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The Trader Monthly 100
Every jungle has its 800-pound gorillas, and that certainly goes double for the trading world. From Greenwich, Connecticut's leafy office parks to Manhattan's floors in the sky to the frenzied pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, big traders ply their craft -- and make some unholy coin doing so. We've taken the first-ever stab at quantifying who really rules our world. For fairness, we subdivided the list by trading genre (otherwise, we might have 100 hedge-fund guys), but other than that, money talks. The lowliest member of this inaugural Trader Monthly 100 made between $5 million and $10 million last year; the top dog took in a cool half-billion. Between them, you'll find a lot of eclectic characters. You'll also get a good read on current trading trends. Hedge-funders are crushing, followed by the prop groups at major Wall Street banks. CME Eurodollar-futures and options traders are faring comfortably, while New York Stock Exchange specialist traders -- who cleaned up during the turn-of-the-millennium bull market -- lick their wounds. Trading is like a game, with dollars serving as points. Now, with the Trader Monthly 100, there's finally a way to keep score.
The Top Hedge-Fund Traders
Stevie Cohen
Estimated Income: $500-$550 million
David Tepper
Estimated Income: $450-$500 million
James Simons
Estimated Income: $400-$450 million
Bruce Kovner
Estimated Income: $350-$400 million
Paul Tudor Jones II
Estimated Income: $350-$400 million
Stanley Druckenmiller
Estimated Income: $250-$300 million
Louis Bacon
Estimated Income: $200-$250 million
Ken Griffin
Estimated Income: $200-$250 million
Stephen Mandel
Estimated Income: $200-$250 million
Keith Campbell
Estimated Income: $100-$150 million
Leon Cooperman
Estimated Income: $100-$150 million
Raymond Dalio
Estimated Income: $100-$150 million
Dan Och
Estimated Income: $100-$150 million
Richard Perry
Estimated Income: $100-$150 million
Richard Chilton
Estimated Income: $75-$100 million
James Pallotta
Estimated Income: $75-$100 million
Stephen Feinberg
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Noam Gottesman
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Mark Kingdon
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Nick Maounis
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Ravi Mehra
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Raj Rajaratnam
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Matthew Tewksbury
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
William von Mueffling
Estimated Income: $50-$75 million
Dwight Anderson
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
Peter Briger
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
John W. Henry
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
Alan Howard
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
Mike Novogratz
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
Lief Rosenblatt
Estimated Income: $40-$50 million
Paul Brewer
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
Philip Falcone
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
Warren Mosler III
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
John Taylor Jr.
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
Dmitry Balyasny
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
David Beach
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
David Gorton
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
R. Jerry Parker Jr.
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Eric Wepsic
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Doug Teitelbaum
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
The Top Wall Street Traders
Driss Ben-Brahim
Estimated Income: $50-$60 million
Yan Huo
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
Dan Gold
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Geoff Grant
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Jonathan Hoffman
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Dinakar Singh
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Christian Siva-Jothy
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Brent Clapacs
Estimated Income: $15-$20 million
Michael Nierenberg
Estimated Income: $15-$20 million
Arvind Raghunathan
Estimated Income: $15-$20 million
Craig Reynolds
Estimated Income: $15-$20 million
Ashok Varadhan
Estimated Income: $15-$20 million
Mark Davies
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Mark Donegan
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Kaspar Ernst
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Eric Mindich
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Rajeev Misra
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Edward Misrahi
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Aziz Nahas
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Juan-Carlos Pinilla
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Andy Priston
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Jeffrey Verschleiser
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Boaz Weinstein
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Jeremy Barnum
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Alex Barrett
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Paul Calvetti
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Michael Clark
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Justin Gmelich
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Tom Hamilton
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Robert Heathcote
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Levent Kahraman
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Philippe Khuong-Huu
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
David Langer
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Neal Leonard
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Angie Long
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Jeff Melnick
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Pete Najarian
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Graham Pattle
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Scott Prince
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Joe Russell
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Sigurbjorn Thorkelsson
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Scott Wede
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Todd White
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Karim Zahmoul
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Matt Zames
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Rest of the Best
Maurice Samuels
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
David Mittelman
Estimated Income: $30-$40 million
Jeffrey Cardot
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Michael Episcope
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Ramine Rouhani
Estimated Income: $20-$30 million
Jack DiMaio
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Mark Fisher
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Anthony Ward
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Dave Williams
Estimated Income: $10-$15 million
Scott DeSano
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Larry Falcone
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Stanley Jonas
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Steven Prosniewski
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Don Sliter
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
Margie Teller
Estimated Income: $5-$10 million
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