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Famous traders
Profiles of well-known traders and investors, from Jesse Livermore and W. D. Gann to the Turtle Traders and Warren Buffett, with how they traded and what they wrote or said about it. Alongside them, a few market stories: the biggest short squeezes, the worst hedge fund losses, and whether hedge funds use stop losses. This category has 14 articles.
A trader's record is often known only from interviews, books or press estimates; the profiles say where a figure comes from when they give one. A famous track record is not a method anyone can repeat.
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The 11 Most Successful Stock Traders of All Time, Fact-CheckedSoros, Tudor Jones, Simons, Druckenmiller and seven more, fact-checked: their style, their best documented trade, and who is still alive in 2026.
Jesse Livermore: His Life, His Rules and How He PyramidedJesse Livermore (1877 to 1940): his fortunes and bankruptcies, the trading rules of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and how the narrator pyramided.
Turtle Traders: the Experiment, the Rules and Whether They Still WorkRichard Dennis's 1983 Turtle experiment and the complete rules the Turtles traded: the Unit, position limits, two breakout systems, stops and exits.
Worst Hedge Fund Losses and Failures: 10 Cases From LTCM to ArchegosArchegos cost banks over $10 billion; Amaranth lost almost $6 billion in about a month. Ten hedge fund failures, 1998 to 2022, and their risk lessons.
Traders and investors
- The 11 Most Successful Stock Traders of All Time, Fact-CheckedSoros, Tudor Jones, Simons, Druckenmiller and seven more, fact-checked: their style, their best documented trade, and who is still alive in 2026.
- Jesse Livermore: His Life, His Rules and How He PyramidedJesse Livermore (1877 to 1940): his fortunes and bankruptcies, the trading rules of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and how the narrator pyramided.
W.D. Gann: Life, Books, Tools and the Cycle Forecasts TestedW.D. Gann (1878 to 1955): his life, his books and tools, and what happened to the cycle forecasts his followers drew for 2019 and for 2022.
Richard Donchian: Life, Trading Guides and the Donchian ChannelRichard Donchian (1905 to 1993): his dated career, the trading guides he wrote in 1934, Futures, Inc., and the channel that carries his name.
Richard Dennis: The Prince of the Pit, the Turtles and the 1988 LossesThe Prince of the Pit trained the Turtles to show that trading can be taught, then his public funds lost nearly half their value in 1987 and 1988. His dated career and fortune, on the record.- Turtle Traders: the Experiment, the Rules and Whether They Still WorkRichard Dennis's 1983 Turtle experiment and the complete rules the Turtles traded: the Unit, position limits, two breakout systems, stops and exits.
Ed Seykota: The Market Wizard's Risk Rules and Trend SystemWhat Ed Seykota actually published: why a 2 to 1 coin toss grows fastest at a 25% bet, his uncle point, and a trend system sized on 10% heat. Plus what no source confirms about his fortune.
Marty Schwartz: Career, 10-Day EMA Rule and Trading LessonsMarty Schwartz, 1984 U.S. Investing Champion: his dated career, his 10-day EMA filter, and how he kept position size steady after winning streaks.
Cathie Wood: Net Worth, Career and the ARKK Record, DatedCathie Wood's net worth per Forbes: $400 million in 2021, $140 million in 2022. Her career, how ARK Invest is paid, and the ARKK record from its SEC filings.
Charlie Munger: Life, Net Worth Estimates and Lessons for TradersForbes put Charlie Munger's fortune at $2.6 billion the day he died in 2023. Every dated estimate since 2014, the Berkshire shares he held, and the checklist rules traders reuse.
Warren Buffett's House: the Omaha Home He Bought in 1958Warren Buffett bought his Omaha house in 1958 for $31,500 and lives there: what is documented, its value, and what the money could have made in stocks.
Funds and market stories
10 Biggest Short Squeezes in History, From 1863 to 2021Volkswagen briefly became the world's most valuable company; GameStop's short interest hit 122.97% of float. Ten short squeezes from 1863 to 2021.- Worst Hedge Fund Losses and Failures: 10 Cases From LTCM to ArchegosArchegos cost banks over $10 billion; Amaranth lost almost $6 billion in about a month. Ten hedge fund failures, 1998 to 2022, and their risk lessons.
Do Hedge Funds Use Stop-Loss? What Funds and Research ShowDo hedge funds use stop-losses? Millennium's reported 7.5% limit, fund closure clauses, Kaminski and Lo's research, and what a trader can copy.