大家都知道美国历史上最杰出的炒家Jesse Lauriston Livermore (He was famed for making and losing severalmulti-million dollar fortunes and short selling during the stock market crashesin 1907 and 1929)
During his life time, Livermore gained and lost several multi-million dollar fortunes.
Most notably, he was worth $3 million and $100 million after the 1907 and 1929 market crashes, respectively. He subsequently lost both fortunes.
Livermore sometimes did notfollow his own rules strictly. He claimed that his lack of adherence to his own rules was the main reason for his losses after making his 1907 and 1929 fortunes.