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If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »


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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

by Edwin Lefevre

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Publisher Comments:

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is adapted from a series of Saturday Evening Post articles written by Edwin Lefevre in the 1920s.  The book narrates Livermore’ s ascent from a “ boy plunger” to the most influential speculator on Wall Street.  While much of the book is devoted to Livermore’ s experiences, a larger part of the book deals with trading wisdom and rules that Livermore imparts through Lefevre.  Years later, many trading and investing books repeat the very same rules first enunciated by Livermore in Reminiscences, such as: go with the trend; no stock is too high to buy or too low to sell; let your winners run and cut your losses short; make your own decisions; and market history repeats itself.  Interestingly, Livermore frequently violated his own rules and usually lost money as a result.  The enduring appeal to the book rests in Livermore’ s view that the market is made up of people and the excesses of the market reflect mass psychology and the mistakes of individuals are frequently the result of the inability to control fear and greed.  Thus, the views and lessons of Livermore continue to be relevant to every new generation of investors and traders.

Synopsis:

Jesse Livermore won and lost tens of millions of dollars playing the stock and commodities markets during the early 1900s--at one point making the then astronomical amount of ten million dollars in just one month of trading. So potent a market force was he in his day that Livermore was widely believed to be the man responsible for causing the Crash of 1929. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator--the fictionalized biography of one of the greatest speculators who ever lived--vividly recounts Livermore's mastery of the markets from age fourteen. Now, more than 80 years later, Reminiscences remains one of the most widely read, highly recommended investment books ever written. Offering profound insights into the motivations, attitudes, and feelings shared by every investor, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a timeless investment classic that will enrich the lives--and portfolios--of today's traders.

Synopsis:

First published in 1923, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the most widely read, highly recommended investment book ever. Generations of readers have found that it has more to teach them about markets and people than years of experience. This is a timeless tale that will enrich your life-and your portfolio.

About the Author

'EDWIN LEFÈVREbegan writing about Wall Street in 1897. During his career, he wrote eight books, worked for the New York Sun, served as financial editor of Harper\'s Weekly, and wrote for the Saturday Evening Post. '

Product Details

ISBN:
9780471770886
Author:
Lefevre, Edwin
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Foreword:
Lowenstein, Roger
Author:
Lefvre, Edwin
Author:
Lowenstein, Roger
Author:
Lefhvre, Edwin
Subject:
Investments & Securities - Stocks
Subject:
Speculation
Subject:
New york stock exchange
Subject:
Investments & Securities
Copyright:
Series:
Wiley Investment Classics
Series Volume:
31
Publication Date:
December 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
273
Dimensions:
8.50x5.60x.80 in. .64 lbs.

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