Rich Blake
http://www.traderdaily.com
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Insider Info
Section : Open
October/November 2004
Billy Baldwin takes it all off, Charles Harris sails into the sunset
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Nonstop Trading
Section : High/Low
October/November 2004
Mike Donahue has turned the Sydney office of TransMarket Group into a round-the-clock money machine
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The King of T-Bonds
Section : High/Low
October/November 2004
For Tom Baldwin, who traded roughly $1 billion of treasuries each hour, a $2 million profit was just another day at the office
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Insider Info
Section : Open
December 2004/January 2005
Singapore scandal, Bacon Brothers' troubles, largest hedge-fund launch of 2004 and more
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The Headmaster
Section : High/Low
December 2004/January 2005
Steven Schonfeld has shared his epic trading wisdom with hundreds of followers -- and made a fortune along the way
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The Trader Monthly Awards
Section : Directions
December 2004/January 2005
Oil was up, the dollar was down, most everything else seemed flat. No matter: It was another memorable year in trading, and we're here to chronicle it all. Without further ado, we present 2004's best, worst and most bizarre
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Fast Times and Big Money at the NYMEX
Section : Directions
December 2004/January 2005
With crude soaring to the moon, the hottest exchange on Wall Street is the New York Merc
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The Sultan of Short
Section : High/Low
February/March 2005
During the 1980s, Matt Feshbach struck fear into the hearts of book-cooking companies everywhere -- and helped revolutionize both short-selling and hedge-fund trading
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Paired Up
Section : High/Low
February/March 2005
One of Bright Trading's brightest stars sheds some light on his aggressive pairs-trading strategy
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
April/May 2005
Thomas Peterffy, NYMEX in China, prop king Bob Bright and more
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Insider Info
Section : Open
February/March 2005
One trader's tsunami relief effort, a Chicago murder, FidelityGate and more
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The 40 Greatest Trades of All Time
Section : Directions
April/May 2005
In sports, one play can make you a legend. So, too, in trading. We've gone back centuries to find the ballsiest and the luckiest, the biggest and the smartest, the craftiest and the most important - in short, the greatest trades of all time
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
October/November 2004
The top-earning traders of 2003 - we're naming names and counting $$$
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The Trader Monthly 100 - Introduction
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
Our second annual list of the top-earning traders and how much they pulled in.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning hedge-fund traders in 2004: part two of the list
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning hedge-fund traders in 2004: part three of the list
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning commodity and pit traders in 2004
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning prop and independent traders in 2004
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning tycoons and legendary traders in 2004
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning hedge-fund traders in 2004: part four of the list
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Against All Odds
Section : High/Low
June/July 2005
Turning the AMEX around might require Lou Gerstner, Eddie Lampert and Superman. The exchange is counting on Neal Wolkoff. Here, he talks about the road ahead
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The Whistleblower
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
But did Bob Stellato do the right thing -- or merely do himself in?
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Olympic Skier Eyes New Mountain
Section : Insider Info
July 2005
Gold-medal winner Johnny Moseley wraps up a two-week AMEX training internship with the Kellogg Group
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Belly of the Beast
Section : High/Low
August/September 2005
As global equities markets collide with the forces of technology and with one another, Nasdaq's transactions chief, Chris Concannon, sits inside the engine of a speeding train. He agreed to let us ride along
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Rocking the Boat
Section : High/Low
October/November 2005
Seth Merrin's Liquidnet has gone from an obscure ATS to a crucial liquidity provider -- and has made him a billionaire in the process. Now he dishes on what he's up to and where he's going. Look out, Street.
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Field General
Section : High/Low
October/November 2005
Terry Hanratty won titles on the gridiron. On Wall Street, he's won respect. Now the quarterback passes along some wisdom on the challenges of execution trading.
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Trading Expert Predicts Duopoly's Doom
Section : Insider Info
December 2005
A senior managing director at Bear Stearns says ECNs will successfully challenge the NYSE/Nasdaq "duopoly"
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The Second Annual Trades of the Year
Section : Directions
December 2005/January 2006
Mega-mergers, meltdowns, hedge-fund fiascos, massive hurricanes, shorting scandals, derivatives scares -- all in a year's mayhem for traders trying to make a buck. So hoist a glass and offer a warm toast to the Trader Monthly Awards: The best, worst, gutsiest and most absurd trading feats of 2005.
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King Kong: 2005 Bonuses Bulk Up
Section : Insider Info
December 2005
As the countdown to bonus day begins, experts predict a record-breaking year, especially for prop energy traders
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Behind the Curtain
Section : Directions
February/March 2006
Carving the bonus pie is a mixture of art and science.
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Salman Says
Section : High/Low
February/March 2006
Hedge-fund trader Stephen Salman has a deep appreciation
for the Southern California lifestyle -- and for speculating on commodities. Here are his totally awesome tips
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King of the Jungle
Section : High/Low
June/July 2005
For three decades, hedge-fund heavy Michael Steinhardt ruled over the financial world with the ferocity -- and heart -- of a lion
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The Ringleader
Section : High/Low
April/May 2006
The Chicago Merc pits may eventually be history, but back
in their glory days, no one was bigger than Lewis Borsellino.
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Schonfeld to Launch Fund
Section : Insider Info
March 2006
The Schonfeld Group makes its foray into the hedge fund world with a new vehicle with two strategies: long/short technology and event-driven arbitrage
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Pit Bosses
Section : Open
April/May 2006
The organized chaos in the CME Eurodollar pit is a thing of endangered beauty. Here's an annotated guide to the elbow-to-elbow mayhem.
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Trader Monthly 100: The Best of the Rest
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Up-and-Comers
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The brightest rising stars, plus a few traders who fell off the list.
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Pit Bosses
Section : Open
June/July 2006
The organized chaos in the CME Eurodollar pit is a thing of endangered beauty. Here's an annotated guide to the elbow-to-elbow mayhem
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Nicoll Shares
Section : High/Low
June/July 2006
When Nasdaq acquired Instinet's ECN business last year, some people thought CEO Ed Nicoll would call it a day. But the former sheep farmer tells us he's still got some gas in the plow.
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Running Down a Dream
Section : Directions
June/July 2006
When a crew of streetwise PHLX traders decided to chip in on a thoroughbred with Kentucky Derby potential, all they needed was a few thousand bucks -- and a taste for volatility. Come take a ride with a racehorse syndicate in the market of diehards and dreamers.
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The Big Hurt
Section : Directions
June/July 2006
One person's good trade is, by definition, another's bad one. After a year of record earnings, we tally the slip side -- the 10 biggest losses of 2005 -- and what the rest of us can learn from their mistakes.
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City Slicker
Section : High/Low
August/September 2006
Peter Cruddas, the richest man in the City, is ready to take on America. He sits down with us to discuss life, soccer and how CMC Markets hopes to lead a forex revolution.
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30 Under 30
Section : Directions
August/September 2006
We polled the worldwide trading community in order to identify the top young talent currently slaying the capital markets. Behold the future -- and the present -- of trading.
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Turbo Charged
Section : High/Low
December 2006/January 2007
Don't talk to Idar Vollvik about eggs or baskets. Going all in is what powers the legend of the Turbo Trader.
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The Trades of the Year
Section : Directions
December 2006/January 2007
Celebrating 2006's biggest, best, most brazen positions across all markets -- it's the third annual Trader Monthly Awards, as nominated by you, our readers. Let the monumental moneymaking commence!
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Trader Monthly 100: The Top 10
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Hedge-Fund Traders
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Wall Street Traders
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Helping Out the Homeland
Section : Insider Info
February 2005
When Raj Rajaratnam decided to wrap up an oceanside visit back in his native country on Christmas Day, he could never have fathomed that doing so very likely saved his life.
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How Low Can You Go?
Section : Insider Info
February 2005
A former top dog at a Chicago clearing-services company faces life behind bars for allegedly setting fire to his own home.
