The Contour of Luxury Spring/Summer 2020 Issue | Page 374

H o w
It All
Began…
Inspired by his father’s trading skills, young Thomas Kramer, TK, started
trading in stocks & options.
His first trading office, was from the only public phone in Salem. He spent
his school breaks there calling brokers to place trading orders. Through
these trades, TK made his first million D-Marks at the age of 17.
In 1981, he moved to New York, where he worked as a
trader sharing an office on the 102nd floor of the World
Trade Center with Shearson American Express, who fa-
cilitated his clearings.
In 1987, TK predicted the big stock market crash months
before it happened and thanks to his astute financial str-
ategy, he became one of the super-rich and famous
overnight.
“Working for Money will never make
you financially independent, only letting
your Money work for you will.” — TK