Lessons from the Greatest Traders
E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: Little Books. Big Profits
ISBN: 978-1-118-85864-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
What differentiates the highly successful marketpractitioners--the Market Wizards--from ordinary traders?What traits do they share? What lessons can the average traderlearn from those who achieved superior returns for decades whilestill maintaining strict risk control? Jack Schwager has spent thepast 25 years interviewing the market legends in search of theanswers--a quest chronicled in four prior Market Wizardsvolumes totaling nearly 2,000 pages.
In The Little Book of Market Wizards, Jack Schwager seeksto distill what he considers the essential lessons he learned inconducting nearly four dozen interviews with some of the world'sbest traders. The book delves into the mindset and processes ofhighly successful traders, providing insights that all tradersshould find helpful in improving their trading skills andresults.
* Each chapter focuses on a specific theme essential to marketsuccess
* Describes how all market participants can benefit byincorporating the related traits, behaviors, and philosophies ofthe Market Wizards in their own trading
* Filled with compelling anecdotes that bring the tradingmessages to life, and direct quotes from the market greats thatresonate with the wisdom born of experience and skill
Stepping clearly outside the narrow confines of most investmentbooks, The Little Book of Market Wizards focuses on thevalue of understanding one's self within the context of successfulinvesting.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword by Peter L. Brandt xi
Preface xv
Chapter One: Failure Is Not Predictive 1
Chapter Two: What Is Not Important 9
Chapter Three: Trading Your Own Personality 15
Chapter Four: The Need for an Edge 23
Chapter Five: The Importance of Hard Work 27
Chapter Six: Good Trading Should Be Effortless 35
Chapter Seven: The Worst of Times, the Best of Times 41
Chapter Eight: Risk Management 47
Chapter Nine: Discipline 61
Chapter Ten: Independence 69
Chapter Eleven: Confidence 73
Chapter Twelve: Losing Is Part of the Game 77
Chapter Thirteen: Patience 83
Chapter Fourteen: No Loyalty 93
Chapter Fifteen: Size Matters 103
Chapter Sixteen: Doing the Uncomfortable Thing 115
Chapter Seventeen: Emotions and Trading 125
Chapter Eighteen: Dynamic versus Static Trading 135
Chapter Nineteen: Market Response 145
Chapter Twenty: The Value of Mistakes 157
Chapter Twenty-One: Implementation versus Idea 163
Chapter Twenty-Two: Off the Hook 167
Chapter Twenty-Three: Love of the Endeavor 173
Appendix: Options--Understanding the Basics 177
Notes 185
About the Author 189