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6. William R. Cruz
William R. Cruz
Title: Co-Chairman and Former Co-CEO*
FSB 100 Rank: 46
Value of stock owned: $79.6 million
Value of options: $0.0 million
Total ownership value: $79.6 million
At age 18, William Cruz convinced his 16-year-old brother Ralph to invest their life savings, about $2,000, in the stock market. They lost every penny, Ralph told Futures magazine in a 2007 interview - but the lessons they learned about trading proved to be profitable over time. Today, the founders of trading software firm TradeStation each own more than $75 million in stock and options.


NEXT: Ralph L. Cruz
* Former executive
Notes: Data as of the companies' most recent fiscal year-ends. Options valued net of their strike price.Mr. Cruz retired as Co-CEO on February 15, 2007. He continues to serve as non-executive Co-Chairman of the Board. Includes shares held indirectly through a trust for which Mr. Cruz is the sole limited partner. Equity holdings data provided by Equilar. Due to a data collection error on the part of Equilar, the rankings have been revised since they were first posted.
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