Top 5 Greatest Traders Ever Known

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    Mar 12, 2019, 1:12 am733 pts

    The world of investment has seen many great traders over the years. Different traders come from all kinds of background. The investment market is not only for a few professionals. As research shows, only 20% of investment professionals make it as successful investors. This means that the market is open for all investors with different investment approaches. By using various different investment approaches, some traders have proven to be masters in the investment world. There are not many traders that deserve the title of the greatest'. This domain is occupied by only a few special individual investors that have stood out in the market. The following are the five greatest traders ever known.

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    1. Warren Buffett

    Warren Buffett is a well-known investor who has been the world's richest man at one point. Buffet is known for his style of investing which involves great insight, patience, and discipline. This investor has been able to identify opportunities that most investors would ignore either for the scale or risk associated with them. He started investing in the stocks market where he gained a great experience which he used to launch investments in other realms. He founded Berkshire Hathaway company which, despite costing him a lot, allowed him to learn valuable lessons and make investments in the insurance sector.

    2. Paul Tudor Jones

    In the trading market, investors use various trading strategies including Fibonacci trading strategy. This strategy is all about making predictions using natural numbers. By using various prediction methods, Paul Tudor Jones was able to correctly predict the situation of the U.S stock market in 1987. His 1986 documentary, showing the various chart patterns that he used, showed exactly how brilliant an investor he was. The Black Monday crash of 1987 was the key event that made him acquire his riches. His accuracy in making the prediction earned him exponential profits. Jones managed to climb the charts and even today, he remains as one of the richest persons in the world.

    3. George Soros

    George Soros is another investor who proved his skill and brevity when he made investments in the currency market in 1992. He put $10 billion on the line when he bet on the British pound shorting in the market. His prediction was right and he made over $1 billion in the process. His sheer courage to risk almost all his wealth on that particular trade showed his insight as an investor. Soros did not make all the money in the currency market though. His fund company has particularly made him fortunes with its year-on-year returns averaging over 30%.

    4. Jesse Livermore

    When it comes to making pure wealth without the help of technology and other modern tools, there is no name that gets the title of the greatest" other than Jesse Livermore. This investor made his fortunes in 1929. Livermore went against a market that was seemingly catching every other investor off-guard. The Crash of 1929 made him $100 million, which is just over a billion dollars in today's value. All the other investors in the market either went bankrupt or made huge losses during that event. For Livermore, the trade was all about shorting the unlikely trades. He also lost many trades over his lifetime but he definitely managed to catch make money during two memorable events in the market history.

    5. Ed Seykota

    In the market of investors, you will find all kinds of investors using different strategies to trade. Ed Seykota is a remarkable investor who is just a master when it comes to manipulating markets. If the trading business was a sport, this is one of the investors who would take home the most records. As a trader who has specifically focused on trading psychology over his career, it is not surprising that he has managed to make exceptional profits over his many trades. He is the forerunner when it comes to promoting trader psychology over market dynamics.


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