9KDTiNRJBJ/|title=Georgia native, KSU alum only full-time woman trader at New York Stock Exchange|author=|date=|website=ajc.com|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref> She also became the second African American woman in the Exchange's history to have such a position.<ref name="NBC News">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/lauren-simmons-paving-way-georgia-wall-street-ncna900341|title=Lauren Simmons: Paving the way from Georgia to Wall Street|first=Aundrea |last=Cline-Thomas|date=August 30, 2018 |work=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref> She was named [[Ebony (magazine)|''Ebony'']]'s Power 100 2018 honoree, and was also awarded 2018 Women of Impact by ''[[Politico]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POLITICOLive/status/1072606831871180802|title=Congratulations to our Women of Impact ...|date=11 Dec 2018|website=Politico Live}}</ref>


Actress [[Kiersey Clemons]] will produce and star in a [[biographical film]] based on the Simmons' life.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kiersey-clemons-star-produce-film-youngest-female-trader/story?id=59217475|title=A film is being made about the youngest female trader ever at the stock exchange|date=15 November 2018|website=ABC News|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref>
Actress [[Kiersey Clemons]] will produce and star in a [[biographical film]] based on the Simmons' life.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kiersey-clemons-star-produce-film-youngest-female-trader/story?id=59217475|title=A film is being made about the youngest female trader ever at the stock exchange|date=15 November 2018|website=ABC News|accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref>

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Lauren Simmons
Born
Lauren Simmons

(1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 (age 30)
Marietta, GA
NationalityUnited States
Alma materKennesaw State University
Years active2018–present
Known forYoungest and only (current, but not first) full-time female trader at New York Stock Exchange
RelativesKim Simmons

Lauren Simmons (born 1994)[1] is an African American former stock trader for Rosenblatt Securities. On March 6, 2017, at age 22[2], she became the youngest and only current (but not the first) full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange.[3] She also became the second African American woman in the Exchange's history to have such a position.[4] She was named Ebony's Power 100 2018 honoree, and was also awarded 2018 Women of Impact by Politico.[5]

Actress Kiersey Clemons will produce and star in a biographical film based on the Simmons' life.[6]

References

  1. ^ Connley, Courtney (2018-11-15). "24-year-old NYSE equity trader Lauren Simmons' career inspired a film". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2019/01/28/laurensimmons/
  3. ^ "Georgia native, KSU alum only full-time woman trader at New York Stock Exchange". ajc.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ Cline-Thomas, Aundrea (August 30, 2018). "Lauren Simmons: Paving the way from Georgia to Wall Street". NBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to our Women of Impact ..." Politico Live. 11 Dec 2018.
  6. ^ "A film is being made about the youngest female trader ever at the stock exchange". ABC News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.