Ever heard of Mark D. Cook? Not only did he blow up, but owed 500,000 to the brokerage after bring wiped out and paid it all back. Some folks are just tougher than others.
Timmy Sykes. "Short selling penny stocks Annihilates All Indexes, Strategies & Hedge Funds. Learn how Tim turned $12415 into $2 million by short selling..." James Lipton himself would make an exception and allow for an interview of a trader like Timmy in 'Inside the Actor's Studio.'
Spot on call, John Arnold's age makes him even more impressive I recently read an article on alphaville I think where my favorite trader: Paul Tudor Jones and who I also think is the best said his biggest mistake of his career was missing the Credit Crisis. I have to say when you are a billionaire trader but are still humble enough to give a public interview admitting a missed opportunity you are the creme de la creme of the trading world.
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