TABLE OF CONTENTS 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.

Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Insider Info
By Rich Blake , Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 16
Thomas Peterffy, NYMEX in China, prop king Bob Bright and more > read more
Keywords: Insider Info , News

BLT Steak
The 5,000 Calorie Meal
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 22
This posh 57th Street outpost from heralded chef Laurent Tourondel gives a French tickle to Gotham's ravenous carnivores. Dietitian Hillary Baron sizes up the nutritional scorecard. Sacre bleu! > read more
Keywords: The 5,000-Calorie Meal , Dining

The Jimmy Fund
My Charity
By Karen Hartline | Page 22
Seldon Clarke, president, 508 Securities > read more
Keywords: My Charity

Analysts Gone Wild!
Reads
By Jonathan Lesser | Page 22
A brutal tale of '90s market chicanery > read more
Keywords: Reads , Entertainment

Trade Vintage Cars
How To...
By Colin Allen | Page 24
For fun and profit, a classic chassis is tough to beat > read more
Keywords: How To... , Recreation , Advice

Horn of Plenty
Tunes
By Brian Dawson | Page 24
Toast wins (or rue losses) with the bipolar music of Miles Davis > read more
Keywords: Tunes , Entertainment

withoutreservations.biz
Web Site of the Month
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 24
Last-minute restaurant bookings for the forgetful > read more
Keywords: Web Site of the Month , Entertainment

First Aide Kit
$10,000 Well Spent
By Karen Hartline | Page 26
From picking up dry cleaning to securing World Series tickets, a personal concierge can get the job done > read more
Keywords: $10,000 Well Spent , Luxury Goods

Scent of a Trader
Bubble Watch
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 26
"Wall Street" cologne fails the smell test > read more
Keywords: Bubble Watch , Luxury Goods

Need Sensitive Information In a Hurry?
Ask Beeks
By Brian Dawson | Page 28
Trading Places' Clarence Beeks is at your service > read more
Keywords: Ask Beeks , Advice

Buy Your Way Out of the Doghouse
Kobe's Korner
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 28
Nailed in a carnal double-dribble? Spa your way to forgiveness! > read more
Keywords: Kobe's Korner , Luxury Goods

Norway Island, British Columbia
Buy This Island
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 30
Yo, Canada! It's not just for frigid hockey hooligans anymore > read more
Keywords: Buy This Island , Travel

Quirky Market of the Month
Mondo Bazarro
By Brian Dawson | Page 30
Tap into disaster at the Foresight Exchange > read more
Keywords: Mondo Bazarro

Wasted Effort
Test Drive
By Brian Dawson | Page 30
Can the Sober X patch make hangovers history? > read more
Keywords: Test Drive

Jungle Boogie
Cojones Q&A
By Alison Stuart | Page 32
Snake hunter Bryan Stuart gets medieval on killer cobras > read more
Keywords: Cojones , Profile

Will Work-Related Stress Kill Me?
Doctor's Orders
By Leisa Goins | Page 32
Advice for avoiding a work-induced heart attack > read more
Keywords: Doctor's Orders , Advice

Sky Captains
Trading Spaces
By Brian Dawson | Page 34
Raking in profits, aiding the needy and then kicking back on the roof deck: all in a day's work for the boys of Lime Brokerage > read more
Keywords: Trading Spaces , Shelter

Pretty Patterns
The Card Shark
By Johnny Chan | Page 62
Tells are overrated. In poker, as in trading, correctly reading repetitive patterns can lead to great profits > read more
Keywords: The Card Shark , Advice , Expert

Tunes of the Trade
The Lord of Discipline
By Ken Grant | Page 60
Forget my normal risk-related blather for a moment and check out this list of the greatest trading songs ever > read more
Keywords: The Lord of Discipline

Hong Kong King
Five Rules
By Victoria Weinberg | Page 58
Rickey Cheung is among the hottest traders in Asia today and runs one of the most exclusive seminars on earth. Consider these five rules on the house > read more
Keywords: Five Rules , Advice , Expert

Mixing With Moby
Celebrity Trader
By Karen Hartline | Page 54
What happens when you give a $50,000 trading account to a man who's a DJ, rock star and entrepreneur? One eclectic portfolio. We turn tables, and profits, with Moby > read more
Keywords: Celebrity Trader

