Five Stock Trading Geniuses in China

1. Xu Xiang

Xu Xiang's diligence is his most notable characteristic; apart from stock trading, he has almost no personal life. To understand the temperament of strong stocks, Xu Xiang and his team analyzed a total of 3,000 charts within three months and, after a period of exploration, summarized the 'Eight Principles of Limit-Up' as their trading secret. In 2009, he established Zexi Investment, with the company's name derived from the two individuals Xu Xiang admires the most: 'Ze' refers to Mao Zedong, and 'Xi' refers to Kangxi. The mythical returns are incredible: even the worst-performing fund under his management had an 800% return over five years. Among them, the 'Zexi Phase I' fund launched in 2010 achieved a cumulative return rate of 3270%. By November 1, 2015, when he was arrested, Xu Xiang's net worth had reached 4 billion. However, he remained very low-key; currently, there is only one photo of him online, wearing a white Armani suit at the time of his arrest.

2. Zhao Qiang

Known in the community as Brother Zhao, from Shaoxing. Born in 1987, a genius-level player, with a conservative estimate of over 2 billion in capital strength. Starting with a principal of 100,000 yuan, he achieved a ten-thousandfold return in eight years.

3. Lin Yuan

Lin Yuan is a grassroots stock god who grew from 8,000 to 10 billion. He started in the Chinese stock market with 8,000 yuan in 1989 and realized an investment profit of 10 million in 1992 by investing in original shares. To many, Lin Yuan's investment philosophy has many similarities with the American 'Stock God' Warren Buffett, and CCTV refers to him as the 'Chinese Stock God.'

4. Feng Liu

Grassroots stock god Feng Liu is a 'retail legend' in the Chinese A-share market. Due to consistently achieving high investment returns over a decade and continuously sharing investment ideas and real-time disclosures on the internet, Feng Liu has become a model for 'retail' value investors online.

5. Duan Yongping

Known as the 'Chinese Buffett,' he has two successful investments: one in NetEase and one in Apple. In 2002, he heavily invested in NetEase stock, purchasing 2.05 million shares at less than 1 dollar each, accounting for 6.8% of NetEase. In just two years, NetEase's stock price soared to 70 dollars, yielding Duan Yongping nearly a 100-fold return on his investment. In 2012, Duan Yongping bought Apple stock at a low price, and this investment's returns have reached several times over. The two investments in NetEase and Apple have been extremely successful, surpassing the returns from Duan Yongping's real estate ventures.