Top 10 Most Successful Traders in History
Top 10 Most Successful Traders in History
Even though it is not an easy activity to master, anyone can succeed in trading forex or other financial markets. Today we want to present 10 of the most exceptional and brilliant traders in the entire history of financial exchanges.
We start the list with legendary traders and progress to those who are still active today!
Jesse Livermore
Jesse Lauriston Livermore (1877-1940) was a famous American trader known both for colossal gains and market losses. He successfully traded short during the 1929 market crash, raising his fortune to 100 million dollars.
William Delbert Gann
WD Gann (1878-1955) was a trader who used market forecasting methods based on geometry, astrology and ancient mathematics. His mysterious technical tools include Gann angles. In addition to trading, Gann wrote a series of books and courses.
George Soros
George Soros, born in Hungary (born in 1930), is the chairman of Soros Fund Management, one of the most successful firms in the history of the hedge fund industry. He earned the nickname “the man who broke the Bank of England” in 1992 after selling 10 billion dollars in pounds sterling, making a neat profit of 1 billion dollars.
Jim Rogers
James Rogers, Jr. (born in 1942) is the chairman of Rogers Holdings. He co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in the early 1970s, which earned the astonishing return of 4200% over 10 years. Rogers is known for his optimistic but accurate call on commodities in the 90s and also for his books detailing his adventurous travels around the world.
Richard Dennis
Richard J. Dennis (born in 1949) made his mark in the exchange world as a highly successful commodities trader in Chicago. He reportedly acquired a fortune of 200 million dollars over ten years of speculation. Together with partner William Eckhardt, Dennis was the co-creator of the legendary Turtle Trading experiment.
Paul Tudor Jones
Paul Tudor Jones II (born in 1954) is the founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, one of the top hedge funds in the world. Tudor Jones gained notoriety after earning about 100 million dollars by shorting stocks during the 1987 market crash.
John Paulson
John Paulson (born in 1955), from the hedge fund Paulson & Co., rose to the top of the financial world after making billions of dollars in 2007 by using credit default swaps to effectively sell the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
Steven Cohen
Steven Cohen (born in 1956) founded SAC Capital Advisors, a hedge fund focused mainly on stock trading. In 2013, SAC was accused by the Securities Commission of failing to prevent insider trading and later agreed to pay a 1.2 billion-dollar fine.
David Tepper
David Tepper (born in 1957) is the founder of the successful hedge fund Appaloosa Management. Tepper, a specialist in distressed debt investing, has made several appearances on CNBC, where his statements are closely followed by traders.
Nick Leeson
Nicholas Leeson (born in 1967) is the rogue trader who caused the famous collapse of Barings Bank. Leeson served four years in prison in Singapore, but later returned.
The dramatic and varied life stories of the world's most renowned traders have created compelling material for books and films. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a fictional portrait of Jesse Livermore's life, is widely regarded as a timeless classic and one of the most important books ever written about trading. Rogue Trader (1999), starring Ewan McGregor, is based on the story of Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank.
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