Buy-Side Behemoth
The Ask
By Frances Denmark | Page 50
Running $1 million can be tricky. Running $1 billion is even trickier. State Street's European head trader, Douglas Hampton, chats about what it's like to run $1 trillion > read more
Keywords: The Ask , Profile

Greenback Attack
The Trade
By Jonathan Hoenig | Page 46
The American dollar might be weak, but trading the once-dominant currency will require some strength > read more
Keywords: The Trade , Advice

Beef Stew
My Worst Trade
By James Cordier | Page 44
It seemed like nothing could stop stampeding cattle futures a few years ago. Nothing, that is, except a little mad-cow disease > read more
Keywords: My Worst Trade , My Best Trade , Profile

Sling Trade
Risk/Reward
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 40
Self-proclaimed "Risk Doctor" Charles Cottle claims that his "slingshot hedge" is the best prescription for pain-free trading > read more
Keywords: Risk/Reward , Profile

Balls Out
Performance
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 38
Growing up, Ray Fischer's life revolved around soccer. Now his dedication to chasing a ball around a huge field is paying dividends on the trading floor > read more
Keywords: Performance , Profile

Welcome to Pinstripes
Fashion
By Michael Callahan | Page 96
Carl Pavano, the newest Yankee fireballer, has long dreamed of donning the pinstripes. But these days, stripes work with any uniform - Whether you're armed with a power suit or hitting the town after your latest win > read more
Keywords: Fashion

The Vegas 100
Hot List
By Bert Randolph Sugar , Deke Castleman | Page 84
There are thousands of diversions in Sin City - but most are sucker bets. In honor of the centennial of the ultimate trader playground, we've pulled out the top 100 plays that Las Vegas has to offer > read more
Keywords: Recreation , Travel

TT Against the World
Profile
By Imogen Rose-Smith | Page 80
Harris Brumfield controls a commodities-trading software empire. Now he's laying it all on the line. The stakes? Only the future of electronic trading > read more
Keywords: Culture

John Henry's Double Play
Hall of Fame
By Alan Schwarz | Page 74
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 > read more
Keywords: Hall of Fame , Profile

The 40 Greatest Trades of All Time
Feature
By Rich Blake , Imogen Rose-Smith , David Obuchowski , Jonathan Hoenig , Matt Blackman , Karen Hartline , Victoria Weinberg , AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 66
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 > read more
Keywords: List

Wake-Up Calls
The Dream Doctor
By Lauren Lawrence | Page 120
When traders dream, bizarre and terrible things happen. But fear not, for the Dream Doctor is in. Sleep tight > read more
Keywords: The Dream Doctor , Advice

Liquid Fiesta
Liquidity
By Randall Lane | Page 118
Ice? Limes? Salt? Three ways to tolerate bad tequila - and three enemies of the finest versions, which demand to be sipped and savored all by themselves > read more
Keywords: Liquidity , Dining

Long-Range Bomber
High Flyer
By Robert Goyer | Page 116
With speed, smarts, size, comfort and prodigious length, the new Gulfstream G550 is the bizjet set's new MVP (Most Valuable Plane) > read more
Keywords: High Flyer , Luxury Goods , Travel

Go-Go Market
Gadgets
By Mark Spoonauer | Page 114
We know you like to watch. Now you can do it anywhere > read more
Keywords: Gadgets , Luxury Goods

Hollywood Boulevard
Wheels
By John Pearley Huffman | Page 110
It's one thing to own a car. It's something else to arrive in a legend. These celebrity vehicles can turn any street into a real-life movie set. (Stunt drivers not included.) > read more
Keywords: Wheels , Luxury Goods

Two-Timers
Watch List
By Norma Buchanan | Page 108
Don't leave home - or hemisphere - without one of these multi-zone timepieces > read more
Keywords: Watch List , Luxury Goods

Living Gallery
Spreads
By AnnaMaria Andriotis | Page 104
When in New York, James R. Hedges IV doesn't merely like to look at art - he likes to live among it > read more
Keywords: Spreads , Shelter

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