Trader Monthly’s 5th Annual Top 100 Highest Earning hedge fund manager list is out….
And no suprise here, John Paulson, who shorted sub-prime related issues in arguably the best trade in history, tops the list at $3 trillion more….
To make the top 100, you had to make at least $75 million….
Here’s the top 10:
-John Paulson, New York, Paulson & Co. Estimated 2007 Income: $3 billion+
-Phil Falcone, New York, Harbinger Capital Partners Estimated Income: $1.5–$2 billion
-Jim Simons, New York, Renaissance Technologies Corp. Estimated Income: $1.5–$2 billion
-Steve Cohen, Connecticut, SAC Capital Advisors Estimated Income: $1–$1.5 billion
-Ken Griffin, Chicago, Citadel Investment Group Estimated Income: $1–$1.5 billion
-Chris Hohn, London, The Children’s Investment Fund Estimated Income: $800–$900 million
-Noam Gottesman, London, GLG Partners Estimated Income: $700–$800 million
-Alan Howard, London, Brevan Howard Asset Management Estimated Income: $700–$800 million
-Pierre Lagrange, London, GLG Partners Estimated Income: $700–$800 million
-Paul Tudor Jones, Connecticut, Tudor Investment Corp. Estimated Income: $600–$700 million
So much for trade…:) Nice to read this. Post old (April – 7 – 2008)
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