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Just A Place to Flop
Section : Insider Info
February 2005
Manhattan’s newest power address — the towers at One Central Park above the AOL Time Warner Center — has a new tenant.
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Fidelitygate
Section : Insider Info
February 2005
Fidelity head equity trader, Scott DeSano, finds himself as the target of regulatory and media attention.
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The Tip Sheet
Section : High/Low
Feb/March 2007
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Futures Shock
Section : Directions
Feb/March 2007
The once unthinkable marriage of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade will forever change the futures markets not to mention the future of global securities markets themselves. Terry Duffy and Craig Donohue forged this newly created trading powerhouse and now they tell Trader Monthly what they have in mind for an encore
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The Biggest Bulge Ever
Section : Directions
Feb/March 2007
Another Wall Street bonus season, another jaw-dropping, record-smashing haul. Mark 2006 as a very good year to be a bank trader
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Fast Market
Section : Directions
Feb/March 2007
Coffee trader John Connolly conquered the NYBOT pits but never abandoned his passion for auto racing. Burning the midnight tires with a man on a mission — for speed
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The Tip Sheet
Section : High/Low
February/March 2007
None
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Futures Shock
Section : Directions
February/March 2007
The once unthinkable marriage of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade will forever change the futures markets not to mention the future of global securities markets themselves. Terry Duffy and Craig Donohue forged this newly created trading powerhouse and now they tell Trader Monthly what they have in mind for an encore
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The Biggest Bulge Ever
Section : Directions
February/March 2007
Another Wall Street bonus season, another jaw-dropping, record-smashing haul. Mark 2006 as a very good year to be a bank trader
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Fast Market
Section : Directions
February/March 2007
Coffee trader John Connolly conquered the NYBOT pits but never abandoned his passion for auto racing. Burning the midnight tires with a man on a mission — for speed
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Happy B-Day!
Section : Directions
October/November 2006
Our handy A-to-Z guide to everything you need to know to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Boesky.
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500 Days
Section : Directions
October/November 2006
Behind the seeming glamour of a startup hedge fund exists a harsher reality. It's a perilous landscape, pocked with empty promises and endless roadblocks, littered with the carcasses of failed ventures. For 18 months, we followed three would-be hedgies with a dream. Could their fund survive to reach critical mass -- or would it require critical care?
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City Slicker
Section : High/Low
August/September 2006
Peter Cruddas, the richest man in the City, is ready to take on America. He sits down with us to discuss life, soccer and how CMC Markets hopes to lead a forex revolution.
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Pit Bosses
Section : Open
June/July 2006
The organized chaos in the CME Eurodollar pit is a thing of endangered beauty. Here's an annotated guide to the elbow-to-elbow mayhem
> read more
Pit Bosses
Section : Open
April/May 2006
The organized chaos in the CME Eurodollar pit is a thing of endangered beauty. Here's an annotated guide to the elbow-to-elbow mayhem.
> read more
The Ringleader
Section : High/Low
April/May 2006
The Chicago Merc pits may eventually be history, but back
in their glory days, no one was bigger than Lewis Borsellino.
> read more
The Trader Monthly 100: Earn, Baby, Earn
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
Our third annual take on the world's highest-earning traders.
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Trader Monthly 100: The Top 10
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Hedge-Fund Traders
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Wall Street Traders
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: The Best of the Rest
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The highest-earning traders of 2005.
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Trader Monthly 100: Top Up-and-Comers
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
The brightest rising stars, plus a few traders who fell off the list.
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30 Under 30
Section : Directions
August/September 2006
We polled the worldwide trading community in order to identify the top young talent currently slaying the capital markets. Behold the future -- and the present -- of trading.
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Jack of All Trades
Section : High/Low
June/July 2006
Robert Kelvey has seen booms and busts in everything from bung options to oil. As he readies a new hedge fund, this City veteran maps his route to success.
