Jack D. Schwager

American writer

1. The secret of how these traders have done so spectacularly well is one form or another, their trading methodology is find situations where you can make 3, 4, even 10 times what you're risking on the trade.

   Jack Schwager · Chat With Traders · The 3 Timeless Trading Principles Shared by 100 Years of Market Wizards · 2026-06-10

2. There are, there are a number of ones who were successful kind of out the bat, never had a really, um, really, really— like, I think Michael Platt of Blue Crest is a good example of that.

   Jack Schwager · Chat With Traders · The 3 Timeless Trading Principles Shared by 100 Years of Market Wizards · 2026-06-10

3. If you asked every person I've interviewed what is the most important thing about trading, I would put money on the single answer that would turn up the most would be risk management.

   Jack Schwager · Chat With Traders · The 3 Timeless Trading Principles Shared by 100 Years of Market Wizards · 2026-06-10

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