Who is Lance Breitstein?

A verified 8-figure trader, Trillium’s Top Trader in 2020 & 2021, and the holder of the all-time firm record for highest annual PNL. After over a decade on Wall Street, Lance retired to do one thing: give his knowledge back to the world.

Lance Breitstein

Founder · @theonelanceb

"Trading is the most fast-paced high-stakes 'video game' there is, and I've always had a passion to beat the game. These courses and platform are my compendium of everything I’ve learned trading on Wall Street. This is the legacy I want to leave the trading community. THIS is my Magnum Opus."

— Lance Breitstein

8-Figure

Verified trader

Trillium Top Trader '20 & '21

10+

Trillium Top Trader '20 & '21

The Journey

Lance's journey to the top

2011

The Career Begins at Trillium

After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University, Lance began his career at Trillium Trading, one of the most elite prop trading firms in the world, working alongside some of the best day traders in the business.

2011

2014

Obsessed with Beating the Game

Fueled by reading the Market Wizards series by Jack Schwager, Lance fell in love with the different ways one could theoretically beat the market. Trading became more than a job. It became his obsession to master the most fast-paced, high-stakes ‘video game’ there is.

2014

2018

Starting the Impact Competition

Lance founded the Impact Competition, a non-profit that uses his expertise to empower students to create and implement real solutions to pressing social issues in their communities, providing funding for students to see their solutions in action.

Learn More About the Impact Competition

2018

2020

Trillium’s #1 Trader

Lance was named Trillium’s Top Trader in 2020 and again in 2021, setting the all-time firm record for the highest annual PNL. His work ethic, long-term perspective, and relentless introspection had brought him to the pinnacle of professional trading.

2020

2022

Retiring to Give Back

After over a decade at Trillium, including years running their Chicago trading office and training new traders, Lance retired as a verified 8-figure trader to focus entirely on spreading his knowledge. He became an Advisor to Trader Education at SMB Capital and began openly sharing his lessons on X (@theonelanceb).

2022

2024

The Magnum Opus

Lance channeled everything he learned across a decade on Wall Street into the Magnum Opus, a comprehensive trading course featuring over 150 videos. Built to give retail traders access to the same quality education that professionals at top proprietary firms receive, with no fluff and no get-rich-quick promises. Just hard-won lessons from a verified 8-figure trader who lived it. Learn More About Magnum Opus.

2024

2026

StockFilters: The Tools of the Pros, Built for You

StockFilters is Lance’s answer to a gap he saw firsthand: retail traders lacked access to modern, customizable AI trading tools that actually work. Built for anyone serious about improving their edge, StockFilters lets traders write their own custom filters using an intuitive query language, powered by an AI assistant that helps you build, debug, and refine them in plain English. Fresh data, a built-in library of Lance’s own filters from his career, and full customizability make it the best stock screener for day trading and swing trading alike. The same intelligence institutional traders take for granted, now in your hands.

2026

Be part of the story

Lance built this for you. Start trading with the knowledge of a Wall Street veteran behind you.