Keep pulling the thread on Bill Perkins.
John Arnold founded the hedge fund Centaurus Advisors with $8 million of his own money due to investor reluctance in the post-Enron environment.
Centaurus Advisors generated annual returns of 100% to 200% in its early years of operation.
Bill Perkins is the founder, managing partner, and head trader for the energy trading hedge fund Skyler Capital.
Bill Perkins described Centaurus Advisors as one of the most successful hedge funds in the history of commodity trading.
Following the collapse of Enron, many large energy companies exited their energy trading and risk departments, creating an opportunity for hedge funds.
The outsized returns in the natural gas market after Enron's collapse were driven by large premiums charged for warehousing risk.
John Arnold retired from his successful hedge fund, Centaurus Advisors, to focus on philanthropy.