John Arnold - Bet On Rival Failing and Won!

John Douglas Arnold (born 1974) is an American billionaire, philanthropist, former hedge fund manager, and former natural gas trader. His firm, Centaurus Advisors, LLC, was a Houston-based hedge fund specializing in trading energy products that closed in 2012. Arnold became the youngest billionaire in the U.S. in 2007. He now focuses on philanthropy through Arnold Ventures LLC.

During the collapse of Amaranth Advisors, Centaurus is widely credited as being one of the major players on the other side of their position, returning as much as 150% in 2005. [1]

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