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The best traders I know are obsessive about risk management. They think about what can go wrong before they think about what can go right.
risk— Brevan Howard internal communication (reported)
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Markets have a way of finding your weaknesses. The job is to find them yourself first.
investing— Industry conference (reported)
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Macro is about understanding the forces that move the world. Everything else follows from that.
macro— Private remarks (reported)
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Cutting losses is not a sign of weakness. It is the most important discipline in trading.
risk-management— Brevan Howard firm culture (widely attributed)
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Digital assets are not a sideshow. They are a fundamental shift in how value moves across the world.
crypto— Industry remarks (reported), 2021
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The market does not care about your conviction. It cares about whether you are right.
philosophy— Attributed remarks