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FN highlights of 2012: Greg Coffey – behind the curtain

Considered one of the finest traders of his generation by some, dismissed as a 'bull in a bull market' by others, few in the hedge fund industry divide opinion like the ‘Wizard of Oz'.

In mid-October, Greg Coffey, the star trader at Louis Bacon's hedge fund firm Moore Capital, announced his retirement from the industry. Financial News spoke with Coffey's friends, investors and former colleagues for the story behind the 20-year career of the man known as the 'Wizard of Oz'.

• This story was first published on November 6, 2012.

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