TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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Six Seven
The 5,000-Calorie Meal
By
AnnaMaria Andriotis
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Seattle's swank Edgewater Hotel has played host to much food-related mayhem over the years -- most notably some deviant hijinks involving British rock royalty, a young woman and an enormous fish. A trader's modern-day visit, of course, should prove more sophisticated, yes? Nutritionist Sophia Aslanis breaks it down...
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The 5,000-Calorie Meal
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Dining
Pit Bosses
By
Rich Blake
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The organized chaos in the CME Eurodollar pit is a thing of endangered beauty. Here's an annotated guide to the elbow-to-elbow mayhem.
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Trading Spaces
Need Sensitive Info In A Hurry?
Ask Beeks
By
Brian Dawson
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~Trading Places~’ Clarence Beeks is (no longer) at your service.
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Ask Beeks
Rare Coins
How to Trade...
By
AnnaMaria Andriotis
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Turn little bank into big bank with acrobatic numismatics.
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How To...
Is My Suntan Killing Me?
Doctor's Orders
By
Liesa Goins
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Doctor's Orders
Glory Days
Tunes
By
Brian Dawson
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Revisit trading's proudest era with a little ~'80s Gold~.
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Tunes
Liquid Market
Test Drive
By
Brian Dawson
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Exploring new frontiers in busy-trader comfort with Stadium Pal.
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Test Drive
Weather Man
Cojones Q&A
By
Doug Donaldson
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Storm chaser Warren Faidley nearby? Strap yourself to something solid.
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Cojones
Bathroom Breakdown
Ask the Dream Doctor
By
Lauren Lawrence
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One unsettled trader gets lost in the loo.
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Dream Doctor
High/Low
The Ringleader
Hall of Fame
By
Rich Blake
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The Chicago Merc pits may eventually be history, but back
in their glory days, no one was bigger than Lewis Borsellino.
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Hall of Fame
The Scrum and the Fury
Performance
By
David Dent
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To sharpen his mental acuity, Warren Rogers finds his edge on the rugby pitch.
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Performance
Hidden Agenda
Risk/Reward
By
A.D. Barber
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Program trading is supposed to be straightforward. So what exactly does Rosenblatt Securities' Joe Gawronski see lurking in the shadows?
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Risk/Reward
Man On Fire
Celebrity Trader
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Denis Leary has spent his career hurling Molotov cocktails at hypocrites. So we handed the blistering comic $50,000 and sent him out to torch the markets.
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Celebrity Trader
Hot Seat
The Trade
By
Jonathan Hoenig
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Exchanges have made plenty of money off traders over the years. Now it's time to turn the tables.
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The Trade
Shredded Wheat
My Worst Trade
By
Jeff Quinto
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How a floor buddy's bunk spread hunch and my own vacation plans once left me over a bushel.
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My Worst Trade
Where Eagles Dare
Five Rules
By
AnnaMaria Andriotis
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Whether inside a fighter jet or inside a trading room, Tom Busby has always had the right stuff. Now he shares it with the rest of us.
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Five Rules
Handpicked Competition
The Card Shark
By
Johnny Chan
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Whether you're playing poker or trading, exploiting a soft market for smaller gains often beats banging heads with the big boys.
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Brave New World
The Lord of Discipline
By
Ken Grant
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If it's cowboys you crave, go see Brokeback Mountain. True-grit traders embrace low volatility and protect capital.
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The Lord of Discipline
Just Play the Game
The Head Coach
By
Doug Hirschhorn
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Losses and cold streaks need not shake your confidence -- as long as you're making good decisions.
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The Head Coach
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Advice
Directions
Trader Monthly 100: The Best of the Rest
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Trader Monthly 100: Top Wall Street Traders
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Trader Monthly 100: Top Hedge-Fund Traders
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Trader Monthly 100: The Top 10
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Trader Monthly 100: Top Up-and-Comers
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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The brightest rising stars, plus a few traders who fell off the list.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Partners In Time
Fashion
By
Norma Buchanan
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Chronographs, with their myriad dials, are a fashion craze. But these old-school stopwatches do more than just look good -- they help you make the most of life's most valuable commodity.
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Fashion
Gimme Shelter
Feature Package
By
Susan Kime
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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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The Life
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Travel
The Trader Monthly 100: Earn, Baby, Earn
By
Rich Blake
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A.D. Barber
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Robert LaFranco
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Our third annual take on the world's highest-earning traders.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Close
Italian Stallion
Wheels
By
Magnus Greaves
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When our fearless founder announced he was test-driving the new Ferrari F430 at the Monza racetrack, we upped his life-insurance policy. In retrospect, a smart move!
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Wheels
Sherry on Top
Liquidity
By
Anthony Giglio
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Think this unheralded wine is merely Granny’s little helper? Time to think again.
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Liquidity
Bigger Bird
High Flyer
By
Robert Goyer
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Impossibly roomy and surprisingly refined, the Sikorsky S-92 is the helicopter that thinks it's a luxury jet.
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High Flyer
The Last Shangri-La
The Life
By
Matt Carroll
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Once the most remote culture on the planet, the mystical land of Bhutan has opened its doors to the Western world. Take a journey to the luxury and mystery of the oldest new place on earth.
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The Life
Turning Japanese
Gadgets
By
Mark Spoonauer
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Be the first kid on your continent to own the latest and greatest in Tokyo-style technology.
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Toys
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Gadgets
Scan
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