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With Vision Comes Alpha
Section : Directions
June/July 2006
He's one of the most admired hedge-fund investors in the world, and a three-time member of the Trader Monthly 100. In an excerpt from a new book, Inside the House of Money, Ospraie's Dwight Anderson opens up about his early days, his triumphs and insecurities - and the mysterious man in the orange shirt.
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Running Down a Dream
Section : Directions
June/July 2006
When a crew of streetwise PHLX traders decided to chip in on a thoroughbred with Kentucky Derby potential, all they needed was a few thousand bucks -- and a taste for volatility. Come take a ride with a racehorse syndicate in the market of diehards and dreamers.
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Mental Hazards
Section : High/Low
February/March 2006
Every trader must eventually make a choice: Either distractions can control you and undermine your performance - or you can control them and unlock your full potential.
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A Killing in Hong Kong
Section : Directions
February/March 2006
He was an all-star trader at Merrill Lynch, a powerful player in the bustling Asian financial world. Then one Monday, with a major deal hanging in the balance, he failed to show up at work. Three days later, a rolled-up carpet revealed the ugly truth: Robert Kissel's trading days were done. And the questions were only beginning.
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If the Shoe Fits
Section : Players
May/June 2007
Women’s-footwear stalwart Stuart Weitzman saw his business going to another level. So he tried on a pair from Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. That’s when the games began
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
June/July 2007
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Street Cred
Section : High Low
June/July 2007
A decade ago, Peter Lupoff left Wall Street to start a record label. Now he’s trading again — and his hip-hop experience is paying off.
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Position Police
Section : High Low
June/July 2007
Monitoring trading risk is a complex, imperfect science that confounds even the best practitioners. Meet two men determined to rule the land of the untamed.
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Best Trading Cities: #1 Chicago
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Our Kind of Town
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Best Trading Cities: #2 London
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
London Calling
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Best Trading Cities: #3 New York
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Green Apple
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Best Trading Cities: #4 Dubai
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Oasis of Opportunity
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Best Trading Cities: #5 Miami
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Sun City
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Best Trading Cities: #6 Boston
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Money Mecca
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Best Trading Cities: #7 Dublin
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Irish Cream
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Best Trading Cities: #8 Los Angeles
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
We Love It
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Best Trading Cities: #9 Toronto
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Not a Bad Showing, Eh?
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Best Trading Cities: #10 Sao Paulo
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
Latin Love
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Best Trading Cities: #11-20
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
See which cities ranked 11-20
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Best Trading Cities: #21-30
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
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Best Trading Cities: #31-40
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
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Best Trading Cities: #41-50
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
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Street Cred
Section : High Low
June/July 2007
A decade ago, Peter Lupoff left Wall Street to start a record label. Now he’s trading again — and his hip-hop experience is paying off.
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Position Police
Section : High Low
June/July 2007
Monitoring trading risk is a complex, imperfect science that confounds even the best practitioners. Meet two men determined to rule the land of the untamed.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
June/July 2007
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Trade Here Now!
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
From Amsterdam to Zurich, Beantown to Buenos Aires: presenting our inaugural ranking of the 50 greatest trading cities in the world.
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Hot News, Gossip, and Industry Dish
Section : OPEN
April/May 2007
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The Trader 100: #11-20
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #21-30
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #31-40
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #41-50
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #51-60
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #61-70
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #71-80
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #81-90
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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The Trader 100: #91-100
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
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About the Trader Monthly 100
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
You needed to have made $50 million in 2006 just to gain admission to this list. You needed $1 billion in annual comp to crack the Top 5. Behold capitalism’s ultimate honor roll — the fourth annual Trader Monthly 100.
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Inside the HCA LBO
Section : Players
March/April 2007
Merrill Lynch’s Alan Hartman and Jim Forbes, architects of what was (until recently, at least) history’s biggest LBO, discuss the epic deal and reveal what drives them.
