TJR Trades
Tyler J. Riches (born April 6, 2002), known online as TJR or TJR Trades, is an American day trader, financial educator, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of TJR LLC, an online trading education company. Based in Miami, Florida, Riches operates a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers where he conducts live trading sessions.
Early life
Riches was born on April 6, 2002, in San Francisco, California. He began trading independently and, had accumulated over six years of trading experience by 2025. He describes his early trading as marked by significant financial losses, which he has said shaped his subsequent approach to market analysis and risk management. He initially operated from Puerto Rico, where he launched his public trading activity in August 2022, before relocating to Miami.
Career
TJR Trades
Riches founded TJR LLC and operates under the brand TJR Trades. He began by broadcasting his daily trades on Discord, offering access for free. He subsequently expanded to YouTube, where he conducts live trading sessions that show his activity in real time, including both gains and losses. His areas of trading activity include forex, stock market indexes, and cryptocurrency. According to Haute Living, he reached a net worth of one million dollars before the age of 21. In August 2025, Riches had recorded over $500,000 in trading profits for the year, including approximately $70,000 across five trading days. The article described three trades, including a NASDAQ-linked position that generated approximately $44,000.
Educational platform
Through TJR Trades, Riches offers training programs covering topics such as market structure and trader psychology.
The platform also includes live trading rooms, strategy sessions, community Q&As, and mentorship groups on Discord. In early 2026, Riches also launched a trading bootcamp, with a curriculum that covers position sizing, stop-loss placement, and risk-to-reward ratios. The program is described as intended for participants at different experience levels. Riches is bilingual in English and Spanish thanks to his Puerto Rican roots.