TABLE OF CONTENTS 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.

Insider Info
Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
By Rich Blake , Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 16
One trader's tsunami relief effort, a Chicago murder, FidelityGate and more > read more
Keywords: Insider Info , News

Arnaud's
The 5,000-Calorie Meal
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 20
This New Orleans favorite, a French Quarter fixture since 1918, serves big portions to big appetites in the Big Easy. New York dietitian Hillary Baron helps us figure out how to say "I ate how much?" in Creole > read more
Keywords: The 5,000-Calorie Meal , Dining

Jacob's Cure
My Charity
By Karen Hartline | Page 20
Steven Starker, founder, Bass Trading > read more
Keywords: My Charity

She's Got Legs
Reads
By Jonathan Lesser | Page 20
Cari Lynn hits the pits > read more
Keywords: Reads , Entertainment

Quirky Market of the Month
Mondo Bizarro
By Lauren Barack | Page 30
Trade virtual currency -- for real! > read more
Keywords: Mondo Bazarro , Culture

Paraty, Brazil
Buy This Island
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 30
Sun, sand, bikinis: This place put an extra a in party > read more
Keywords: Buy This Island , Travel

Will Bingeing Tank My Liver?
Doctor's Orders
By Lisa Flanagin | Page 28
Advice for saving your liver -- and your brain > read more
Keywords: Doctor's Orders , Advice

Burning Man
Cojones Q&A
By Brian Dawson | Page 28
Jim Bellar routinely goes whoop-ass on Arizona's worst wildfires > read more
Keywords: Cojones , Profile

Buy Your Way Out Of the Doghouse
Kobe's Korner
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 26
Nothing says "sorry, honey" like a fancy French watch > read more
Keywords: Kobe's Korner , Luxury Goods

Need Sensitive Information In a Hurry?
Ask Beeks
By Brian Dawson | Page 26
Trading Places' Clarence Beeks is at your service > read more
Keywords: Ask Beeks , Advice

21 Club
The Gambling Guru
By Deke Castleman | Page 24
The ins and outs of blackjack tournaments > read more
Keywords: Gambling Guru , Recreation , Advice

All Hands on Deck
$10,000 Well Spent
By Karen Hartline | Page 24
Yacht charters aren't just for stuffy curmudgeons anymore > read more
Keywords: $10,000 Well Spent , Luxury Goods , Recreation

bugmenot.com
Web Site of the Month
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 22
Never be bothered with online registration again > read more
Keywords: Web Site of the Month , Entertainment

Addictive
Tunes
By Brian Dawson | Page 22
Celebrate your bonus with the year's first great ear narcotic > read more
Keywords: Tunes , Entertainment

How To Trade Art
By Colin Allen | Page 22
High-end works can net you handsome profits -- more easily than you think > read more
Keywords: How To... , Advice , Recreation

Big-Picture Player
Five Rules
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 54
Michael Palumbo came from nowhere to become one of Chicago's most profitable prop traders. Here are five reasons why > read more
Keywords: Five Rules , Advice

Making Money From Nothing
The Card Shark
By Johnny Chan | Page 56
Whether you're trading or raising, your smartest plays can come when the odds are against you > read more
Keywords: The Card Shark , Advice , Expert

Strictly Taboo
The Lord of Discipline
By Ken Grant | Page 58
Separating bunk from brilliance requires the wisdom to know the difference -- and a healthy dose of skepticism > read more
Keywords: The Lord of Discipline , Advice , Expert

Total Recall
The Mental Edge
By Alden Cass | Page 60
Last year's lessons become this year's profits, if you're in the right frame of mind to remember what you learned > read more
Keywords: The Mental Edge , Advice , Expert

Stock Hustler
Celebrity Trader
By Rudy Maxa | Page 50
From his businesses to his gambling to his run-ins with the establishment, First Amendment icon Larry Flynt has defined big risk. So what's he doing with a load of blue-chip equities? Trying to spark a New Year's rally for tsunami victims > read more
Keywords: Celebrity Trader

Paired Up
The Ask
By Rich Blake | Page 48
One of Bright Trading's brightest stars sheds some light on his aggressive pairs-trading strategy > read more
Keywords: The Ask , Advice , Profile

