Paul Tudor Jones II

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Paul Tudor Jones
Occupation	Founder, chairman and CEO
Employer	Tudor Investment Corporation
Location	Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Memphis, Tennessee-born Paul Tudor Jones^[1] is the founder, chairman and CEO of Tudor Investment Corp., a macro hedge fund established in 1980.

Biography

Paul Tudor Jones got his start in the trading business on the floor of the former New York Cotton Exchange and has long favored the futures markets for his trading strategies. He was one of the first to realize the problems associated with size and to give money back to investors. One measure of his influence on the industry is that over the years, a large number of talented traders have cut their teeth at Tudor before striking out on their own.

He was named a "market wizard" in the late 1980's book titled "Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders" by Jack Schwager.^[2]

In the March 8, 2007, issue of Forbes, he was listed as the 369th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion.^[3]

Jones was a director on the Futures Industry Association board for many years, and has contributed an impressive amount of his time and energy to charity, most notably through his financial and personal support for the Robin Hood Foundation,^[4] an organization co-founded^[5] and is dedicated to fighting poverty in New York City. He sits on the board of directors of that organization.

In 2006, he was inducted into the Futures Industry Association Futures Hall of Fame.

Education

Jones received a Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Virginia.

References

1. ↑ "Paul Tudor Jones”. www.futuresindustry.org. Retrieved on Nov. 30, 2007.
2. ↑ The Greats: Media-shy Paul Tudor Jones II Survives Decades of Trading. SFO Magazine. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
3. ↑ "The World's Billionaires”. Forbes. Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2007.
4. ↑ 100% Charity. Robin Hood Foundation. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
5. ↑ The legend of Robin Hood. Fortune Magazine. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.