Question
This trader, whose namesake “accumulation cylinder” is a popular predictive phenomenon for cryptocurrency speculation, mysteriously lost his millions in the 1930s and committed suicide in 1960. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this self-taught stock trader whose legendary shorts, such as profiting 100 million dollars after the 1929 Great Crash, inspired Edwin Lefèvre’s roman à clef (“ro-MAWN ah CLAY”) Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.
ANSWER: Jesse Livermore [or Jesse Lauriston Livermore; accept Livermore accumulating cylinder; prompt on Larry Livingston by asking “who was that character based upon?”]
[10e] Livermore’s favorite book was one by Charles Mackay that studies the “Extraordinary Popular Delusions” and “Madness” of these groups.
ANSWER: crowds [accept Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds]
[10m] Extraordinary Popular Delusions inspired this friend of Livermore to sell en masse before the Great Crash. This Jewish investor was nicknamed the “Lone Wolf of Wall Street,” coined the term “Cold War,” and chaired the War Industries Board.
ANSWER: Bernard Baruch [or Bernard Mannes Baruch]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHSU B | LMM's LLM MLM | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |