Thursday, November 9, 2017

Michael Platt 
Age 48     Net Worth $4.5 Billion
Born in Preston, England    Citizen  UK 
Selfmade in Trading 
Co-founded  BlueCrest Capital with William Reeves in 2000

Here is a picture of Michael Platt






Here is a picture of William Reeves , co-founder of BlueCrest


Here is my youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AanwtDFGgvI


In 2016, he was King of Wall Street.
He earned $1.5 Billion, a co-honor he shared with Jim Simons of Renaissance Technology



In 2001, one year after he co-founded BlueCrest he hired Leda Braga.


Braga is a PhD in Engineering from Imperial College.  Born in Brazil, she was 34 week pregnant when she was hired. 

Braga introduced Automated Trading Algorithm.


Braga became the most successful woman hedge fund manager in history. 

Here is the BlueCrest Capital -- one of the largest hedge fund in Europe and the most successful in 2017, returning 50% net of fees


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