TABLE OF CONTENTS 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.

Chemical Brother
Cojones Q&A
By Doug Donaldson | Page 42
Spilled some toxic waste into a wildlife sanctuary or children’s playground? Chris Wagner is the man to call > read more
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Warning Sign
Ask the Dream Doctor
By Doug Donaldson | Page 42
Will one anxious trader heed his nightmares’ lessons? > read more
Keywords: The Dream Doctor

Cape Crusaders
Trading Spaces
By Andrew Barber | Page 36
From high above South Africa, MET Traders has a nice view of global derivatives markets — and an eye-popping view of everything else > read more
Keywords: Trading Spaces

Hot News, Gossip, and Industry Dish
Insider Info
By Rich Blake , Teri Buhl , Hilary Lewis | Page 24
> read more
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English Lessons
Tunes
By Hilary Lewis | Page 38
Recapture the scintillating sounds of ’60s London in one slim little box > read more
Keywords: Tunes

Hybrid Instrument
Pretty Boy
By Cristina Velocci | Page 38
At Freemans bistro in lower Manhattan, fashion and grooming are also on the menu > read more
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Grieving by Giving
My Charity
By Eric Capper | Page 40
How Marathon Asset Management’s Andrew Rabinowitz channeled unspeakable sorrow into saving the lives of newborns > read more
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The Cruelest Twist
Doctor's Orders
By Cristina Velocci | Page 44
Is yoga killing you? > read more
Keywords: Doctor's Orders

“Wealth” Management
READS
| Page 2
A money-minded modern humorist tackles Adam Smith’s famous treatise. > read more

Vinyl Solution
15 Grand Well Spent
| Page 2
The retro-modern Laser Turntable is a record player for the digital-age trader > read more

Iron Man
Hall of Fame
By Lizbeth Scordo | Page 50
He’s the Cal Ripken of commodities, a walking testament to the sheer joy of trading. Going long with Artie Reinhardt > read more
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Buyer’s Remiss
My Worst Trade
By Stephen Floriendo | Page 48
When Time Warner announced its historic deal to merge with AOL, the entire world took notice. I took a bath > read more
Keywords: My Worst Trade

The Heat Is On
By Kelly E. Carter | Page 60
We gave Dwyane Wade — reigning NBA champion, reigning NBA Finals MVP, reigning Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year — $50,000 to rain down on the markets. Would basketball’s unstoppable force prove as adept at the Big Board as the backboard? > read more
Keywords: Celebrity Trader

Sky Captain
Life After Trading
By Leah McGrath Goodman | Page 66
It’s hard to trade while plummeting from 30,000 feet at high speed — so Michael Romanek pulled the ripcord and bid the markets adieu. > read more
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Fightin’ Fuld
The Beat of the Street
By Charles Gasparino | Page 68
Whether trading blows with an obnoxious hockey fan or locking horns with a star banker, Dick Fuld is as tough as they come in this business. Mixing it up with Lehman’s fearless CEO > read more
Keywords: The Beat of the Street

Stay Hungry
The Card Shark
By Johnny Chan | Page 72
A winning streak can affect your judgment — and, paradoxically, cause you to miss out on even bigger opportunities > read more
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Just Eat It
The Head Coach
By Doug Hirschhorn | Page 74
Anyone can make money. But how effective are you at losing it? Many traders fail to grasp this part of the game. It’s time to rediscover the lost art of taking losses > read more
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Fat-Cat Tilt
The Lord of Discipline
By Ken Grant | Page 76
The investment field is becoming so overly skewed toward the biggest players that it’s only a matter of time before there’s only one skin left in the game > read more
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Young Gun
Three Rules
By Leah McGrath Goodman | Page 64
Giles Hill eschewed the British Army for commodities trading — but still knows how to fight hard in the trenches > read more
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Style Points
Fashion
By Leah McGrath Goodman | Page 122
Winning isn’t everything? Right, you’ve also got to look good while doing it — especially when locked in competition with a disarming beauty. Don one of these elegant tuxes and consider yourself well-attired for the battle of the sexes > read more
Keywords: Fashion

Welcome to the Boomtown
Home Equity
By Lisa Selin Davis | Page 110
During the past decade, Manhattan’s luxury real-estate market has enjoyed history’s most prolonged — and profitable — bull market. Today, with dozens of spectacular high-end high-rises shooting skyward from the island, it shows little sign of slowing. Behold New York’s newest castles in the sky > read more
Keywords: Home Equity

The Trader Monthly 100: #1-10
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman | Page 90
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #11-20
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #21-30
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #31-40
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #41-50
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #51-60
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #61-70
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
Keywords: The Trader Monthly 100

The Trader 100: #71-80
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
Keywords: The Trader Monthly 100

The Trader 100: #81-90
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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The Trader 100: #91-100
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
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. > read more
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About the Trader Monthly 100
By Rich Blake , Robert LaFranco , Leah McGrath Goodman
You needed to have made $50 million in 2006 just to gain admission to this list. You needed $1 billion in annual comp to crack the Top 5. Behold capitalism’s ultimate honor roll — the fourth annual Trader Monthly 100. > read more
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Laptops of Luxury
Gadgets
By Mark Spoonauer | Page 144
Meet the year’s sleekest, most revolutionary notebooks — the supercars of the computer set > read more
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Trade On, Tune In, Drop Out!
Back Issue
By Brian Dawson | Page 152
We scoured the Trader Monthly “archives” to unearth this 1969 issue — and excerpted just a few of its many timeless insights > read more
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Chutes on a Plane
High Flyer
By Robert Goyer | Page 148
The technology to equip jets with whole-airplane parachutes is on the horizon. How long before you strap one onto your plane? > read more
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Clear Winners
Liquidity
By Anthony Giglio | Page 150
These new super-premium vodkas may be, by definition, odorless and flavorless — but they still manage to taste exceptional > read more
Keywords: Liquidity

Shanghai Nights
The Life
By Jean Tang | Page 126
After a decade of spectacular boom, China’s financial capital has been transformed into an empire of indulgence and excess. Behold our user-friendly guide to the Far East’s new Wild West > read more
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Maritimers
Watch List
By Norma Buchanan | Page 142
What good is owning a yacht if you don’t own a yachting watch? Seriously, you might as well just give the boat back > read more
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Porsche Versus Plane
Wheels
By Larry Webster | Page 136
Just how fast is the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo? We set it up in a 240-mile race against an equities trader and . . . a DC-9 > read more
Keywords: Wheels

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