TIL: Jesse Livermoore pioneered day trading. His shorts for the 1906 SF earthquake and the 1929 crash are considered legendary. He grew up poor, but at 14 worked as a board boy at a stock firm and started gambling. He would consistently become rich or bankrupt, and he died with millions in debt.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Flares117 t3_10h7n0z in todayilearned
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