Question: who are the best stock traders in the world?
Answer: Jesse Livermore. Jesse Lauriston Livermore (1877–1940) was an American trader famous for both colossal gains and losses in the market. ... 
William Delbert Gann. ... 
George Soros. ... 
Jim Rogers. ... 
Richard Dennis. ... 
Paul Tudor Jones. ... 
John Paulson. ... 
Steven Cohen.