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whats the argument against an actual kidnapping, considering he is known to be secretive?

Anyone have any thoughts on Eddie Lampert, the HF manager who was kidnapped, the so-called New Buffett?

Suprised no one mentioned Old Jesse Livermore. He blew up in the worse way but his talent cannot be denied.

Wanted to see what everyone thinks of these traders. Your favorites? I found the piece quite interesting. Does anyone know the real reason why Rogers and Soros split? http://detachedtrader.com/2006/02/detached-traders-list-of-5-traders.html The Detached Trader's List of 5 Traders Worth...

"I change when the facts change, flexibility is key" Taken from The Detached Trader website

Naked shorter just ran off with $185 million. Wonder which stocks Hedge fund manager Kirk Wright was shorting before he fled the country. This thread has a little info on the Atlanta hedge fund manager. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=64724

Looks like this "Short" is really going to get "squeezed"" International Herald Tribune/Bloomberg News : "NEW YORK International Management Associates, a $185 million hedge fund, had its assets frozen by a Georgia state judge after seven current or former National Football League players...

Interesting article: http://detachedtrader.com/2006/02/birth-of-trillion-dollar-fund-manager.html It would suggest that by running a trillion, he would be the biggest influence on markets, in terms of a single person next to Bernanke. Possibly Bill Gross would be right behind him. As...

if your long oil, you may be interested in this as well which recently hit the wires. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/18/nigeria.oil.reut/index.html LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigerian militants launched a string of attacks on the world's eighth largest oil exporter on Saturday...

This guy Chavez is talking tough again, wonder how much bite he has behind his bark. Here is the report: http://detachedtrader.com/2006/02/chavez-says-venezuela-could-cut-off.html

Sources have indicated Yen is to be primary benficiary. (GBP/JPY)