Smitten Jesse Livermore

World's Greatest Stock Trader
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-471-21728-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Investment Series

"An excellent read."
--Ace Greenberg, Chairman, Bear Stearns
Richard Smitten's Jesse Livermore is the first full biography ofthe legendary trader profiled in the bestselling Reminiscencesof a Stock Operator (Wiley: 0-471-05970-6). Although he diedmore than half a century ago, Livermore is considered by today'stop traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. An enigmaticloner, misanthrope, and notorious miser, Livermore revolutionizedthe profession with his innovative timing techniques, moneymanagement strategies, and high-momentum approach to tradingstocks. Smitten provides a vivid portrait of Livermore and thetimes in which he lived and operated. He deftly combines eyewitnessaccounts of those who knew Livermore with fascinating stories ofsensational love affairs, shootings, and suicides, and a detailedexploration of the trading strategies that made Livermore severalfortunes in his lifetime.
Richard Smitten (Key West, FL) is the author of severalbooks, including The Godmother, the critically acclaimedstory of a famous woman criminal.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smitten, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Great Bear of Wall Street.
The Back Story.
The San Francisco Earthquake Rumbles in New York.
The Crash of 1907.
The Cotton King.
Back on His Game.
Perfecting His Market Theory.
Stock Pools and Scandals.
Boston Billy.
The Crash of 1929.
When to Hold and When to Fold.
Livermore's Money-Management Rules.
Livermore's Luck Sours.
The Shooting of Jesse Livermore Jr.
Facing the Grim Reaper.
Livermore's Laws and Trading Secrets Revealed.
Sources.
Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD SMITTEN is a full-time author and trader who resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He holds a BA in English from the University of Western Ontario. As executive vice president of MTS International, he oversaw personnel on North Sea oil rigs, the design of the Dassault Mirage jet fighter, and security for the then newly discovered Nigerian oil fields. He also worked for the Vick Chemical Company where he became marketing director of the Canadian division. Smitten is the author of a number of books, including The Godmother, Capital Crimes, and Legal Tender, and the coauthor (with Robin Moore) of Inside the Cocaine Cartel.