Electrogusher
The Trade
By Jonathan Hoenig | Page 46
Want to trade crude oil like the big boys? Some slick opportunities are a hop, skip and e-miNY away > read more
Keywords: The Trade , Advice

Bubble Boy
My Worst Trade
By Phil Tomich | Page 44
Coming of age in the dot-com frenzy in the late '90s meant getting slapped with enough comeuppance to last a lifetime. Here's a taste of my humble pie > read more
Keywords: My Worst Trade , My Best Trade , Profile

The Sultan of Short
Hall of Fame
By Rich Blake | Page 40
During the 1980s, Matt Feshbach struck fear into the hearts of book-cooking companies everywhere -- and helped revolutionize both short-selling and hedge-fund trading > read more
Keywords: Hall of Fame , Profile , Expert

Flirting With Disaster
Risk/Reward
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 36
As a trader of cat bonds, John DeCaro wrestles with Mother Nature herself on a daily basis > read more
Keywords: Risk/Reward , Profile

Ego Check
Performance
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 34
Simon Brown learned the hard way that it's not about him -- it'ss about making money > read more
Keywords: Performance , Profile

Back In the Trenches
Kwame Jackson and Adam Mesh
By Michael Callahan | Page 84
Before they were an Apprentice or an Average Joe, Kwame Jackson and Adam Mesh were at Goldman Sachs and Tradescape, respectively. To herald their return to the swirl of Wall Street, we've rolled out the red carpet and decked them in designer coats -- all the better to help them weather the storms of the trading world > read more
Keywords: Fashion

Flipping Out
Digging for the truth
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 80
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 > read more
Keywords: Profile , Culture

The Lifer
The World's Oldest Living Trader
By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt | Page 76
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 > read more
Keywords: Profile , Culture

Bonus Points
How to spend your annual windfall
By AnnaMaria Andriotis , Karen Hartline , Alison Stuart , Victoria Weinberg | Page 65
All hail the green party! Eleven pages of everything you need to know about the pile that makes it all worthwhile > read more
Keywords: Luxury Goods , Recreation

Analyze This
Ask the Dream Doctor
By Lauren Lawrence | Page 112
When traders dream, bizarre and terrible things happen. But fear not, for the Dream Doctor is in. Sleep tight > read more
Keywords: Dream Doctor , Advice

Liquid Market
Liquidity
By Randall Lane | Page 110
Some $70 million of the world's best, most hard-to-find wines come to auction in New York every year -- and those with trading chops have a shot at cornering the market > read more
Keywords: Liquidity , Dining

Selling Shares
High Flyer
By Robert Goyer | Page 108
An eighth is enough? When you're talking about fractional jet ownership, it might be better than having it all > read more
Keywords: High Flyer , Luxury Goods , Travel

Cell, Cell, Cell!
Gadgets
By Mark Spoonauer | Page 106
Want to stand out from the camera phone-snapping masses? Invest in one of these luxury mobiles, and you'll soon be the talk of the town > read more
Keywords: Luxury Goods

Yachts on Wheels
Wheels
By Glenn Derene | Page 102
We took to the mean streets of Manhattan in two legendarily regal rides: the Rolls-Royce Phantom and the Maybach 62. Which would finish first in this lap of luxury? > read more
Keywords: Wheels , Luxury Goods

Bonus Babies
Watch List
By Norma Buchanan | Page 100
As status symbols, tourbillon watches run circles around all others > read more
Keywords: Watch List , Luxury Goods

The Land of White Greens
Adrenaline Holiday
By Jeff Weingrad | Page 96
This April, dozens of golfers will trek nearly 1,000 miles above the Arctic Circle to battle freezing cold, polar bears and one another for the title of World Ice Golf Champion. Care to join them? Bring your rifle > read more
Keywords: Adrenaline Holiday , Recreation , Travel

Tropical Paradise
Spreads
By Lea Stern | Page 92
When the weather in Chicago gets cold, Morgan Stanley's Joe Siegman heads to his South Florida Zen palace > read more
Keywords: Spreads , Shelter

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