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30 Under 30
September 2008
30 Under 30
Our annual list of the top 30 traders under 30
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 PAST ISSUES
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100 Highest-Earning Traders
April/May 2008
Cash of the Titans
They're called hedgehogs and fat cats, and sometimes much worse than that. There's one word that describes each of the securities-industry standouts who make up this year's Trader Monthly 100: flush.
A Word on Methodology
Over the past four years of scouring the financial landscape to ascertain precisely which trading figures commanded the most cash from their market machinations, we've made some real strides to ensure that our estimates are reasonable and accurate. A look at our methods in identifying the top-earning traders.
Better Luck Next Year
Up and coming traders who are on our radar screen.
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Trades of the Year
February/March 2008
The Best of 2007
We settle up on 2007 with a robust recap of the year's top subprime plunderings, commodities killings and other money-making marvels, and our inaugural survey of sell-side excellence. Prepare to close the books on a year many might prefer to forget.
Let it Rain
Despite steep losses, shaky markets and violent financial storms, many on Wall Street still found themselves flooded in 2007 by bonus manna from heaven.
Goldman Stacks
Recognizing the most outstanding sell-side performances of 2007, a year in which Goldman Sachs romped and Interactive Brokers surprised.
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Women in Trading
November 2007
Armed and Dangerous
Revisiting the subject of the preeminent women in trading, we've cast an eye toward technology, shining a spotlight on the females leading the industry's march into the twenty-first century.
Shell Shock
A famous 1980s trading experiment spawned legions of disciples known as "turtles," including some highly successful commodities managers. But that's only half the story. Slow and steady, have the turtles won the race?
Election Chart
Who's giving to which candidates?
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Crash Course
October 2007
The Oral History
Twenty years ago this month, the earth stood still as word spread of the Dow's plummet -- the worst securities-market panic in half a century. Tapping the traders and market players who were closest to the action, sifting through myth and hype, we've detailed one of the darkest days in history -- in the words of those who lived it.
Meet the Belzbergs
He was a painfully shy Canadian chess player from a famous family. She was the daughter of Polish immigrants. Together, they're trying to transform trading.
Hollywood Ending
A decade ago, a Wall Street trader and an L.A. dealmaker united to remake the movie industry in the image of the markets. So whatever became of the Hollywood Stock Exchange?
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30 Under 30
September 2007
The 2007 Trader Monthly 30 Under 30
The future of trading is now. Meet the young guns tearing up the markets.
Seeing Green
Credit Suisse's carbon-emissions emissary, Paul Ezekiel, set aside a life of healing the sick for a chance to prescribe changes to heal the planet -- and make his employers a bundle.
Over the Hedge
Having spent his career creating enemies in the financial world, attorney Jake Zamansky is suddenly the trader's best friend.
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Best of the Trading World
June/July 2007
Trade Here Now!
From Amsterdam to Zurich, Beantown to Buenos Aires: presenting our inaugural ranking of the 50 greatest trading cities in the world.
Street Brawler
Jimmy Cayne built Bear Stearns from the ground up with one key ingredient: guts. We induct a Wall Street icon.
A Cut Above
You're unique. Like a snowflake. So why would you settle for a suit straight off the rack?
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The Trader Monthly 100
April/May 2007
The Trader Monthly 100
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
The Heat Is On
We gave Dwyane Wade $50,000 to rain down on the markets. Would basketball's unstoppable force prove as adept at the Big Board as the backboard?
Welcome to the Boomtown
An advance look at 24 of NYC's most trader-worthy castles.
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The Bonus Issue
Feb/March 2007
The Biggest Bulge Ever
Another Wall Street bonus season, another jaw-dropping, record-smashing haul. Mark 2006 as a very good year to be a bank trader.
Fast Market
Coffee trader John Connolly conquered the NYBOT pits but never abandoned his passion for auto racing. Burning the midnight tires with a man on a mission -- for speed.
Capital Investments
Which luxury indulgences are most deserving of your bonus cash? We polled our readers, and the survey says: These are the year's strongest buys.
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The Best Trades of 2006
December 2006/January 2007
Trades of the Year
Celebrating 2006's biggest, best, most brazen positions across all markets -- it's the third annual Trader Monthly Awards, as nominated by you, our readers. Let the monumental moneymaking commence!
The Survivor
Chris Gardner's journey has taken him from homeless father to Wall Street broker to wildly successful founder of his own financial firm.
The Exchange
A collection of blue-chip holiday buys wrapped up all up in the season's finest fashions.
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Women In Trading
Oct/Nov 2006
In the Club
Male traders get ahead through good performance. To succeed in this industry, female traders must often be great. These fearless professionals are making their mark on the markets -- and their inspiring stories offer lessons for all.
London Brawling
Once a year, London's hedge-fund heavies get together to beat each other's brains out -- for a good cause. It's called Hedge Fund Fight Nite.
Casinos Royale
Beyond the cheesy chintz of your average casino resides a world of luxury gambling parlors -- each oozing with money, teeming with beautiful people and lined with the finest felt money can buy. Behold our bet for the greatest casinos in the world.
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Top Traders Under 30
August/September 2006
30 Under 30
We polled the worldwide trading community in order to identify the top young talent currently slaying the capital markets. Behold the future -- and the present -- of trading.
Traders of the Corn
The Maharishi's followers brought Wall Street -- and Golden Domes -- to small-town Iowa. But can they really make the market levitate just by meditating?
The Ride of His Life
At 37, Jim Rogers walked away from the pinnacle of trading to see the rest of the planet. Today he still heeds his calling: taking risks.
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The Trader Monthly 100
April/May 2006
Earn, Baby, Earn
Our third annual take on the world's highest-earning traders.
