What Bill Perkins has said about Natural gas trading
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Bill Perkins, American hedge fund manager and author of Die With Zero, has been quoted on Natural gas trading 2 times in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Perkins said most of his trading profit came from being short natural gas as winter risk premiums bled out.
“most of the money I made was from being short natural gas over time”
My First Million: $100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 3:24
Perkins argued that traders who avoid blowing up in markets with an edge will eventually earn outsized returns.
“if you are able to not completely blow up and get knocked out of the game, you will eventually have outsized returns”
My First Million: $100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 9:42
Episodes
$100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying richMy First Million · Nov 2, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr talk with trader and Die With Zero author Bill Perkins about energy trading, time bucketing, ego, health, and his $15 million Ernie Barnes painting.
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