Episode #53: Jason Shapiro- "Unknown Market Wizard" talks his 30 year trading journey, The fine line you have to walk as a contrarian, & comparing short-selling to a hit of Herion
Confessions Of A Market Maker
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Did You Carry a Chip on Your Shoulder?
"I'm always kind of the one who do my own thing, make my own way anyway," Jason says. "Did I really want to go to work every day in one of these big trading rooms with a bunch of people that I thought were not sharing the same values in life as I do? No, I didn't really want to." He was talking about how he profited when Nick Lee Sin blew up and Singapore's government liquidated all his positions tomorrow. The next day they showed their hand by buying futures at 20% discount to cash.
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