Najarian was successful in an environment that was conducive to his being successful. Today he would be eaten alive. But today's quant-y market makers would probably fail on the floors of the 1980's.
In the end it doesn't matter. In finance, your net worth is your scorecard: almost independently how you achieved it.
well, then I guess a drug dealer, or bank robber would be high up on your list of winnas.
