Great Traders
The great traders left more than fortunes: methods, principles, and mistakes we still learn from. Studying them shortens your own learning curve.
FeaturedThe World’s Most Successful Traders: Profiles and Strategies
Who are the best traders on the planet? The trader’s profession has always caused a lot of “talk” among the public at large. Criticized, envied for…
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Great Traders
This section surveys the figures who shaped the markets—Jesse Livermore, George Soros, Paul Tudor Jones, Stanley Druckenmiller, Bruce Kovner—their approaches, their famous bets, and what they reveal about the craft. It extends to trading culture: the books, films, and series that say a great deal about speculation. I read them as an active trader since 1994 and a trained historian: behind every legend lies a context, a measure of luck, and a discipline rarely told. The articles combine biographies, methods, and culture, to understand the markets through those who made them.
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