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哈佛獲校史上最大單筆捐款
捐贈者靠買賣股票期權起家
消息來源: 世界日報
發表於: 2014-2-21 04:07
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哈佛大學89屆校友、對沖基金經理、億萬富豪格里芬向該校捐贈出1億5000萬美元，成為校史上最大的單筆捐贈。（圖：哈佛大學提供）
哈佛大學宣布獲得校史上最大的單筆捐贈，該校89屆校友、對沖基金經理、億萬富豪格里芬（Kenneth C. Griffin）向母校捐出1億5000萬元，其中1億2500萬元將用於學校的財政資助項目，包括創建200個命名為格里芬的新獎學金;另外2500萬元暫未定使用方法。格里芬是在哈佛大學宿舍買賣股票期權起家，後創建了投資公司Citadel。作為回報，哈佛大學將其財政資助辦公室和主任的頭銜以格里芬命名。
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從未嘗試過股票期權。五年前，這裡一位朋友曾做過，小本金蒙對過一次上漲三倍，他的夫人分享喜訊時春風滿面。後來，杳無音訊。
兩年前再見面時，他說後來很快就連同本金賠掉了，其中有一句深刻體會： “ 你就是方向做對了，（有時）也掙不着錢 ”。 可見，操控股票期權莊家的陰、損、刁、惡。
由此更可見，Kenneth Cordele Griffin 這位爺的功力 —— 可謂登峰造極，
驚天地、泣鬼神 ！
關於游泳，我所知道的是，手大腳大，手長腳長，以及關節伸展性好，都是一個優秀運動員的標準。我所不知道的是，為什麼我在美國每周都去游泳，回來還是比好久沒游過泳的同事亞婕慢很多。我也不知道，為什麼很多游泳沒有兩年的小孩子，比練游泳時間更長、身材也更高大的成年人游得快。只能用水感來解釋。
還有一點，不知道是我過度解讀了還是的確如此，游泳是一項混合好幾種泳姿的運動。每種泳姿用到的肌肉群不同，技術自然也不同，同時比賽時游的距離從50米到1500米不等。但在游泳比賽中，兼項的情況非常普遍，而且頂尖的選手往往都是兼項好手，既能來自由泳也能來混合泳，既能游200米也能游400米。我想，這是不是因為水感在這項運動中的重要地位呢？
是不是因為，水感好的運動員，
也就是我們所說的天才，
容易在不同單項上全都占優勢呢？菲爾普斯的北京奧運8金讓世人瞠目，伊恩·索普則在雅典奧運會上成為百年不遇的在100米、200米、400米自由泳項目上都獲得獎牌的選手。
所以要我說，游泳，就是一項出天才的運動。
http://365jia.cn/news/2012-08-04/7A57E3DE45A752B8.html
所以要我說，Kenneth Cordele Griffin
同志就是一位股感天才。
Kenneth C. Griffin is an American hedge fund manager. He was the founder of Citadel Investment Group, a Chicago based hedge fund, and remains the President and CEO. The Citadel group of hedge funds rank amongst the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world, and Griffin has earned several billion dollars during his tenure with the company. For several years Griffin avoided extensive press coverage in a manner similar to other hedge fund managers such as billionaire Steven A. Cohen.
Hedge funder Ken Griffin and hedge funder wife Anne Dias-Griffin just bought a gorgeous home at the Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii (via WSJ).
The home was on the market for $20.5 million, and Griffin bought it for $17 million.
This is Griffin's second piece of property at the resort, after he bought four acres for $11.4 million in 2009.
The home is 5,600 square feet
The decor gives the house an island feel
Gazaebo with a view of the Pacific
A bedroom, also with a view
Perfect place for a serene and peaceful vacation
Plenty of outdoor seating
Gorgeous, crystal clear waters
Almost every room has a view
Big kitchen with top of the line appliances
Early career[edit]
He got his first fund with $265,000,
including money from his grandmother.
After graduating with a degree in economics in 1989, he won the attention of an investor named Frank C. Meyer, founder of Glenwood Capital. Meyer was amazed at Griffin's success and rate of return with his investments
(which at the time were largely based
and provided a relatively small investment for Griffin to invest ($1 million).[8] Griffin exceeded Meyer's expectations and according to The New York TimesMeyer made 70%. As word of his strong performance spread, investors were persuaded to back Griffin. In a video interview on Opalesque.TV Meyer describes the keys of seeding new managers, as he did with Griffin. He says that all managers have strengths and weaknesses.
CEO of Citadel[edit]
Citadel was officially founded November 1, 1990 with $4.2 million; the name "Citadel" was chosen to suggest strength in times of volatility.[9] With Citadel quickly growing, it began to perform well.
In 2008, the performance of several of Citadel's key funds including its Kensington and Wellington funds was down 35% in the year to October. The average hedge fund was down approximately 18% in 2008.[10]
Wealth accumulated[edit]
In 1986, Griffin became interested in investing after reading a Forbes Magazinearticle.[11] After nearly twenty years, Griffin has appeared numerous times in the magazine's Forbes 400;
as of 2008, his wealth was estimated at $3.7
billion. By 2011, his wealth estimated by
Forbes had fallen to $2.3 billion, making him the 512th richest person in the world.[1]
His first appearance on the Forbes 400 was in 2003, with an estimated net worth of $650 million. At 34, he was the second youngest on the list (Ziff Davis heir Daniel Ziff was the youngest).[12][13] In September 2004, Fortune Magazine ranked Griffin, who was 35 that year, as the eighth richest American under forty in the category of self-made, USbased wealth[14] In 2006, Griffin was the 5th youngest of only seven members of theForbes 400 under the age of 40.[15]
His 2004 compensation was reportedly $240 million,[16] slightly higher than his 2003 compensation ($230 million).[17] His 2005 compensation was ranked 13th at $210 million[18] among the top 25 highest paid hedge fund managers.[19] Reflecting the strong investment performance of his funds, Griffin is reported to have taken home $1.7bn in 2006 and $2.8bn in 2007, of which salary was estimated to reach $1.5 billion in 2007.[20]In 2007, Griffin was had an estimated net worth of $3 billion.[21] In 2012, Griffin buys what is, at the time, the most expensive condo in Chicago, for 15 million dollars, on the 66th floor of the Park Tower.[22]
Reputation[edit]
In 2001, the first in-depth write-up featured Griffin on the front cover ofInstitutional Investor magazine, with the tag line "Just 32, he wants to run the world's biggest and best hedge fund. He's nearly there."[23] In June 2002, Griffin was included in CFO Magazine's Global 100, a list of the most influential people in the world offinance.[24]
In 2004, the Financial Times compiled an "alternative rich list" that titled Griffin as the "most precocious" on the list,[25] and Fortune Magazine called Griffin "the youngest of the rich hedge fund managers".[26] After it became known in 2006 that Citadel would be the first hedge fund manager to issue publicly traded debt bonds, the Financial Timesspeculated that Kenneth Griffin may now be "the most feared man on Wall Street".[27]
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