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Bill Ackman turned a $27 million bet into $2.6 billion in a genius investment. Here a

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  • The hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman is among few who minted a multibillion-dollar profit during the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The famed investor turned a relatively modest $27 million bet into a whopping $2.6 billion windfall as the outbreak continued to drag on stocks and threatened deep economic recession.
  • From George Soros’ breaking of the Bank of England in 1992, to Michael Burry’s now world-famous Big Short during the financial crisis, Markets Insider decided to round up some of the best trades of all time.
  • Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Pershing Square Capital’s CEO Bill Ackman made headlines last month after making $2.6 billion for his hedge fund off a wise, yet controversial bet that the coronavirus would crash the stock market.

With stock markets going into free-fall during the economic downturn, Ackman was one among a handful who landed massive profits by using credit protection on investment-grade and high-yield bond indexes.

Ackman’s was the latest in a long line of renowned risky but wildly successful bets on the markets.

From George Soros’ breaking of the Bank of England in 1992, to Michael Burry’s now world-famous Big Short during the financial crisis, Markets Insider decided to round up some of the best trades of all time.

Check them out below.

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Michael Burry’s ‘Big Short’

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Possibly the most iconic trading victory of all time, Michael Burry’s fund Scion Capital built up huge short positions against the US sub-prime mortgage market starting in 2004.

When the market collapsed during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008, Burry netted a $100 million profit for himself, and $725 million for other investors.

His successes became the subject of Michael Lewis’ seminal book about the crisis “The Big Short,” and then a film of the same name.

Source: Vanity Fair



‘Evil Knievil’ Simon Cawkwell’s ingenious shorts against Northern Rock

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In 2007, British spread-better Simon Cawkwell predicted the demise of the bank Northern Rock and made a neat profit of over £1 million ($1.2 million) by short-selling its shares.

Source: Financial Times



Andrew Hall’s $100 million profit on $100 oil futures

In 2003, oil trader Andrew Hall bought cheap long-dated oil futures that would pay off if the price reached $100 at some point over the next 5 years.

By 2008, oil reached $100 and Hall acquired $100 million for his employer Phibro, and a mammoth paycheck for himself.

Source: Time



George Soros: ‘The Man who Broke the Bank of England’

Reuters/Jorge Silva

In 1992, billionaire philanthropist George Soros and his hedge fund made a profit of over $1 billion by bringing the Bank of England to its knees after betting that the price of the Pound Sterling would drop.

Source: Forbes



Louis Bacon’s 86% return through betting on oil prices

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In 1990, American investor Louis Bacon chose to invest in oil after correctly predicting that the Iraq War would impact the commodity’s prices.

He ended up with an 86% return on that bet.

Source: Money Week



Stanley Druckenmiller’s double bets on the Deutsche mark

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Between 1988 and 2000, American investor Stanley Drunckenmiller made millions by making two long bets in the German currency, Deutsche Marks, while working as a trader under George Soros’ hedge fund Quantum.

Source: Trading Education



Andrew Krieger at odds with the Kiwi dollar

REUTERS/Jeff Christensen

In 1987, currency trader Andrew Krieger took up a short position worth hundreds of millions of dollars against the New Zealand dollar. His sell positions exceeded the entire money supply of New Zealand and ultimately led to him netting $300 million for his employer Bankers Trust.

Source:Traders DNA



Paul Tudor Jones’ $100 million profit on Black Monday

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

In 1987, famed hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones predicted the ‘Black Monday’ crash. By shorting the stock market, he ended up with 200% returns for investors besides a $100 million paycheck for himself, an almost unheard of sum at the time.

Source:New York Times






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