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|birth_year=25 October 1968
| name        = Dirk Müller
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|website=https://www.cashkurs.com/ueber-cashkurs
| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]]
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| other_names = Mr. DAX
 
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* Economist
 
* Stock trader
 
* Non-fiction author
 
 
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'''Dirk Müller''' is a German stock trader, fund manager and author. He is internationally known as '''Mr. DAX''', because his workplace was located right under the display of the DAX at the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]].<ref name="Halva">https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/geld-sich-nicht-boese-12193764.html</ref> [[Journalists]] have used his facial expressions to depict the state of the market.<ref>http://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/euphorie-und-angst-in-bildern-dirk-mueller-das-gesicht-der-boerse-1.295536</ref>
* [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]]
 
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[[File:Dirk Müller Börsenmakler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|In 2008 (left) at the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]]]]
 
'''Dirk Müller''' (born 25 October 1968)<ref name="FocusMoney_20121128" /> is a German [[stock trader]], [[fund manager]] and author. He is internationally known as '''Mr. DAX''' and Dirk of the DAX, because his workplace was located right under the display of the [[DAX]] at the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]].<ref name="Halva">Boris Halva: [https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/geld-sich-nicht-boese-12193764.html Dirk Müller / "Mr. Dax": "Geldströme sind mächtiger als jede Armee auf dieser Welt"] (in German), ''[[Frankfurter Rundschau]]'', 16 April 2019</ref><ref name="Welt" /> Journalists have used his facial expressions to depict the state of the market.<ref name="SZ_Bilderserie_20080123" /> In 2015, he founded a [[stock fund]], Dirk Müller Premium Aktien.
 
 
 
== Life ==
 
Born in [[Frankfurt]], Müller grew up in [[Reilingen]], [[Rhein-Neckar-Kreis]], where he still lives.<ref name="2008_01_Focus_Gesicht des DAX" /> He passed the [[Abitur]] at the Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Gymnasium in [[Hockenheim]], and then began training as a [[bank teller]] and financial assistant at [[Deutsche Bank]] in [[Mannheim]].<ref name="2008_01_SZ_Popstar" /><ref name="wdr_hartaberfair" />
 
 
 
In 1993, Müller passed the Börsenhändlerprüfung exam. He then worked until 1997 as a broker for Finacor-Rabe & Partner, then for a year for Cantor Fitzgerald International, and from 1998 to 2008 as official stock trader at the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]] for ICF AG.<ref name="SZ_Bilderserie_20080123" /><ref name="wdr_hartaberfair" />
 
 
 
In 2008, Müller moved to the company Wertpapierhandelsbank mwb fairtrade AG,<ref name="FocusMoney_20121128" /> where he worked until 2010.<ref name="wdr_hartaberfair" /> Since 2009, he has been the owner and managing director of Finanzethos GmbH,<ref name="wdr_hartaberfair" /> a company running the ''cashkurs.com'' website.<ref name="2012_04_cashkurs.com_Impressum" /><!-- and issuing ''{{ill|Börsenbrief|de}}'' with recommendations related to stock trading.{{cn|date=October 2019}} - that's just an explanation of the term -->
 
 
 
Müller published his first book, ''Crashkurs'', in 2009, written in response to the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]]. The successful publication made him well-known.<ref name="2009_10_Handelsblatt_Buchrezession" /> His second book, ''Cashkurs'', was published in 2011 and soon became a bestseller, number 1 on the list of ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Porträt: Dirk Müller, Börsenexperte |periodical=Nachtstudio ([[ZDF]]) |url=http://www.zdf.de/nachtstudio/dirk-mueller-5377098.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623040648/http://www.zdf.de/nachtstudio/dirk-mueller-5377098.html |archive-date=23 June 2015 |date=29 January 2012 |language=de}}</ref>
 
 
 
Müller was one of eight experts in a committee meeting of the German parliament [[Deutscher Bundestag]] on 27 June 2011, aiming at preventing speculation with agricultural raw materials ("Spekulation mit agrarischen Rohstoffen verhindern").<ref name="2011_06_Bundestagsausschuss" />
 
 
 
