4. Steve A. Cohen

Profession: Founder, SAC Capital Partners

Popular ever since: he inculcated the ability to spot Opportunity

BusinessWeek has identified Cohen as “The most powerful trader on Wall Street,” He earned popularity because of his ability to spot opportunity and make profit regardless of the market conditions. On his first day of work in Gruntal & Co for a couple years ago, he gathered $8,000 profit. In 2009, his net assets value is $11.4 billion.

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3. Ken Griffin

Profession: Managing Director & CEO, Citadel Investment Group

Popular ever since: Launching Citadel Hedge Funds

Ken Griffin was a student of Harvard University when he entered the trading world.. He became famous after his Citadel Investment Group, one of the biggest financial institutions in the world; transacted $13 billion from all over the world. There was some report stating that his firm profited 3% of trading volume in New York in any given day.

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