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Vlad Dolgocheev, CFA
How George Soros Broke the Bank of England and Why Currency Trading is so Hard
16 minutes Posted Jun 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm.
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George Soros is known as the guy who broke the bank of England. He made over a billion dollars from his famous trade! Wowza! Check out this episode to learn how he did it. We also cover why currency trading is an incredibly hard way to make money.

Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2015/07/07/forbes-flashback-george-soros-british-pound-euro-ecb/?sh=433eb21b6131

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/black-wednesday.asp

https://opentextbc.ca/principlesofeconomics/chapter/29-2-demand-and-supply-shifts-in-foreign-exchange-markets/

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/022415/how-does-inflation-affect-exchange-rate-between-two-nations.asp

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/sep/13/black-wednesday-20-years-pound-erm

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wednesday-16-september-1992-5386567.html


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