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brc · 2012-01-10 · Original thread
I'm not trying to refute your maths but you might find this book very interesting:

http://www.amazon.com/Zeroes-Misadventures-Decade-Street-Ins...

It's written by the guy who co-founded a magazine publishing company catering specifically to traders, then hedge fund managers and dealmakers.

Inside is a lot of discussion about the top hedge fund people and how much money they were taking home (and spending) at the peak of the boom years. It makes for sobering reading even if you're of a 'well, it's a free country' bent like myself.

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