Who Is The Biggest Trader On ET ?

wrbtrader said:
I'm not sure but I think you or someone similar like name started a topic about this before without realizing the same names of fund traders are being mentioned again in that Trader Monthly issue except for a few such as Andy Priston.

Andy Priston whom I last spoke with many years ago sort'uv lives here in Québec (still has a condo here). He's a former refco trader and at last heard was still making millions via his own firm. He resides in both London England and Montréal Canada. A lot of traders moved here beginning in the early 2000s because of the provincial tax incentive (huge tax break) for moving their trading business to here in the province.

He's mainly a futures trader by the way. There's countless of threads here at ET that profiting in futures is just not possible...even by a few on your list of top ET traders (they are stock traders) demanding proof that one can trade futures profitably. :banghead:

I remember some of the stock traders here at ET disssing the guy because he "only" made 10million to 15million per year. :rolleyes:

I believe a few more names on that list in those magazines consist of other traders that had exchange seats and working for themselves via their own accounts. They are not working for a firm and they are consider "private traders" although not really "retail traders" due to the type of resources they use...resources that the typical retail trader doesn't have access too.
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I was lucky enough to trade at Mac/Refco when he was there. Great guy. He only came out to Chicago a few times, but hung out with him a few times/had beers. Talking with him you would not know what a giant success he is. Very down to earth.
 
Fundlord said:
Im referring to the traders and the guys featured in the magazine. The magazine was making 8 figures back in the mid 2000s now the ceo randall lane is a writer at forbes :rolleyes:
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What?! Im sure Randall would like to know just how much the rag profited.
 
Stewie said:
I also recall seeing in a thread a week or two ago where @Redneck was willing to have a competition posting daily PnL's with another member, although I can't recall who, but this never came to be. Would have been nice as I think there would have been some impressive 4 figure days shown. :)
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Stewie

I sincerely appreciate the shout out

But truth is

We all have losing trades..., as we all have winning trades

We all have good days..., and bad

We all.., are only as good - as how we managed the last trade - regardless of that trade's outcome


Trading is not about the amount - it only about the process..., routine..., making a plan for each trade..., then trading that plan to fruition

It about discipline...., patience..., repetitiveness..., with no opinion..., and one's ego set aside

iow..., it about self management in a totally uncertain environment

If you associate me with anything - please Sir..., let it be this


Thank You for the kind words

RN
 
wrbtrader said:
A lot of those guys were fund traders or hedge fund managers. I remember that issue confusing the heck out of me because I originally thought it was going to be a list of "retail traders" when in fact it was a list of high capital professional traders.

Traders Monthly magazine...economics for these magazines changed dramatically after the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis.
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That Trader monthly magazine would have been boring as heck, and/or not as sexy,...if it only covered relatively small-time, quiet, at-home retail traders. :vomit:
But I hate professional traders. they're all basically the same. you're only allowed to trade with so much risk....so they all basically more or less make the same ...modest/small...% returns. you make a living either way.
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Show me the individual retail traders...the Dan Zangers of the bunch...now, that's what impresses me -- the ability to grow your own personal account to astronomical levels. :sneaky:
Trading other people's money is easy...nothing to worry about, no downside only upside. Trading your own...that's another story.
 
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Fundlord said:
Im referring to the traders and the guys featured in the magazine. The magazine was making 8 figures back in the mid 2000s now the ceo randall lane is a writer at forbes :rolleyes:
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That's how all losing traders end up: becoming writer, real or even ghost writers.

Surfing other waves....
 
This is again a thread without ANY ADDED VALUE.

Biggest? In what?
  1. Physical size (length)
  2. In dollars?
  3. In returns?
  4. In number of profitable trades?
  5. In AUM?
  6. Biggest balls?
And even if we know who it is, what is the added value for us?

This kind of question is typical for newbies. Real traders are busy with other things. They already past the "dreaming phase" and are in the "reality phase".

This can only be used to generate more postings, which is better for Baron as he can sell it for his sponsors.
 
schizo is the biggest trader on ET. All those hall of fame posters did not make their calls in realtime or show the consistency schizo has in the new HFT-dominated markets.
 
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