Trading Books

Bruce Babcock's book is spectacular. It cuts through all the nonsense in futures trading and reveals what is essential to surviving. Mr. Babcock provides lucid and honest evaluations of popular trading systems. The chapter on optimization is extremely useful. Wonderful book!! Far superior to most of the trash out there.

Published in 1989 ! A great guide to trading systems. Recommended !

Very readable, witty and entertaining. Much of the concepts emphasized in the book are essentials of trading. Whilst alot may be now accepted as common knowledge, there remains an enduring quality to this book. Some of the stuff will undoubtedly be very dated (such as references to software etc.). Other issues have remained unresolved (to optimize or not, and how much to optimize). Still other aspects will always be relevant. Personally, I think many traders, at any level will enjoy reading this book, which must be regarded as a classic.

This text was especially helpful for me as someone who knew pretty much next to nothing about the field but who also wanted not to be spoon fed. The author strikes an excellent balance for beginners and the more advanced.

The book is concisely written and loaded with practical examples. A must for the reference shelf of bond professionals.

The author delivers clear and concise explanations on the more esoteric aspects of fixed-income securities. It is written using an easy to understand, building-block approach which enables the reader to grasp the theory behind creating synthetic securites. This book goes beyond textbook definitions and introduces essential strategies which can be used by trading managers, risk managers, and individual investors.

This is an inspiring book because it is from someone who is very human . Shows us all that there is hope for us all. His life change is amazing and i feel blessed to have had the opportunity to read and gain strength from it.

I had the pleasure of meeting this amazing man when he visited my school. An absoulubtly inspiring story. seeing the man in the flesh, he even looks like you're stereotypical Gangstrer Kingpin. Imagine Bob Hoskins, except alot bigger and more intimidating. He almost killed a man using a knuckle duster in a bar, and that changed his life forever. I highly recommend you get it.

All sales of this book go to charity.

This is a fantastic book, one of the best I've read in ages. It's the story of John Pridmore who was a London gangster. His life was turned upside down after he nearly killed a man outside a bar. Today, he takes the Christian message into schools and prisons. A terriffic and inspiring story. It reminded me of The Cross and the Switchblade.

Some critics have complained that Brett Duval-Fromson's the Gaga Years falls short of his Running and Fighting: Working in Washington. That's a bit like comparing the Cherry Orchard to King Lear and concluding that it isn't a very good play.

And in any case, the critics may not have been paying close enough attention. It is only on the second or third reading that one sees how Duval-Fromson's wit suffuses this book. One of many examples: The chapter on MiniScribe, a disk-drive maker whose financial shenanigans are compared to fall of Acre in 1291, is written without recourse to the letter "E" -- a wry comment on how MiniScribe ulimately lacked earnings.

While many consider the Gaga Years a business book, in my library its shelved elsewhere -- between Dumas and Eckhart.

Duval-Fromson's work has it all: The braces, the big cigars, the Lydians. Drawing parallels between Croesus, Ivan Boesky, the beginnings of Lyme disease in Westchester, and George Soros' sparring with the Hunt brothers, the Gaga Years weaves a tale that will keep you turning the pages through pot after pot of Earl Grey.

Duval-Fromson's finest book is matched only, perchance, by E.A. Roy's work on Hungarian bearer bonds. I pray that it will come back in print.

Few financial journalists ask the tough questions as determinedly as the polymath Brett Duval-Fromson. This book is a freewheeling, far-ranging essay on how money works, how to play it -- and what it means.

Without lapsing into intrusiveness or self-involvement, Fromson practically makes high finance into an Aesop's fable in this incredibly accessible narrative. From his insight on the society of the Lydians to a quirky story about the Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy II, Fromson keeps the reader turning the pages -- and you just might learn something while you're at it!

Nothing to say but the best book on technical analysis I've read , thank you the author .

I've read over 100 books on trading, and have to say, this is the best intro to technical analysis I've seen. You can start without any knowledge of technical analysis, and be competent to plan your own trades by the end of this easy-read.

Let me put it this way, when my mother expressed an interest in learning more about investing, I bought this book for her.

George Sranko's approach to trading is one of the best & easiest to comprehend that this reviewer has ever had the pleasure to study. Well written, direct & to the point, the author has a knack of making the most complex situations readily absorbable & uncomplicated.