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Finding the Right Fit
Section : Players
March/April 2007
Women’s-footwear stalwart Stuart Weitzman saw his business going to another level. So he tried on a pair from Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. That’s when the games began
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Rock Steady
Section : Players
Premiere Issue
Since going public in 1993, Gibraltar Industries has been on an acquisition tear. CEO Brian J. Lipke provides a peek inside
his process
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Legal Ease
Section : Players
Premiere Issue
He was a powerful attorney turned private-equity investor; they were young-gun lawyers turned entrepreneurs. But their deal hinged on convincing a reticent A round
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King of the Castle
Section : Players
Premiere Issue
Castle Harlan president Justin Wender knows how to come away from the negotiating table satisfied. Here, he happily serves up his defining rules
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Let It Rain
Section : Features
Premiere Issue
Introducing Dealmaker’s inaugural ranking of M&A’s most influential investment bankers. Meet the top rainmakers of 2006
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Happy B-Day!
Section : Directions
Oct/Nov 2006
Our handy A-to-Z guide to everything you need to know to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Boesky.
> read more
500 Days
Section : Directions
Oct/Nov 2006
Behind the seeming glamour of a startup hedge fund exists a harsher reality. It's a perilous landscape, pocked with empty promises and endless roadblocks, littered with the carcasses of failed ventures. For 18 months, we followed three would-be hedgies with a dream. Could their fund survive to reach critical mass -- or would it require critical care?
> read more
The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning hedge-fund traders in 2004: part one of the list
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Around the World in 80 Trades
Section : High/Low
September 2007
More than a decade ago, Jon Auerbach and David Grayson set out to
cover the entire world. What a long, strange trip it’s been.
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Hot News, Gossip and Celebrity Dish
Section : Open
September 2007
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Around the World in 80 Trades
Section : High/Low
September 2007
More than a decade ago, Jon Auerbach and David Grayson set out to
cover the entire world. What a long, strange trip it’s been.
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Trader Monthly's 30 Under 30
Section : Directions
September 2007
The future of trading is now. Meet the young guns tearing up the markets.
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Trader Monthly's 30 Under 30
Section : Directions
September 2007
The future of trading is now. Meet the young guns tearing up the markets.
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October: Could It Happen Today?
Section : Directions
October 2007
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The Trader Monthly 100: Earn, Baby, Earn
Section : Directions
April/May 2006
Our third annual take on the world's highest-earning traders.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
October 2007
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October 1987
Section : Directions
October 2007
What's the worst that could happen?
Twenty years ago, the City and Wall Street found out, when the stock market sank so precipitously in a single session that traders are still talking about it. Meanwhile, this past summer brought some of the most brutal scenes of mayhem and carnage since ~Natural Born Killers~.
For many years, some of the financial industry’s top minds have been quietly hypothesising about, and secretly bracing for, a catastrophic occurrence or series of shockwaves, the trading world’s equivalent of the Big One — a series of economic shocks that would start, most likely, in the U.S., then spread to the U.K. and Europe with alarming speed.
But how might it go down? We rounded up various intelligence providers — traders, PMs, risk managers, economists, and hedge-fund and bank executives — for a briefing on what’s keeping financial leaders up at night.
Or what should be, anyway.
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All Bets Are On
Section : High/Low
November 2007
Schottenfeld’s Lucas Rosen likes energy and technical cues — and so much more. Boning up with one of the prop world’s best
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Second Helping
Section : Players
November/December 2007
While essentially creating the secondary
market for private equity, Dayton Carr has always stuck to a basic tenet: come late,
leave happy.
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Liftoff
Section : Closing
November/December 2007
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Three Rules
Section : HighLow
November/December 2007
Schottenfeld’s Lucas Rosen likes energy and technical cues — and more. Doing the knowledge with one of the prop world’s best
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The Beder Approach
Section : Feature
November/December 2007
With a career that rivals any on Wall Street, Tanya Styblo Beder went from
big-bank Derivatives ace to quant-fund all-star. Now on her own as a consultant, Beder is
firmly fixaTed on the future. Let’s pick that big brain clean, shall we?
