Spock might be the greatest trader but Kirk would make more because he had great instinct and knew when to hit hard.
Here's my response to that. Since this is a trading thread I had to post it elsewhere, hehe... https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...traders-comment-about-greatest-trader.373551/
The currently greatest trader = the one who has had the most luck for [short period of time that you deem impressive]
I read books on gambling and I don't find many words 'instinct' in them. 'Logic' probably shows up more.
Hey whoever responded to a 7 year old thread, congrats. Is the 20th counts as currently? I don't think so. Anyhow, to be a good sport, I will actually answer the question. Since the title asks for stock traders, all future and option users are out of the question. Sir Jack a Lot on reddit who ran up 35K to 10 millions trading ONLY stocks. He sold at 8 MM. I nominate him for the title. There are a couple of similar guys on this sub: https://old.reddit.com/r/TheRaceTo10Million/
Paul Pelosi. All sorts of excellently times trades despite managing a "blind" trust for his wife who just happens to have access to insider info. That's not even counting all the non-stock deals over his career that always seem to work out so well.