Making a Living in the Stock Market [Hardcover]

Robert Eldridge (Author), Bob Eldridge (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 197 pages
• Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing Group (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910019991
• ISBN-13: 978-0910019996
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,130,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be summarized in 2 pages., August 4, 1999

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This review is from: Making a Living in the Stock Market (Hardcover)

If you're brand new to trading and options, then this book may be a below average introduction. I've traded for years, and am sending this book back. The author speaks of all of the advantantages of high risk option & stock trades, but doesn't adequately note the risk or the steps to get out of a bad position. If all trades were sure things, you wouldn't need a book. Read "Trading For a Living" by Elder if you want to learn something, or something by Pring or Murphy about technical analysis.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its Title Says it All, June 17, 2004

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This review is from: Making a Living in the Stock Market (Hardcover)

I've read some of the previous reviews that dislike the lack of technical analysis, especially in the beginning of the book. However, I must say that this book is about how someone could make a living by trading in the stock market, including setting up his own home office, incorporating, among other things not directly associated to trading stocks or options.

With that said, I believe this book is quite good. Its main objective is to give a trading novice a solid footing in what it takes to make a living by trading in the stock and options markets. It is a fast read that does not delve too much into the products Mr. Eldridge's company sells, but stays with the point of the book.

If you're looking for in-depth technical analysis of stocks, you might be disappointed in this book. However, if you're looking for a quick read that could benefit your portfolio or might quicken your transition from your day job to trading full-time, this is the book for you.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put the book down!, March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Making a Living in the Stock Market (Hardcover)

This book is incredible!! The author took me from absolute zero knowledge about the stock market to a high level of understanding of three basic strategies in a matter of hours! It is written in clear, concise language easily understood by the beginner and should be required reading for anyone entering the market for the first time!