A Century of Evidence on Trend-Following Investing
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The Trade of the Century: When George Soros Broke the British Pound
I remember sitting in an airport watching this unfold on the tv’s in the lounge trying as hard as I could not to get overly shitty that I had chosen now to be in between offices….. In 1992, George Soros brought the Bank of England to its knees. In the process, he pocketed over a…
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Diary Of A Pro Punter
This is actually quite interesting. Tuesday The working week almost always commences on a Tuesday, when I’m generally in the office by 8.00am.(Editor’s note: This ‘office’ is in fact larger than most houses. It is a lavish three bedroom, two bathroom, $1 million-plus penthouse with rooftop entertaining area and pool.) Tuesdays are largely set aside…
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John Henry and the Making of a Red Sox Baseball Dynasty
Then, in 1975, Henry’s father died. Suddenly, at 26, he was back in Arkansas and running a 1,000-acre farm. Farmers often guard against volatile crop prices by buying futures contracts to hedge risk. Henry began purchasing soybean and corn futures and soon realized he was more interested in futures trading than farming. As Seth Mnookin…
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Pirates
I heard a remark in passing the other day that prompted me to do a bit of research. Pirates, that is the sort that hijack ships not the sort that illegally download Game of Thrones have their own stock exchange. This exchange was established in 2009 in Harardheere which is north of Mogadishu. This exchange…
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Michael Steinhardt, Wall Street’s Greatest Trader, Is Back
I first came across Michael Steinhardt in the original Market Wizards book. He always seemed to be a larger than life character with a wicked sense of humour – most of which was directed at hapless brokers.He retired from the hedge fund business many years ago but is now back apparently this time in a…
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We Are Coming To Sydney And The Gold Coast
This is an invite we are extending to everyone – Hi everyone, David’s personal assistant – Ruth, will be booking everyone in and giving the details about the venue. I actually sent out an email to everyone who watched the David Chia video to tell them how to book in. Oh my gosh – I…
DetailsThe Mind of Jeffrey Gundlach
To be honest i had never heard of this person but he seems to be vaguley interesting – its a pity the piece is not longer. Suddenly, he decided he wanted to be rich. It was the 80s, and in the 80s if you wanted to be rich, you were an investment banker. So he…
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