The Genius Behind The Most Profitable Hedge Fund

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In 2020, a seemingly ordinary post pops up on Reddit. But it quickly becomes clear that this post is anything but ordinary. It suggests a way for regular folks to make colossal gains while hedge funds lose billions. All they need to do is invest in a sinking company's stock. The internet joins forces, executing the plan with precision. And soon, the hedge funds start bleeding enormous amounts of money. It appears the little guys are winning. But a few days later, something peculiar happens. The most popular trading app ironically called Robinhood imposes a ban on purchasing that very stock. The world erupts into chaos, leaving a singular question in its wake. Who is the puppet master pulling the strings? The prime suspect? Ken Griffin.

Chapter overview: 0:00 The market is never wrong 2:54 The motivation to build an empire - riskless gains 3:43 A market for future billionaires 4:34 Black Friday disaster 5:45 The billion dollar breakthrough 9:59 Collapse of a corporate giant 11:17 Peak of assets, peak of losses 12:21 The secret strategy that changes everything 16:00 The Russia-Ukraine power play 18:12 One man with too much power? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwk8X6DMklA