The Ringleader
The Chicago Merc pits may eventually be history, but back in their glory days, no one was bigger than Lewis Borsellino.
Gimme Shelter
Why burn your valuable vacation time booking a measly five-star hotel room when you could walk through the front door of a private luxury home and stroll out the back door into paradise? Behold the finest residence-club properties in the world -- and the keys to making them yours.
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Bonus Time!
February/March 2006
The Year of the Blowout Bonus
Wall Street's elite decked the halls with a record-setting bonus season in 2005. Behold our annual survey of who made it, who missed it and what this year's bonus babies are buying.
The Player
Chicago equities trader Bobby Schwartz had proven his mettle on the floor of the CME when he set his sights on Tinseltown. But would steering a hit through Hollywood's shark-infested waters prove too tough for even a titan of the pits?
Bonus Buys
Not sure how to spend your new-found wad? We can help...
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Table of Contents
Trader Europe 2
Listening Tour
The reaction to our launch issue was fantastic. Our biggest advantage: feedback from readers like you.
Bombay Rising
It boasts the third-most-active exchange in the world, with $450 billion in stock-market capitalization. But is India the next great trading frontier -- or merely an impenetrable maze of barriers?
Queen of the Damned
In the sometimes dark and terrifying world of credit derivatives, London-based Terri Duhon serves as a beacon of reassurance.
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Top Trades of the Year!
December 2005/January 2006
Top Trades of the Year
Mega-mergers, meltdowns, hedge-fund fiascos, massive hurricanes, shorting scandals, derivatives scares -- all in a year's mayhem for traders trying to make a buck. So hoist a glass and offer a warm toast. The best, worst, gutsiest and most absurd trading feats of 2005.
Easy Pickens
Iconic speculator T. Boone Pickens has ruled the energy markets for half a century. How does the tycoon remain at the top of the hedge-fund game?
A Killing In Hong Kong
Why did the sweet, quiet wife of trader Rob Kissel murder her husband in cold blood?
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The Greatest Trading Blowups Of All Time
October/November 2005
Nick Leeson Comes Clean
A decade after his legendary fraud destroyed a financial institution, the greatest cautionary tale in the history of trading is alive, well -- and not all that contrite. The man who redefined "rogue trader" sits down to tell his side of the story.
Larry Williams's Last Stand
For the past five years, legendary trader Larry Williams has speculated $1 million before legions of pie-eyed disciples. Is he a trader of consummate skill or a glorified snake-oil salesman?
Forex Folk Hero
By age 30, Andy Krieger was a trading titan whose massive currency bets shook up entire countries -- and the very way Wall Street operates.
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The 30 Best Traders Under 30!
August/September 2005
The Best Young Traders in the World
We polled the world's trading community to come up with the best young talent currently conquering global markets.
The Bulls of Baghdad
In a nation plagued by bombings, kidnappings and political strife, a trading floor struggles to survive. Come spend a day in Baghdad's financial trenches: the Iraq Stock Exchange.
Going Deep
Whether slamming 95-mph fastballs or landing the largest contract in sports, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez knows how to go for the longball. But when we handed him $50,000 to invest for a week, could he hit a home run for charity?
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The Trader Monthly 100
June/July 2005
The Trader Monthly 100
Our definitive list of the top-earning traders and how much they pulled in.
The Whistleblower
He helped regulators build a monumental case of corruption. But did Bob Stellato do the right thing -- or merely do himself in?
Heavy Hitter
Whether lashing 150-mph serves or canoodling with starlets, tennis champ Andy Roddick has always gone for the big play. So what happened when we handed him $50,000 and unleashed him on the markets? He came out swinging.
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The 40 Greatest Trades of All Time
April/May 2005
The 40 Greatest Trades of All Time
In sports, one play can make you a legend. So, too, in trading. We've gone back centuries to find the ballsiest and the luckiest, the biggest and the smartest, the craftiest and the most important -- in short, the greatest trades of all time.
The Vegas 100
The ballsiest gambling. The poshest suites. The hottest gentlemen's clubs.
John Henry's Double Play
A self-taught mathematical discipline earned John Henry a place in Trader Monthly's Hall of Fame. That same trading philosophy brought generations of Boston baseball fans something Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice never could.
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The Bonus Issue
February/March 2005
Bonus Points
All hail the green party! Eleven pages of everything you need to know about the pile that makes it all worthwhile.
Flipping Out
Is Paul Rotter a devious market machinator or a victim of his own success? The biggest trader on the Eurex and the most controversial man in electronic trading speaks out.
The Lifer
Michael Pascuma, 95, the world's oldest living trader, has outlasted Babe Ruth, Black Thursday, the Great Depression, the Cold War, 13 U.S. presidents, 9/11 and more than 20,000 opening bells.
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The Best Trades of the Year
December 2004/January 2005
The Trader Monthly Awards
Oil was up, the dollar was down, most everything else seemed flat. No matter: It was another memorable year in trading, and we're here to chronicle it all. Without further ado, we present 2004's best, worst and most bizarre.
Race to the Middle
All fall and winter, professional sports bettors battle casino market-makers for an advantage in the multibillion-dollar pro-football market. How NFL point spreads really work.
Fast Times and Big Money at the NYMEX
With crude soaring to the moon, the hottest exchange on Wall Street is the New York Merc.
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The 100 Highest-Earning Traders
October/November 2004
The Trader Monthly 100
The top-earning traders of 2003 -- we're naming names and counting $$$.
Rolling Carnival
Speed all day, party all night: At the Bullrun, an eight-day trans-America exercise in excess, fast cars yield all sorts of trouble.
Blood on the Street
Eurodollar trader Troy Kindt's football physique and aggressive behavior gave him a big advantage in the CME pits. Those traits may also have prompted him to kill a man over a parking space.
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