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trader profiles

Profiles of traders, investors, and market operators.

May 26 Linda Raschke and the Trade Small Enough to Repeat Linda Raschke's best lesson is not a setup. It is the desk work of keeping losses small enough that the next trade is still available. May 25 Paul Tudor Jones and the Moment Risk Becomes Tradeable Paul Tudor Jones is still a trader first. His new interview is a reminder that a warning is not a trade. May 25 Larry Williams and the Problem With a Record Year Larry Williams is famous for turning a small futures account into a contest legend. The more useful story is what that record does not teach. May 24 Stanley Druckenmiller and the Art of Waiting A source-led dossier on Stanley Druckenmiller, patience, position sizing, asymmetric trades, and why his method is easy to admire but dangerous to copy.