On 17 April 2015, Müller began his own [[stock fund]], Dirk Müller Premium Aktien.<ref name="2015_03_Börse_Online" /><ref name="2015_04_test.de" /> While the fund lost 7% over the first year, it fared better than the DAX during the same time, which lost 16%.<ref name="Welt">{{cite web|title=Fonds von "Mister Dax" performt besser als der Dax|periodical=welt.de|publisher=|url=https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article154039952/Fonds-von-Mister-Dax-performt-besser-als-der-Dax.html|last=Daniel Eckert|date=6 April 2016|year=|language=de|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
 
 
 
Müller is married, and the couple has a son.<ref>[http://www.focus.de/kultur/leben/nachgefragt/fragebogen-dirk-mueller_aid_266837.html Interview über Persönliches] (in German), ''[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]]'' No. 13, 2008</ref>
 
 
 
== Publications ==
 
=== Print media ===
 
* {{citation|title=Crashkurs. Weltwirtschaftskrise oder Jahrhundertchance? Wie Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Geld machen.|publisher=Droemer|publication-place=Munich|isbn=978-3-426-27506-1|date=2009|language=German
 
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* {{citation|title=Cashkurs. So machen Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Geld: Aktien, Versicherungen, Immobilien.|publisher=Droemer|publication-place=Munich|isbn=978-3-426-27534-4|date=2011|language=German
 
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* {{citation|title=Showdown: Der Kampf um Europa und unser Geld|publisher=Droemer|publication-place=Munich|isbn=978-3-426-27605-1|date=2013|language=German
 
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* {{citation|title=Machtbeben: Die Welt vor der größten Wirtschaftskrise aller Zeiten|publisher=Random House|publication-place=München|isbn=978-3-453-20489-8|date=2018|language=German
 
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=== Audio media ===
 
* ''Crashkurs''. {{ill|Der Audio Verlag|de}}, Berlin, 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-89813-855-0}}. (3 CDs, 229 min.)
 
* {{citation|title=Crashkurs. Weltwirtschaftskrise oder Jahrhundertchance? Wie Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Geld machen (aktualisierte Ausgabe)|publisher=Droemer|publication-place=München|isbn=978-3-426-41108-7|date=2010|language=German
 
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* {{citation|title=Cashkurs: So machen Sie das Beste aus Ihrem Geld|edition=2nd|publisher=audio media|publication-place=München|isbn=978-3-86804-182-8|date=2012|language=German
 
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== References ==
 
{{reflist
 
| refs =
 
 
 
<ref name="FocusMoney_20121128">{{cite journal
 
| last = Masuhr
 
| first = Jens
 
| url = http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/tid-28310/interview-mit-mister-dax-aktienexperte-dirk-mueller-die-boersen-sind-ausser-rand-und-band_aid_869499.html
 
| date = 29 November 2012
 
| title = Aktienexperte Dirk Müller: "Die Börsen sind außer Rand und Band"
 
| journal = [[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]]
 
| language = de
 
| accessdate = 9 October 2019
 
}}</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2012_04_cashkurs.com_Impressum">[http://www.cashkurs.com/impressum/ Impressum der Internetpräsenz cashkurs.com] (in German), retrieved 14 July 2013
 
</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2008_01_Focus_Gesicht des DAX">
 
Bernd Johann: [http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/boerse_aid_235063.html ''Börse: Das Gesicht des DAX.''] (in German), [[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]] 28 January 2008, retrieved 20 April 2012
 
</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2008_01_SZ_Popstar">
 
Martin Hesse: [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/boerse-frankfurt-dirk-mueller-popstar-1.266922 ''Dirk Müller, Popstar.''] (in German), [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]], 23 January 2008, retrieved 20 April 2012
 
</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2009_10_Handelsblatt_Buchrezession">
 
Thorsten Giersch: [http://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/boerse-maerkte/boerse-inside/buchrezension-der-crashkurs-des-mister-dax-seite-all/3090622-all.html ''Buchrezension – Der Crashkurs des „Mister Dax“''] (in German), [[Handelsblatt]], 17 January 2009, retrieved 20 April 2012
 
</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2011_06_Bundestagsausschuss">
 
[http://www.bundestag.de/Mediathek/index.jsp?action=search&contentArea=details&offsetStart=0&id=1204473&&instance=m187&categorie=Ausschusssitzungen ''Ausschusssitzung des Bundestags''] (in German), 27 June 2011, retrieved 20 April 2012
 
