The NYSE’s youngest female trader on diversity in finance

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/24/nyse-youngest-female-trader-lauren-simmons-on-diversity-in-finance.html

As the youngest-ever female trader at the New York Stock Exchange, Lauren Simmons knows all about the importance of diversity and inclusion in finance. 

In 2017 when she joined Rosenblatt Securities at 22 years old, she was also just the second African American female trader in NYSE history. Though she’s grateful for her experience on the trading floor, the now 25-year-old says it’s long overdue for the financial industry to “stop making plans” about diversity and inclusion and “just do it.”