Under suspicion for embezzlement Abigail Pierce, accompanied by her sister Moriah, flee St. Louis to run their late father's store at Fort Lookout, Colorado. The commander of the army post, Captain Bryce McGregor tries, but fails to persuade the siblings to go home as they do not belong in the rugged unsafe Rocky Mountains even inside the fort. Bryce does convince the women to stay with him until the store can be renovated and made hospitable. His young daughter Pamela serves as a perfect chaperone so Abby and Moriah accept the kind offer.

Pamela adopts Abby as a mother figure and the former St. Louis resident cannot stop her heart from reaching out to the young child. Inadvertently Pamela plays matchmaker as Abby and Bryce fall in love. However, Abigail willingly sacrifices her happiness because she knows the scandal she fled would destroy the man she cherishes as a rising officer cannot afford a dishonored (even if she is innocent) spouse.

There are few if any authors that can provide such well drawn characters including secondary players with a colorfully vivid nineteenth century Americana panorama inside an exciting historical romance than Leigh greenwood can. His latest tale INDEPENDENT BRIDE matches up two honorable individuals in love and encouraged by her sister and his daughter and even to a degree his men, but those same principles stand in their way of happiness. Mr. Greenwood shows that principles are important even if it costs achievement of a personal goal all that within a fabulous post Civil War romance with a deep message.

Harriet Klausner

Favorite scene with Abby-
Shooting the intruder in her store.

Favorite scene with Bryce-
Abby telling Bryce she can't be with him.

Together-
The gunfight while getting the cows to the reservation.

What did you like about Abby-
Her stubborness and her strength. Her love for Pamela. Not willing to give up, despite obstacles.

What didn't you like about Abby-
She was too stubborn to listen to advice on how to protect herself. She wanted to do things her way. She wouldn't let herself love and be loved because of her past.

What did you like about Bryce-
His love for Abby and his daughter, Pamela.

What didn't you like about Bryce-
Only that he wouldn't let his soldiers marry.

If I had to cast Abby, I'd cast Hilary Swank.

Abby and Moraih's father had left them with their Aunt Emma. He would send money home for them. But the girls still worked. Moraih worked for her aunt in the dress shop. Abby worked in a bank.

That's were she met Albert. They were engagded to be married. But one day Abby found out that Albert was embezzling money from the bank. She gave him two weeks to return the money or she would turn him in. Someone else also found out and turned him in. Albert was arrested, he implied that Abby was his accomplice. They never found any evidence that she was involved.

In the meantime, Abby's father died. The girls decided to move to the west and take over the trading post at Fort Lookout.

When they arrive, they find that the trading post is nothing like the store their father had in St.Louis. They were also confronted by three thugs. Who thought they were going to have their way with Abby and Moraih. But Colonel Bryce McGregor intervene's. He throws the three in jail. Then tried to send Abby and Moraih back to St.Louis. The two are determined to stay and make things work. They had nothing else.

The Colonel agrees to let them stay in his extra bedroom. That is until the trading post is ready. While staying at Bryce's home, Abby falls in love with Bryce and his dauhter Pamela. But Abby has vowed that she would never let another man into her life. Especially after Albert.

Can Abby get over her past, to become Bryce's wife and Pamela's mother. Or will the embezzlement issue in St.Louis caome back to haunt her.

This book kept me up all night, I couldn't put it down.

I was so tempted many times while reading to drop the book, run the the computer and start right then in the middle of the night.

Book is very easy to understand, not a lot of those fancy words you hear on CNBC or read in the Wall Street Journal. They take that stuff and bring it down to the level that an individual investor can understand.

Authors very motivating and relate their experiences in the market very well.

The authors of this book have done an outstanding job of discussing and explaining techinques for investing in IPOs online. I believe that both the beginning and the experienced IPO investor will find this book to be a tremendous benefit in analyzing their IPO investment strategy. The presentation of the techniques in IPO investing available via the internet is clear, well written and certain help you increase your personal wealth. IPOs are no longer an investment vehicle for the elite investor.

The authors of this book helped me get started in online IPO trading. I followed their steps and am finding huge success with IPOs! On my first trade, I bought 100 shares at $12 and sold at $20. I was pleased with this profit, because it was considerably more than I get from other "short term" investments. I waited for the right IPO to "freakin' hit!" as the authors say, and hit one that made me over $11,000 profit in about two hours on the first day of trade. I STILL can't believe it! The book clearly details everything you need to know and do to get into trading IPOs online. If you have more questions, the authors even have their own website where you can contact them and get your questions answered. They know their stuff! What a great book!

