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Trading Legends: Michael Bloomberg
As part of our Trading Legends series, we profile the man who brought the trading world the hallowed terminal, and foresaw the arrival of 24/7 instant news. It's Michael Bloomberg... -
Rogue Traders: Citic Pacific
The story of this Hong Kong conglomerate that got into trouble after misusing forex derivatives is a family affair and – unusually – involves a woman. -
Rogue Traders: Yasuo "Mr Copper" Hamanaka
Copper trading king Yasuo Hamanaka excelled in his job. Unfortunately he did so through market manipulation, for which he paid a high price... -
Rogue Traders: Nelson Bunker Hunt
Texas-born oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt tried to buy all the world’s silver in an attempt to control the market for the precious metal. Instead he brought about its biggest crash. -
Trading Legends: Yukiko Ikebe and the FX Beauties
Japanese housewife Yukiko Ikebe taught herself to trade, which brought her enormous financial success. Then she helped other women to do the same... -
Great Trades of History: Leda Braga vs '08 Financial Crisis
2008 was generally not a good year for finance. But Leda Braga, then managing the BlueTrend hedge fund, made an astonishing 43% return. Here's how... -
Trading Legends: Leda Braga
Considered the most powerful female hedge fund manager in the world, managing $10 billion in assets... this is the story of Leda Braga -
Trading Legends: Geraldine Weiss
The Grand Dame of Dividends, Geraldine Weiss found success in blue chip stocks at a time when sexism was rife. In our latest Trading Legend article, we chart her inspirational ... -
Trader Urban Myths #4: Traders Need to be Aggressive
To be a successful trader you need to be forward, combative and aggressive, right? In our Trader Urban Myths series, we find that this might not exactly be the case... -
Great Trades of History: The Livermore Short
Jesse Livermore was one of the best traders of all time. His greatest success was making a massive profit from a stock market disaster. To kick off a new TraderLife ...
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