1. Jesse Livermore – Known as one of the greatest stock traders of all time, he famously shorted the market in 1929, making a fortune during the Great Depression. His trading strategies are legendary and still studied today.

• Source: His biography and the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.

2. Paul Tudor Jones – A hedge fund manager who famously predicted and profited from the 1987 market crash, turning a large profit by shorting stocks just before the crash.

• Source: Tudor Investment Corporation

3. George Soros – Known as “The Man Who Broke the Bank of England,” he made $1 billion in a single day in 1992 by shorting the British pound, a historic move in forex trading.

• Source: Soros Fund Management

4. Stanley Druckenmiller – A protégé of George Soros, Druckenmiller also helped execute the infamous 1992 short of the British pound and consistently produced returns as a hedge fund manager.

• Source: Duquesne Family Office

5. Richard Dennis – A commodities trader known as the “Prince of the Pit,” he turned a small amount into over $200 million, primarily through futures trading. He also pioneered the Turtle Traders experiment, training new traders to follow his methodology.

• Source: The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel

6. Jim Simons – Founder of Renaissance Technologies, he pioneered quantitative trading and is widely regarded as one of the most successful traders in history. His fund, Medallion, has produced unparalleled returns through algorithmic trading.

Website sources :-

• https://www.tudorfunds.com/

• https://www.soros.com/

• https://www.duquesne.com/

• https://www.rentec.com/

• https://www.bridgewater.com/

• https://www.ielp.com/