at the moment a credit hedge fund seems to go belly up ... and the credit world as such is already shaking ... not too bad timing for that thread, if you ask me ...
if you had bothered to read the article, you'd knew it limits the discussion to nobel prizes in economics and finance. a lot of us get pissed these guys get so much respect and even help from the fed and deep-pocketed investors when they blow up, at the same time "normal" traders have to go fry burgers or drive cabs when *we* go belly up. but anyway i personally prefer to be wealthy and truly smart ignoring what other people think about me, than being poor and stupid with useless prizes and all the respect from the sheeple.
Just give it a rest. LTCM had many talented traders, they were a lot like the Elite board in many ways. Dont you think?