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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

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I'd have to say first that this book will not tell you how to trade technicals, nor how to read the financial pages.

That being said, I found this masterpiece a riveting story of a man who won and lost millions of dollars in a time when thousands would set you up for life... His technique for trading the tape and his rise as an investor is truely a traders dream come true. Starting at 15, trading through the drepression, and manipulating the markets of his time is a wonderful refresher to todays trading. If only I could have been alive in such a time in history... to be able to corner a market and sell another to unload your numerous possitions must have been unbelievable to witness, let alone accomplish.

If you like stories of success you'll love this book...

This book was actually written (with the help of a ghost writer) by Jesse Livermore himself and not Edwin Lefevre. Lefevre was simply a name that Livermore picked to have the real author - himself - remain anonymous. It took me years to master the trading tecniques outlined in this book - emotions and greed kept clouding my actions - the same way that they clouded Livermore's actions. An easy book to read but the lessons of the book come much harder.

Those who forget the past are bound to repeat it............. While Wall Street and markets around the western world continue their bull run, those who forget this adage will be in for a nasty shock. Written in 1923, this diary is full of warning of the shocks of 1929 and 1987 which followed. The gullibility of the public is clearly demonstrated, and the arrogance of each new generation feeding the bull cycle of it's day exposed. Now if I can only decide when to sell Microsoft short............. A cracking read.

Im asian i din't read this book yet.
but,i can say that i am satisfied with this purchase. Thank you.

This belongs in any investors short list. This is the bio of Jesse Livermore, arguably the greatest trader ever. Very colorful, informative and a lot of investor psychology . If you want to know HOW he did trading , find a copy of 'How to Trade Stocks' written by Livermore himself, which I read first and it made this book more accesible. PDFs of this original out of print book are online.

When almost all of the stocks of his time have been history, his wisdom remains of the same value. A must read.

This book was very interesting with the stock operator writing about his experiences in stocks from the late 1800s til the early 1900s. What impressed me most was how little things have changed from the time it was first published to the present. We hear of a new paradigm in investing today and the operator heard this statement earlier this century. A lot of interesting insight was gained by this reader on past bull and bear markets. The book touched on market tops and when to buy securities after complete demoralization suddenly develops in a bear market. The writer didn't go into great detail in any one area of the market, but provided fairly detailed and interesting insight into what is involved in the art of stock manipulation.

This is a book I continue to read over and over again when I get out of tune with the market. Every trader or investor should read this book about how to play the market. The principles outlined are the fundamentals needed to have a winning track record.

This is an amusing book describing the trading life and practices of famous stock operator in the early twentieth century. The book chronicles the evolution of trading practices of Jesse Livermore, from stock speculation to market manipulation. However, the practical aspects of the book are in some ways limited because of the technical developments in security trading. But still, sound advice in stock trading is given throughout the text, which is still relevant and will be for decades. This is an entertaining book for any trader, technical analyst, or individual interested in the practical aspects of how capital markets function.

Don't start trading without reading this book