According to @QCompounding, at age 14 Jesse worked writing stock prices on a chalkboard, providing early exposure to market data (source: @QCompounding, Jan 7, 2026). According to @QCompounding, at age 15 he executed his first bucket shop trade and turned $5 into $8.12, a 62.4% gain based on the figures provided (source: @QCompounding, Jan 7, 2026). According to @QCompounding, this single result proved pivotal as it left him hooked on trading, marking a formative moment in his market journey (source: @QCompounding, Jan 7, 2026).