Richard J. Dennis, a former commodities speculator known as the "Prince of the Pit," was born in Chicago, in January, 1949. In the early 1970s, he borrowed several thousand dollars and reportedly made $200 million in about ten years. He incurred significant losses in the stock market crash of 1987, and retired from trading for several years. He has been active in Democratic and Libertarian political causes, most notably in campaigns against drug prohibition. Wikipedia
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