You Can Achieve Great Economic

The Most Important Rule Is To Play Great Defense, Not Great Offense. Everyday I Assume Every Position I Have Is Wrong. I Know Where My Stop Risk Points Are Going To Be. I Do That So I Can Define My Maximum Drawdown. Hopefully, I Spend The Rest Of The Day Enjoying Positions That Are Going In My Direction. If They Are Going Against Me, Then I Have A Game Plan For Getting Out.

After Awhile Size Means Nothing. It Gets Back To Whether You're Making 100% Rate Of Return On 10k Or 100 Million Dollars. It Doesn't Make Any Difference.

I'm Always Thinking About Losing Money As Opposed To Making Money. Don't Focus On Making Money, Focus On Protecting What You Have

My Off-the-cuff Remarks At The University Of Virginia Were With Regard To Global Macro Traders, Who Are On-call 24/7 And Of Whom There Are Likely Only A Few Thousand Successful Practitioners In The World Today. Macro Trading Requires A High Degree Of Skill, Focus And Repetition. Life Events, Such As Birth, Divorce, Death Of A Loved One And Other Emotional Highs And Lows Are Obstacles To Success In This Specific Field Of Finance.

The Concept Of Paying One-hundred-and-something Times Earnings For Any Company For Me Is Just Anathema. Having Said That, At The End Of The Day, Your Job Is To Buy What Goes Up And To Sell What Goes Down So Really Who Gives A Damn About Pe's?