Topics:

- Market context and musings

- The Turtles (Richard Dennis and Bill Eckhardt - Original Duke Brothers of “Trading Places bet” fame)

- Marc Rich (Sanctions busting and the rise of the Swiss Trading Giants)

- Andrew Hall & Phibro. Mr. $100MM

- John W. Henry. Exploiting edge. From commodity futures to the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC - Bill James, Sabermetrics & Moneyball

References:

Money Ball - https://www.amazon.com/Moneyball-Art-Winning-Unfair-Game/dp/0393324818/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=moneyball&qid=1604263470&sr=8-2

The King of Oil - https://www.amazon.com/King-Oil-Secret-Lives-Marc/dp/031265068X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+king+of+oil&qid=1604263508&sr=8-1

Sabermetrics - https://www.amazon.com/Bill-James-Historical-Baseball-Abstract/dp/0743227220/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=sabermetrics&qid=1604263540&sr=8-13

The Market Wizards -

https://www.amazon.com/Market-Wizards-Updated-Interviews-Traders/dp/1118273052/ref=sr_1_4?crid=6MTVBTN36CED&dchild=1&keywords=market+wizards&qid=1604263811&sprefix=market+%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-4

The New Market Wizards -

https://www.amazon.com/New-Market-Wizards-Conversations-Americas/dp/0887306675/ref=sr_1_5?crid=6MTVBTN36CED&dchild=1&keywords=market+wizards&qid=1604263843&sprefix=market+%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-5

Trading Places -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/

When Genius Failed -

https://www.amazon.com/When-Genius-Failed-Long-Term-Management/dp/0375758259/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XHTG6HNC4C4J&dchild=1&keywords=when+genius+failed&qid=1604377667&sprefix=when+gen%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1