How many traders does this page cover?

64 traders in 9 styles: pioneers, global macro, legendary investors, trend / systems, funds / quant, Forex and big trades, short-term / growth stocks, psychology and case studies, and Asia. 25 full life stories are available now in Thai, with English versions and more stories being added.

Who is the most famous currency trader?

George Soros, for shorting the pound in 1992 and making about $1 billion, with Stanley Druckenmiller planning the trade. Other currency trades worth studying, such as Andrew Krieger shorting the New Zealand dollar in 1987, are in the Forex and big trades group.

Whose story should beginners read first?

Start with the pioneers such as Munehisa Homma, the father of candlestick charts, Jesse Livermore and Richard Wyckoff, because they cover the basics of reading price that apply to Forex and gold. Or take the 5-question quiz "Which trader are you most like?" on this page to find traders whose style is close to yours.

What do the world’s great traders have in common?

Almost all of them always cut losses, control position size, have a repeatable system and follow economic news and central bank rates regularly. Many suffered heavy losses before they succeeded. The psychology and case studies group collects major mistakes, such as Nick Leeson and LTCM, to learn from.

Will following these traders’ strategies give the same results?

Not necessarily. The returns on this page are exceptional cases, and market conditions, capital and tools differ in each era. Test the ideas on a demo account first and control the risk on every trade. Leveraged trading carries high risk. Read more in the risk disclosure.

Famous Traders · 1TRADER

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The life stories, legendary trades and strategies of 64 traders, from an 18th-century Japanese rice merchant to modern quant funds, with lessons you can apply to Forex and gold trading.

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+$1B16.09.1992Featured traderGlobal MacroGeorge SorosGeorge Soros · The man who broke the Bank of EnglandRead the story →

Munehisa Homma Dojima Rice ExchangeJesse Livermore Short 1929W. D. Gann Gann AnglesRichard Wyckoff Wyckoff MethodNicolas Darvas Darvas BoxGeorge Soros Short GBP 1992Stanley Druckenmiller Quantum FundPaul Tudor Jones Black Monday 1987Jim Rogers CommoditiesBruce Kovner CaxtonJulian Robertson Tiger FundLouis Bacon Moore CapitalMichael Steinhardt Steinhardt PartnersAlan Howard Brevan HowardBill Gross PIMCOJeffrey Gundlach DoubleLineWarren Buffett Berkshire HathawayBenjamin Graham The Intelligent InvestorCharlie Munger Mental ModelsPeter Lynch Magellan FundJohn Templeton Templeton GrowthHoward Marks OaktreeSeth Klarman BaupostPhilip Fisher Growth StocksJohn Bogle Index FundRichard Dennis Turtle TradersEd Seykota Trend SystemMichael Marcus CommoditiesJohn W. Henry JWHPeter Brandt Chart PatternsCurtis Faith TurtleDavid Harding WintonJim Simons MedallionRay Dalio BridgewaterKen Griffin CitadelSteve Cohen Point72David Tepper AppaloosaEdward Thorp Beat the DealerNassim Taleb Black SwanAndrew Krieger Short NZDBill Lipschitz Salomon FXJoe Lewis TavistockJohn Paulson Big Short 2007Michael Burry The Big ShortKathy Lien FX AnalystTakashi Kotegawa (BNF)J-Com 2005Larry Williams Williams %RLinda Raschke Street SmartsMark Minervini SEPAWilliam O’Neil CAN SLIMPaul Rotter The FlipperMartin Schwartz Pit BullDan Zanger Chart PatternsAlexander Elder Trading for a LivingTom Baldwin Bond PitVictor Niederhoffer Blow-up 1997Nick Leeson Barings 1995Jérôme Kerviel SocGen 2008John Meriwether (LTCM) LTCM 1998Brian Hunter Amaranth 2006Bill Hwang Archegos 2021Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Big Bullcis Japan Day TraderLi Lu Himalaya CapitalMunehisa Homma Dojima Rice ExchangeJesse Livermore Short 1929W. D. Gann Gann AnglesRichard Wyckoff Wyckoff MethodNicolas Darvas Darvas BoxGeorge Soros Short GBP 1992Stanley Druckenmiller Quantum FundPaul Tudor Jones Black Monday 1987Jim Rogers CommoditiesBruce Kovner CaxtonJulian Robertson Tiger FundLouis Bacon Moore CapitalMichael Steinhardt Steinhardt PartnersAlan Howard Brevan HowardBill Gross PIMCOJeffrey Gundlach DoubleLineWarren Buffett Berkshire HathawayBenjamin Graham The Intelligent InvestorCharlie Munger Mental ModelsPeter Lynch Magellan FundJohn Templeton Templeton GrowthHoward Marks OaktreeSeth Klarman BaupostPhilip Fisher Growth StocksJohn Bogle Index FundRichard Dennis Turtle TradersEd Seykota Trend SystemMichael Marcus CommoditiesJohn W. Henry JWHPeter Brandt Chart PatternsCurtis Faith TurtleDavid Harding WintonJim Simons MedallionRay Dalio BridgewaterKen Griffin CitadelSteve Cohen Point72David Tepper AppaloosaEdward Thorp Beat the DealerNassim Taleb Black SwanAndrew Krieger Short NZDBill Lipschitz Salomon FXJoe Lewis TavistockJohn Paulson Big Short 2007Michael Burry The Big ShortKathy Lien FX AnalystTakashi Kotegawa (BNF)J-Com 2005Larry Williams Williams %RLinda Raschke Street SmartsMark Minervini SEPAWilliam O’Neil CAN SLIMPaul Rotter The FlipperMartin Schwartz Pit BullDan Zanger Chart PatternsAlexander Elder Trading for a LivingTom Baldwin Bond PitVictor Niederhoffer Blow-up 1997Nick Leeson Barings 1995Jérôme Kerviel SocGen 2008John Meriwether (LTCM) LTCM 1998Brian Hunter Amaranth 2006Bill Hwang Archegos 2021Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Big Bullcis Japan Day TraderLi Lu Himalaya Capital

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