Archive for Victor Niederhoffer
A Speculator Talks About Free Markets
Victor Niederhoffer is president of Niederhoffer & Niederhoffer, Inc., a commodities trading advisor. Managed Accounts Reports ranked his global hedge fund number one out of 144 funds in its class during the three years ending June 1995. This article is adapted from his forthcoming book, The Education of a Speculator (Wiley). French Finance Minister Michel [...]
1Jun1996 | Victor Niederhoffer | 0 comments | ContinuedPerspective: The Johnstown Flood
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the great flood that inundated Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 1889, killing 2,209 people. Donald Dale Jackson, writing in the May 1989 issue of Smithsonian, describes the relief efforts: “At a time when federal disaster relief didn’t exist, Johnstown’s recovery was achieved through one of the greatest private [...]
1Aug1989 | Victor Niederhoffer | 0 comments | Continued-
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