Danny Yong Interview - Head of Dymon Asia Capital

I posted this in the Forbes Hedge Fund Top 40 thread but I think it deserves space of its own. This guy took home $40 million last year as an Asia focused global macro fund manager, and started with seed money from Tudor Investment Corp. He talks about a number of things, but the biggest takeaway was probably his answer to how he became so successful. The beginning of his answer was that he genuinely believes that he is extremely lucky, especially with the opportunities he was given from such a young age.


His thoughts on the world are interesting, but not nearly as useful as his commentary on what he thinks it takes to be successful.

 

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