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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Edwin Lefevre · 1923 · Level: all levels

The fictionalized life of Jesse Livermore: tape reading, pyramiding winners, and going broke by ignoring his own rules. A century old and still current.

For prop traders: Livermore blew up accounts the way traders blow evaluations: oversizing after wins. The original cautionary tale.

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For prop traders: The single best calibration for what real traders obsess over. It is not entries.

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The New Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager · 1992 · Level: all levels

The second volume: more top traders, including Bill Eckhardt of Turtle fame, on systems, discipline, and losing streaks.

For prop traders: Eckhardt's chapters alone are worth it for anyone trading rules under a drawdown limit.

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Stock Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager · 2001 · Level: all levels

Schwager turns to stock traders, including momentum and growth investors working methods close to what breakout traders run today.

For prop traders: The interviews closest to the modern momentum playbook.

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Hedge Fund Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager · 2012 · Level: intermediate

Fifteen hedge fund traders on process: how professionals size, hedge, and survive the trades that go wrong.

For prop traders: Shows how far professional risk process is from retail habit.

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