http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...200-on-china-futures-says-go-short-or-get-out ...and he's self-taught. and a relatively simpleton with no fancy or complex history/background. Goes to show, that anybody can excel in this trading/investing world...given the right strategy, skill, intuition, etc. ...This futures/options/derivatives/leverage news story...makes me think of this documentary I have watched in the past. The Birth of the Speculator (2009)