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
November 2007
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HOT NEWS, GOSSIP AND INDUSTRY DISH
Section : Open
November/December 2007
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House Money
Section : High/Low
November 2007
One of the pioneers of mortgage trading, HFH Group’s Paul Ullman is
aiming to turn subprime dislocation into many happy returns.
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The Beder Approach
Section : The Ask
November 2007
With a career arc that rivals any on Wall Street, Tanya Styblo Beder went from big-bank Derivatives ace to quant-fund all-star. Now on her own as a consultant, Beder is firmly fixated on the future. Let’s pick that big brain clean, shall we?
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House Money
Section : HighLow
November/December 2007
One of the pioneers of mortgage trading, HFH Group’s Paul Ullman is
aiming to turn subprime dislocation into many happy returns by rich blake
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The Trader Monthly 100: #1-10
Section : DIRECTIONS
April/May 2007
It took $50 million just to make the cut. Our top five each topped $1 billion. The fourth annual Trader Monthly 100 lists the absolute best traders in the business.
> read more
Let It Rain
Section : Directions
February/March 2008
Despite steep losses, shaky markets and violent financial storms, many on Wall Street still found themselves flooded in 2007 by bonus manna from heaven.
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The Fourth Annual Trades of the Year
Section : Directions
February/March 2008
It could well go down as one of the most treacherous years in trading history. Credit markets imploded. Equity markets shuddered. Commodities ran wild. Now we settle up on 2007 with a robust recap of the year’s top subprime plunderings, commodities killings and other money-making marvels, and our inaugural survey of sell-side excellence. Prepare to close the books on a year many might prefer to forget.
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Hot News, Gossip, and Industry Dish
Section : Open
February/March 2008
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Goldman Stacks
Section : Directions
February/March 2008
Introducing the Trader Monthly Awards — recognizing the most outstanding sell-side performances of 2007, a year in which Goldman Sachs romped and Interactive Brokers surprised.
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Let It Rain
Section : Directions
March/April 2008
Despite steep losses, shaky markets and violent financial storms, many on Wall Street still found themselves flooded in 2007 by bonus manna from heaven.
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Best of 2007
Section : Directions
March/April 2008
It could well go down as one of the most treacherous years in trading history. Credit markets imploded. Equity markets shuddered. Commodities ran wild. Now we settle up on 2007 with a robust recap of the year’s top subprime plunderings, commodities killings and other money-making marvels, and our inaugural survey of sell-side excellence. Prepare to close the books on a year many might prefer to forget.
> read more
Rock Steady
Section : Players
US Premiere
Since going public in 1993, Gibraltar Industries has been on an acquisition tear. CEO Brian J. Lipke provides a peek inside
his process
> read more
Legal Ease
Section : Players
US Premiere
He was a powerful attorney turned private-equity investor; they were young-gun lawyers turned entrepreneurs. But their deal hinged on convincing a reticent A round
> read more
King of the Castle
Section : Players
US Premiere
Castle Harlan president Justin Wender knows how to come away from the negotiating table satisfied. Here, he happily serves up his defining rules
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Let It Rain
Section : Features
US Premiere
Introducing Dealmaker’s inaugural ranking of M&A’s most influential investment bankers. Meet the top rainmakers of 2006
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Inside the HCA LBO
Section : Players
March/April 2007
Merrill Lynch’s Alan Hartman and Jim Forbes, architects of what was (until recently, at least) history’s biggest LBO, discuss the epic deal and reveal what drives them.
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Finding the Right Fit
Section : Players
March/April 2007
Women’s-footwear stalwart Stuart Weitzman saw his business going to another level. So he tried on a pair from Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. That’s when the games began
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If the Shoe Fits
Section : Players
May/June 2007
Women’s-footwear stalwart Stuart Weitzman saw his business going to another level. So he tried on a pair from Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. That’s when the games began
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Second Helping
Section : Players
November/December 2007
While essentially creating the secondary
market for private equity, Dayton Carr has always stuck to a basic tenet: come late,
leave happy.