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<ref name="wdr_hartaberfair">{{cite web
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Müller published his first [[book]], ''Crashkurs'', in [[2009]], written in response to the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]]. The successful publication made him well-known. His second book, ''Cashkurs'', was published in [[2011]] and soon became a bestseller, number 1 on the list of [[Der Spiegel]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150623040648/http://www.zdf.de/nachtstudio/dirk-mueller-5377098.html</ref>
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130208235728/http://www.wdr.de/tv/hartaberfair/sendungen/2012/0618/mueller.php5
 
| url = http://www.wdr.de/tv/hartaberfair/sendungen/2012/0618/mueller.php5
 
| archivedate = 8 February 2013
 
| website = wdr.de
 
| publisher = [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]
 
| accessdate = 7 October 2019
 
| title = "hart aber fair" / Biographie : Dirk Müller
 
| date = 18 June 2012
 
| language = de
 
}}</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="SZ_Bilderserie_20080123">{{cite news
 
| title = Dirk Müller, das Gesicht der Börse
 
| newspaper = [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]
 
| url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/euphorie-und-angst-in-bildern-dirk-mueller-das-gesicht-der-boerse-1.295536
 
| date = 23 January 2008
 
| language = de
 
| accessdate = 9 October 2019
 
}}</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2015_03_Börse_Online">{{cite web
 
| last = Kohl
 
| first = Ronny
 
| url = http://www.boerse-online.de/nachrichten/fonds/Investieren-mit-Dirk-Mueller-Mister-DAX-bringt-eigenen-Fonds-Was-davon-zu-halten-ist-1000533196
 
| title = Investieren mit Dirk Müller: Mister DAX bringt eigenen Fonds – Was davon zu halten ist
 
| website = boerse-online.de
 
| publisher = Börse Online
 
| date = 25 March 2015
 
| language = de
 
| accessdate = 9 October 2019
 
}}</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="2015_04_test.de">{{cite web
 
| url = https://www.test.de/Mister-Dax-mit-eigenem-Fonds-Ethisch-solide-werthaltig-Mal-sehen-4828729-0
 
| title = Mister Dax mit eigenem Fonds: Ethisch, solide, werthaltig? Mal sehen...
 
| website = test.de
 
| date = 16 April 2015
 
| language = de
 
| accessdate = 9 October 2019
 
}}</ref>
 
  
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Müller was one of eight experts in a committee meeting of the [[German Bundestag]] on 27 June [[2011]], aiming at preventing speculation with agricultural raw materials ("Spekulation mit agrarischen Rohstoffen verhindern").<ref>http://www.bundestag.de/Mediathek/index.jsp?action=search&contentArea=details&offsetStart=0&id=1204473&&instance=m187&categorie=Ausschusssitzungen</ref>
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On 17 April 2015, Müller began his own stock fund, Dirk Müller Premium Aktien. While the fund lost 7% over the first year, it fared better than the DAX during the same time, which lost 16%.<ref>https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article154039952/Fonds-von-Mister-Dax-performt-besser-als-der-Dax.html</ref>
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== External links ==
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* {{DNB portal|138717222}}
 
* {{IMDb name|nm3163845}}
 
* [https://www.dirk-mueller-fonds.de/ Dirk Müller Premium Aktien Fond]
 
* [https://archiv.bvh.org/tl_files/download/Aktienkultur.2008.pdf Interview] ''Aktienkultur – Das Magazin der BVH-Börsenvereine'' January 2008
 
 
 
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==References==
[[Category:German stock traders]]
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Businesspeople from Frankfurt]]
 
[[Category:German economists]]
 
[[Category:1968 births]]
 
[[Category:Living people]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:31, 18 May 2022

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(Economist, Stock trader)
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NationalityGerman
InterestsFinancial markets

Dirk Müller is a German stock trader, fund manager and author. He is internationally known as Mr. DAX, because his workplace was located right under the display of the DAX at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.[1] Journalists have used his facial expressions to depict the state of the market.[2]

Müller published his first book, Crashkurs, in 2009, written in response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. The successful publication made him well-known. His second book, Cashkurs, was published in 2011 and soon became a bestseller, number 1 on the list of Der Spiegel.[3]

Müller was one of eight experts in a committee meeting of the German Bundestag on 27 June 2011, aiming at preventing speculation with agricultural raw materials ("Spekulation mit agrarischen Rohstoffen verhindern").[4] On 17 April 2015, Müller began his own stock fund, Dirk Müller Premium Aktien. While the fund lost 7% over the first year, it fared better than the DAX during the same time, which lost 16%.[5]

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