Name just ONE successful forex trader...

Okay, let's get Soros out of the way at the start. He had $12 billion in the market when he made his forex billion, so he just doesn't count.

Let's name fund managers that trade currency exclusively....

http://www.hathersage.com/

that's a good start

Your question is impossible to answer. I doubt there are any traders out there we have heard of .. Soros, Rogers etc that have traded or currently trade currencies (mostly by shorting USD) exclusively. They trade futures, equities etc. as well. Heck, I trade three markets and I barely have enough to day trade stocks. I can't imagine the markets and investments these folks spread out into.

There are hosts of websites out there that have "fund managers" that state they trade forex. Do you trust them enough with your money to find out if they are for real? Or successful by your words? I'm not. Even if someone told me they were good or they were on a hedge fund list with a min. investment of $100,000 with years of history I still wouldn't trust them. There was a list by the way that stated the markets funds traded, several were foreign exchange.

Tdion, I know my opinion doesn't matter at all .. though your rants have become excessive. Not that I have a problem, it is just starting to look bad. Even if someone pulled a name out, he wouldn't fit your standard anyway. You said just a few days ago there is no such thing as a "successful" trader, just a lucky one. So your question is just b&ll$(it to you to begin with. That would be like me asking someone to prove that we landed on the moon. Unless it is Armstrong himself connected to a lie detector and is drugged up I wont believe it.

I would start trading very low volume equities, given that in that market you get to actually see how supply and demand works ... even on your smaller orders. This way you don't leave it up to some manipulating central bankers and their corporate allies to fling prices all over. Though, it doesn't make a difference. Put Pfizer on a graph next to a currency pair, it wont make any more sense either way.

was it a rant? (asking for people to list successful forex traders? please point out the rant)

No rants here. I am talking about here:

Why would you ask a question that doesn't have an answer? I just was being preemptive .. as I figured some would produce "successful traders". Then these would be discounted by you through your casino connection to create a back and forth debate. Though this thread may be meant as a serious question of curiousity for advancement of knowledge .. perhaps I was being unfair. Just putting in my two cents. Hope I didn't offend.

i guess i hope that i will stand corrected. i, like everyone else, love a good success story. otherwise i wouldn't waste my time here.

ps) can we get back to the thread and name some famous currency traders, please.... seems they are few and far between.

Here is a short list of the current top 10 traders in the world.

1. John Paulson
2. George Soros
3. James Simons
4. Philip Falcone
5. Kenneth Griffin
6. Steven Cohen
7. Timothy Barakett
8. Stephen Mandel
9. John Griffin
10. Andreas Halvorsen

enjoy

cool thanks

how come paul rotter not in the list ? , hes the best trader at the moment , i think the list is highest hedge fund returns this year ...

can you become really rich as in tens or hundreds of millions dollar worth, by just trading forex market? I mean these funds managers are doing many other markets, have access to people in the biz.

http://www.futurestech.com.au/

11. Bruce Warren Margolese

Bill Lipschutz

Trust me when I tell you it is probably more for the challenge than the money. When I reach my target the money will be there. I do have real credentials so far. Five Years since September 2003. Real Trading since March 2006. Managed funds over $250,000. Had a winning streak of 693 Winning FX trades in a row in 693 Positions of 100K. I now average 80% plus of all trades as winners.

I know my strengths and weakness. The KEY is MENTAL STABILITY.

Deal with FEARS of losing your money or others. Deal with Greed. Perhaps the hardest for me is my EGO.

I have incredible fundamental knowledge because I spend 4 to 6 hours each day researching. I need to improve my abilities with the technicals but I get better each day. Money Management is ALSO KEY !!!

Don't Trade against the TREND ! Know what Trend you are trading. Be aware of News about to be released. Do not fight the market when it heads against your position. Know where to take your loss to get back in later. Be ready to change your opinion if facts warrant it. Have a Trade Plan. Know how to take Profits. Do Not Trade Just to Trade.

Make sure you stay calm. Trade in units of 100K to scale in your position since you can never or rarely get the top or Bottom of a move.

Make your own decisions. PUT ALL THESE into effect. Know how one Currency Pair affects the other one as in EUR/JPY and USD/JPY !

Have an EDGE !!! Understand the Game as in The Chess Game. Last Week Trichet Checkmated Bernake and then The Unemployment Rate of 5.5% changed PERCEPTIONS back to REALITY.

Gold went UP over $22 US The Dow went down 394 and Oil went UP $10.75 and just think, 10 years ago (Check It Out) Oil traded at $10.72 US a Barrel.

The World has changed. The Advantages are changing...

The FED is NOT Your Friend ... A Play On "The Trend Is Your Friend"

Last hint.... NEVER TRUST the FED...

Since 1913 they have inflated away 90% of the US Dollar. As PRIVATE Bankers they are just doing their Job. Ron Paul knows it as do many others.

The END of the FED arrives in 2013 !!! Just my opinion. Things will get much worse before they get better. No NOT more Doom and Gloom...Just the facts... Housing Collapse...Banking Collapse...Dollar Collapse and the FED cannot RAISE rates for obvious reasons and they only have 2% left to CUT and if they Do Gold and Oil go higher as Bernake just confirmed !!!

Unfortunately things will unfold since that is always the way as an Empire loses it's POWER by TOO MUCH DEBT, USELESS Wars and the Printing of TOO TOO Much Money.

So I see USD/JPY broke Resistance OVEr 105.15 and now will test 105.40 and then 105.50 and at the right moment, I will short it.

Have a Great Evening. Excuse the rambling but I was just typing away free flowing my thoughts !!!


Bruce

I've been trading successfully live since Oct, 2006.

I made a BIG mistake right after the first of 2007, in not leveraging my account correctly, not dealing with a broker that let me hedg, and MAINLY by having any idea what a Carry Trade Unwind was.

But I made my $$$ back, and am growing my acccount steadily. I make most of my living by Forex.

I think my biggest asset is realizing that I still have a LOT to learn. Therefore, I take only the best trades. I stay with the trend. I have missd out sometimes by not taking greater risks -- but I also haven't lost my shirt due to greed.

hey if you are coming to this thread and claiming yourself successful (i did X, Y, and Z) let's see some live statements and corporate websites. otherwise, these are claims without evidence, which my dog could make.

thank you everyone for posting the successful traders that you did.

Yeah sure lets see some live statements and dont forget to send us video clips every time you put on the trade becouse it's really impossible for anyone to could get successful in this bussines. Maybe if I know Goerge Soros he would me let touch his crystal balls sometimes ;] and teach me some voodoo
funky magic pa tricks. Chillout dude , seriously .......Chillout

get off my thread

is that "chill" enough for you?