Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Illustrated (A Marketplace Book)

Excellent history book for wouldbe traders or current traders expanding their horizions. I bought the hard cover edition for my wife as a suprise gift. She has been a Trader for several years but to remain profitable she has had to study new and more challangeing techniques; but History repeats itself. First Published In 1923, Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator Is The Fictionalized Biography Of Jesse Livermore, One Of The Greatest Speculators Ever. Reminiscences Remains The Most Widely Read, Highly Recommended Investment Book Ever Written. Generations Of Investors Have Found That It Has More To Teach Them About Themselves And Other Investors Than Years Of Experience In The Market. This Is A Timeless Tale That Will Enrich The Lives - And Portfolios - Of Today's Investors As It Has Those Of Generations Past.--jacket. Edwin Lefèvre. This Work Is A Fictionalized Biography Of Jesse Livermore, One Of The Greatest Speculators Who Ever Lived. ... Jesse Livermore Won And Lost Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Playing The Stock And Commodities Markets During The Early 1900s.--book Jacket. Originally Published: New York : G.h. Doran, 1923. Includes Bibliographical References. Chronicles the experiences of an American stock-market trader from his first job as a quotation boy in a Boston brokerage firm to his influential position on Wall Street in the 1920s. The author provides his observations about the markets and the minds and motivations of a typical trader. Based on interviews with trader Jesse Livermore, called Larry Livingston in the book. I WENT to work when I was just out of grammar school.