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Title: Self-congratulatory---self-delusional?---biography
Review: You only have to read the Wall Street Journal of 9/10/97 to learn that the author--actually his hedge fund investors--were almost totally wiped out in the recent Southeast Asian currency and market collapse.Victor claims in the WSJ that George Soros told him to remain in the Thai market after it started its meltdown. Hmmm, what about Victor's individual responsibility for such a decision? It is always quite telling to have the opportunity to judge the future performance of a supposed investment genius, especially when the publication of a self-congratulatory biography coincides in time with a total reversal of his/her investment fortunes. Wonder what Victor will call his sequel--"Flunking out of a Speculator", perhaps? As a final note, since Victor repeatedly links himself to George Soros in his book, please note that Soros got out of Southeast Asia unscathed, and has now reentered it to "pick the bones" of failed investors such as Niederhoffer
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