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Whitney Tilson shorted Tesla in the mid 30s, then covered at 200+.

http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/trading-100k-cash-acct.80776/

I think you don't get much responses because most on this website are very short term traders, if not daytraders. But Klarman must have a lot of confidence in Bellatrix to absorb 11% of the float.

Remember about a year ago people were talking about the death of trend following funds? And John Henry stopped managing client money at the end of 2012. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323894704578109034136385080

"For the record, we had also been looking at a related idea, now called “pairs trading”." "In August 1992 we launched a new, simpler principal components version. This evolved into the “omnivore” program, which incorporated additional predictors as they were discovered. The results: in 10 years...

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If you can take out a 110% non-recourse loan it makes sense for the individual.

A wise trader once said, "Always remember; you can win a horse race, but you can't beat the races."

There are now some professional fantasy sports players on FanDuel.

One guy blew up his $100 million account. Apparently first he lost $40 million. With $60 million left, he put it all on an option trade, except for $200,000. http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/ex-galleon-guy-blows-100-million-dollar-hedge-fund-in-4-weeks.289163/

NFLX going to 500 in the next 6 months. Prepare to lose money shorting it.

Good find.

Leverage is the Siren luring traders with the promise of riches and greatness. She is most effective in shipwrecking traders' margin accounts, continually luring them back again and again. Only the rare Odysseus can sway himself from the seductive and dangerous proposition offered by leverage...

So they say.

Sounds like bucket shop type behavior from Saxo.

And leisurely sipping Ouzos all day and night.

Allow foreigners the great prvilege of investing just in time for their credit bubble to collapse. Li Ka Shing is doing the opposite. Selling China, HK and buying in Europe. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-25/li-s-special-feeling-is-thrill-of-a-well-timed-bet-opening-line.html

Good. Now kick out Greece and let them print all the money their anti-austerity leader wants. Let them eat paper money.

Besides having an edge and risk management, trading is a game where personal psychology matters a lot. I doubt Owen Li can pull a John Meriwether. More likely, he will have to change careers to a completely different field...

No limits gambling. Same result if he had a billion.