Blythe Masters Quotes

The idea that commodities, as an asset class, is finished is just fundamentally flawed.

We concluded that you cannot rely on delta hedging alone. It sounds simplistic to say that now, but back then, this was the sort of thing people were only just beginning to realize.

I caught hold of the great bull market in soybeans in 1977. I had no idea what I was doing, incidentally.

I'm not a Wall Street expert, but I can read the papers.

My dad used to sell a type of commodity contract. It was so complicated, he was certain his sales people didn't understand what they were selling.

You can no longer buy commodities at Merrill Lynch. My guess is many analysts and even executives are too young to know how profitable a hot commodities market can be. They will soon.

MF Global used to be known as Man Financial, and it had a reasonably good reputation. It did a humdrum business placing commodities trades for fund managers as well as farmers, grain dealers and others whose livelihoods depend on the vagaries of commodity prices.

I'm a futures man.

My father worked at the Grain Exchange.

Successful investing is all about common sense.

I have a quantitative background, but really, derivatives appealed to me because they require so much creativity.

The good thing about a dealer's derivatives portfolio is that it is marked to market.

I don't fully understand movements in the gold price.

I have all points of strength, and I have the opportunities to increase our non-oil revenues in many sectors, and I have a global economic network.

So I think you want to keep a keen eye on things. Grab it and go. Sure, you check your financials, but don't be afraid to take a jump. Learn the trends.

I did not write any of the letters that were ever published as investment commentary.

I'm no financial expert. I scarcely know what a coin is. Ask me to explain what a credit default swap is, and I'll emit an unbroken 10-minute 'um' through the clueless face of a broken puppet. You might as well ask a pantomime horse.

To be a good investor, you have to think differently from others.

I'm not scared of many sectors, so if you look at my investment portfolio, it is pretty wide. I've invested in anything from market research firms to fashion houses and textile companies.

My job is to look after all our investments and ensure that we grow.

Real estate investing is unique in that it's almost as much a career or a way of life as it is a form of investing. Indeed, the fact that real estate is involves so much sweat equity makes it unique among other investments.

As a real estate investor, you're ultimately accountable to you and your checkbook. Of course, you will need to stay on top of your local coding regulations and ordinances. But once you get the hang of it, you really shouldn't have any problems with ordinances.

I have a long history of looking at things from an investor's perspective by training and background.

Floyd has done a lot for me financially and has taught me a lot about business. He did great in making money during his career and he tells me a lot of what he's working on.

As a company, we are not interested only in investments.