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Liftoff
Section : Closing
November/December 2007
None
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
April/May 2008
The Peloton Brief
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
April/May 2008
They're called hedgehogs and fat cats, and sometimes much worse than that. We present them simply as “traders,” though in truth most are technically considered portfolio managers. There’s one word, however, that definitively describes each of the securities-industry standouts who make up this year’s Trader Monthly 100: flush.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
May/June 2008
They're called hedgehogs and fat cats, and sometimes much worse than that. We present them simply as “traders,” though in truth most are technically considered portfolio managers. There’s one word, however, that definitively describes each of the securities-industry standouts who make up this year’s Trader Monthly 100: flush.
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Trade Here Now!
Section : Directions
June/July 2007
From Amsterdam to Zurich, Beantown to Buenos Aires: presenting our inaugural ranking of the 50 greatest trading cities in the world.
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The Trader Monthly 100
Section : Directions
June/July 2005
The highest earning Wall Street and bank traders in 2004
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
June/July 2008
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Automatic Rifles
Section : High/Low
June/July 2008
With algo wizardry and relentless sales, Credit Suisse's Dan Mathisson and Manny Santayana lead trading's arms race.
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Globe Trot
Section : Directions
July/August 2008
From London to New York, Monaco to Dubai: presenting our second annual ranking of the World's Best Trading Cities.
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Automatic Rifles
Section : High/Low
July/August 2008
With algo wizardry and relentless sales, Credit Suisse's Dan Mathisson and Manny Santayana lead trading's arms race.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
September 2008
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30 Under 30
Section : Directions
September 2008
Any trader who survives these current markets -- among the most
turbulent ever -- will surely be stronger for the experience.
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40 Under 40
Section : Features
September 2008
For this year's list of 40 of the industry's best players under 40 years of age, we scoured the world to find the finest up-and-coming bankers and private-equity pros. Behold the mavens who are making a name for themselves, shaping the global economy and leading their firms through difficult times -- and doing it all with a wealth of gravitas, guts and grace.
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30 Under 30
Section : Directions
October 2008
Any trader who survives these current markets -- among the most
turbulent ever -- will surely be stronger for the experience.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
October 2008
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Sex, Sales and Stereotypes
Section : Directions
October 2008
Female hedge-fund marketers are a force of nature.
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The Tip Sheet
Section : High/Low
October 2008
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The Biggest Losers
Section : Directions
October 2008
Over the past year, credit-market calamity hath wrought unholy havoc on market participants of all sizes and pedigrees. Here's a look at some of those who got majorly crushed.
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Wonder Working Power
Section : Players
October/November 2008
What's a middle-tier, Atlanta-based investment bank like J.P. Turner doing in the middle of some major financings? Credit the surge of Patrick Power.
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Blackstone's Brightest
Section : Features
October/November 2008
With private equity poised to play a pivotal role in righting a reeling economy, Jill Greenthal of the Blackstone Group sits down to discuss Wall Street's fall -- and her unlikely rise.
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Crashing the Private Club
Section : Features
October/November 2008
On the male-dominated private-equity scene, a tiny but growing number of tough and talented females are securing leading roles.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Section : Open
November/December 2008
All the latest news, gossip and industry dish: Henry Paulson on zero shut-eye, the Goldman "shameful-pleasure" trade, mustaches for charity and more.
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The Tip Sheet
Section : High/Low
November/December 2008
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In the Money
Section : High/Low
November/December 2008
Nauseating volatility, short-sale bans, all-out panic -- what a time
to be running an options exchange. Talking shop, and shocks,
with BOX vice chairman William Easley.
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Survivor: Wall Street Edition
Section : Directions
November/December 2008
What doesn't kill some securities firms only makes them stronger. Here's a closer look at which players COULD emerge from the great financial crisis of 2008 in better shape than before.
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Been There, Torched That
Section : Directions
November/December 2008
A tale of two Lehman collapses.
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Distress Signals
Section : Directions
November/December 2008
How dire is the situation facing the financial system and the larger economy? A roundtable of distressed-securities experts share their outlook.
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