Top 1. 0 greatest trades of all time. The period of the Great Moderation, to use Federal Reserve Chairman Bernankes words, ended in 2. This seismic change mostly destroyed careers on Wall Street, but it also made the careers of people like hedge fund giant John Paulson, who made billions betting against the subprime mortgage crisis. As a result, there is a renewed interest in the style of trading thats best described as making huge, concentrated bets by analyzing fundamental economicbusiness conditions. Most but not all of these trades can be labeled as global macro. Paulsons successful trade also prompted talks about it being the greatest of all time. IBTimes agrees with this assessment and has compiled a list below of the greatest trades of all time, filling in spots two through ten. The list also includes explanations of the rankings, which were determined by the importance of the underlying events, how much money the trades likely made, and the difficulty and exclusivity of the analyses. John Paulsons bet against subprime mortgages. John Paulson is the famous hedge manager who correctly predicted the subprime mortgage crisis and profited enormously from it. His trade made his hedge fund 1. It propelled him from relative obscurity to stardom and his hedge fund to become the third largest in the world. MW-FB446_liverm_20161206181402_NS-2-1024x708.jpg' alt='How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore 1940' title='How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore 1940' />Paulson does indeed deserve the title of having made the greatest trade ever. First, he bet big on the largest economic event of the last 7. Second, only a handful less than 1. Wall Street profited enormously from this momentous event. Indeed, compared to other trades on the list, Paulsons prediction is one of the most exclusive. Paulson isnt even a global macro trader his background is in merger arbitrage so it is highly puzzling but impressive that he came up with such an impeccable and spot on analysis. He should also be credited for being bold enough to believe in his analysis and ignore his oblivious Wall Street colleagues. Jesse Livermores call on the Crash of 1. Jesse Livermore is a legendary speculator from early in the 2. He is famous for correctly predicting both the 1. The 1. 92. 9 stock market crash and the subsequent Great Depression was the most significant U. S. economic event in the 2. For his 1. 90. 7 call, Livermore made 3 million, which is equivalent to almost 7. After his 1. 92. 9 trade, he was worth 1. Like Paulson, Livermore scores points for the high impact of the events he predicted and the amount of money he made. Furthermore, he made his fortune without the benefit of having a hedge fund i. One last point in Livermores favor is that he became successful with less educational resources and mentors than modern speculators. In fact, Livermore is considered a pioneer in the art of speculation and top traders still swear by the Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a book based on his trading philosophy and career. John Templetons foray into Japan. Sir John Templeton, born in 1. In the 1. 96. 0s, when Japan was beginning its three decade long economic miracle, Templeton was one of the countrys first outside investors. At one point, he boldly put more than 6. Japanese assets. Before his brilliant call on Japan, Templeton also correctly assessed the economic impact of World War II, which was the second most important economic event of the 2. In 1. 93. 9, he put 1. U. S. stocks that were trading below 1. In just 4 years, this portfolio quadrupled. In addition to the fact that he predicted important events, Templeton gets points for being a true pioneer. Back in the 1. 96. Asia and Japans export driven model wasnt yet proven. It took someone of Templetons ingenuity, courage, and foresight to lead the way. George Soros breaking of BOEGeorge Soros put the hedge fund industry on the map in 1. PV4i/526x297-y1l.jpg' alt='How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore' title='How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore' />Bank of England BOE by shorting 1. U. K. to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ERM. Soros made 1 billion in the process, which was an unimaginable sum back then. Why isnt Soros, probably the most infamous trader in the world, and shorting the sterling pound, his most famous trade, ranked higher Not to belittle Soros accomplishments, but the analysis behind it wasnt as difficult as some of the other trades on this list. Indeed, there were copycats that made the same trade as Soros. Also, far more people recognized the unsustainability of  the ERM than those that saw the dangers of the subprime mortgage market. Moreover, it was Soros partner Stanley Druckenmiller who came up with the trade idea in the first place. Soros contribution was agreeing with it and taking a large position. Still, Soros deserves credit for having the boldness to make the trade. He also gets coolness points for being the catalyst that ushered in a new currency regime for a major country. This level of impact from a single trade is matchless to this day. How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore' title='How To Trade In Stocks Jesse Livermore' />FOREX TRADING SECRETS TRADING STRATEGIES FOR THE FOREX MARKET. JAMES DICKS. New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan. Buy bitcoin. Thats not my advice. Its the advice of one of Wall Streets most famous traders and speculators, Jesse Livermore. And hes been dead for 77 years. If you are going to day trade, its essential that you have a set of rules to manage any possible scenario. Even more important, you must also have the discipline. Paul Tudor Jones shorting of Black Monday. Paul Tudor Jones correctly predicted and profited handsomely from the Black Monday of 1. Torrent Poweriso For Pc. U. S. stock market decline by percentage ever. Jones reportedly tripled his money, making as much as 1. Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2. In the weeks leading up to Black Monday, many traders were on edge about the market. Some also recognized the danger of portfolio insurance, which was partly responsible for the magnitude of the fall. Consequently, many had short positions going into Black Monday or advised their clients to get out of the stock market shortly before it happened, so Jones wasnt unique in predicting the crash. Nevertheless, Jones deserves to be 5 because Black Monday was such a momentous market event and he was the person who made the most money from it. Andrew Halls 1. Back in 2. Andrew Hall wagered that prices would top 1. When oil prices blew past 1. Halls employer Citigroup made a bundle and Hall took home 1. According to Time Magazine, Hall structured the contracts so that if oil prices didnt hit 1. Therefore, it took a tremendous amount of conviction and probably some brilliant analysis on Halls part to make that trade. Traders know its hard enough to predict the direction of an asset and find a good entry point. What Hall did was actually pinpoint a timeframe and price level of the move. Hall is known for doing these brilliant but risky types of trades. In 2. However, oil futures were expensive, so he couldnt buy them. Instead, he actually bought 1 million barrels of real oil and physically stored it. So while Halls calls werent about monumental events in history, he makes up for it by his brilliance and creativity. David Teppers 2. In early 2. David Tepper bought severely depressed shares of big banks like Bank of America NYSE BAC and Citigroup NYSE C. By the end of 2. Bank of America quadrupled in value and Citigroup tripled in value from their bottoms earlier in the year. That was good enough to earn Teppers hedge fund 7 billion. His personal cut was 4 billion. Teppers background is in investing in distressed assets and thats exactly what he did in his biggest score to date. In early 2. 00. 9, everyone knew Bank of America and Citigroup shares were cheap, but they were too afraid to buy because, among other concerns, they were afraid that these banks would be nationalized. Tepper bet they wouldnt be. While this trade seems like a wild gamble, Teppers excellent track record in distressed investing proves otherwise. U And I Group Share Chat Chat About UAI Shares. I find it of interest to reflect on how the current position in U and I compares to my previous outsize holdings over the last 8 years. In a perfect world I would hold about 6 stocks on equal weighting. In reality, I always find one company that combines upside potential and downside protection in such a way that I buy in within the range of 2. This has led to gains of over 1. SIPP capital without additions or withdrawals in just over 8 years. My target had always been 2. But then again I am not so sure. Whilst some holding inevitably go wrong Petrofac most recently, although not an outsized holding within my top two holding have been Senior 2. Petrofac 2. 01. 0, Barratt 2. Dart Group 2. 01. Kentz 2. 01. 3, Inland 2. Ithaca Energy 2. U and I is comfortably my largest holding with Van Elle my second largest. Although the valuations of my previous largest winners looked ridiculous in hindsight, nevertheless, they all involved plenty of waiting around, not long for Dart and Kentz, but a couple of years for Barratt. The extent of the undervaluation and the speed of the revaluation did not generally correlate, although the undervaluation did always correct in time so long as the company remained on track. How does the current undervaluation of U and I compare with previous winners. Never an easy comparison as previous winners are in the past. But I do keep having to pinch myself here. The forward discount to forward TBV Feb 2. TBV being the denominator, would equate to a 6. TBV. Given the GDV pipeline, excluding recent PPP Projects I will come to these shortly, is about 4. B. Obviously GDV is not all profit, but with a forward TBV around 3. M, it is clear that the assets on the books are very conservatively valued. So, a share price of 1. TBV for the asset based component of U and Is pipeline would not be excessive at all. This equates to a 1. Look closely at the last full year report and the recently added PPP projects add 1. B to the pipeline and remarkably, c9. M to the annual profits from about 2. I noticed that there was no sensible correlation between the medium term forward earnings of U and I and the discount to forward assets the medium term forward earnings were much much higher than I expected. The PPP projects of course, Morden Warf excepted, are not owned assets, U and I are the development partner. There are two businesses here. One based on the assets for which the valuation alone is compelling, the other not based on owned assets, which is even more compelling. If you bought only for the asset discount, then that.