It all started when...a friend handed me this book. It is hilarious. I ended up losing a half day of work, as I couldn't put the book down. I can't put this book into a neat category - all I can say is - if you have kids or plan to, if you have ever tried any home repair, or if you just have a good sense of humor, you will probably be rolling on the floor laughing like me.

A great read! This is a laugh-out-loud book, written in the vein of Bailey White, with references to life in the South, and raising a LOT of kids, and all the ups and downs that go along. Dessie is a gifted writer, able to draw the reader in. This is a quick read, and one that I'll go back to again. Very enjoyable!

This book is really hilarious. I enjoyed reading it because it presented a lot of day-to-day stressful situations in such a funny way. The author not only shared her experiences with us in many things such as raising her twins, home schooling, and selling the family's so called "Dinosaur" house, but also presented all of that with a lot, and I mean really a lot, of humor.

A pioneering Russian aeronautical theorist and writer, he is the father of the Soviet space program. He built the first wind tunnel and solved fundamental problems about space travel, such as use of liquid rocket fuel, long before such activity was feasible. Although he was unappreciated in his lifetime, Sputnik's launch was made to coincide with his centennial.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky died on September 19, 1935 at the age of 78. His works and his ideas have become the scientific basis of the modern theory of jet propulsion. He foresaw the significance of jet propulsion and the conquest of the stratosphere, of flights at supersonic speeds.

A museum has been opened in Kaluga in the house where Tsiolkovsky died. The exhibits are mechanical devices and models which he made with his own hands. The scientist's manuscripts and copies of his published works are exhibited in glass showcases.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's tombstone bears the following prophetic words inscribed under the bas-relief of a rocket: "Mankind will not remain on the earth forever, but, in search of light and space, will at first timidly penetrate beyond the limits of the atmosphere and then finally conquer the spaces of the solar system."

This planet is the cradle of human mind, but one cannot spend all one's life in a cradle.
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

_Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: His Life and Work_ by A. Kosmodemyanksky is the biography of Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Tsiolkovsky's work included research into the mechanics of the all metal dirigible, designs for an aeroplane and wind tunnel, as well as the theory of rocketry. Tsiolkovsky also wrote on interplanetary travel as well as writing some science fiction and philosophical works. From an early age Tsiolkovsky showed an interest in mathematics, physics, and natural science; however, he was hampered by various difficulties including near deafness which overcame him after a bout of scarlet fever. Tsiolkovsky began his researches in the theory of the all metal dirigible. However, his work was not recognized or funded sufficiently in tsarist Russia. Later, when the Soviets came to power Tsiolkovsky became recognized for his work in rocketry. Tsiolkovsky believed that man would conquer space and his writing proved prophetic in that he suggested rockets would be used to achieve interplanetary travel. Tsiolkovsky offered several distinct designs for rockets and studied the chemistry necessary to understand their fuel requirements. He also derived an equation which showed the velocity necessary to escape the earth's gravitational field. He was regarded by many as a dreamer and utopian for his ideas on interplanetary travel and the future of the human race. His work continues to be important today and his theories have proven prescient to our modern continuing discovery of space. This book provides an excellent introduction to his scientific and mechanical thought as it pertains to rocketry.

"futures markets run on a potent mixture of adrenalin fear and smarts...where 10% take home 90% of the winnings..."

Kroll doesn't mention that his role model often quoted, Jesse Livermore went bankrupt 3 times, and killed himself.

And every strategy that I've tried in this book has never worked (for me ). This book is cursed!!!

Entertaining read though.

This is one of the best book on trading. I've read it for three times and I can say that I will read it again.

Kroll talk about how the market discount news, how everyone has his own trading system, and also not forgeting the golden rule of cutting your losses short and letting your profit run.

In short, if you have time for only one book on trading, this will be the one.

This is, in my humble opinion, the best book ever written on futures "investing". Although dated (1987) the lessons in the book ring true in the 21st century. Kroll touches many issues, but the gravamen of the book is from the standpoint of long-term trend following. Kroll appears more of a discretionary trader (as opposed to systems traders such as John Henry, Ed Seykota, and others covered in books such as Covel's Trend Following) and although I cannot say that it will make you rich overnight, this book will help you lose less on the road to futures mastery. Sadly, this book is out-of-print, but luckily there are many copies available on the secondary market. I even own two copies--it's that good!