
His only book; sets out pivotal points and time-element trading.
Speculator, 1890s-1940; the trader behind Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
A legendary trading record and one late book of his own, though the canonical account of him was written by Lefevre.
Chosen by shared topics, the entries that hold them, and the people who recommended both.
Popular retelling; foreword by Paul Tudor Jones.
An early outside biography of the speculator Jesse Livermore.
The life of the trader Jesse Livermore, drawn from family sources.
A speculator modelled on Jesse Livermore learns to read and trade the market.
“The finest trading book ever written is Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin LeFevre. It is colloquial reminiscences by a legendary speculator of the mistakes and lessons he learned over a…” — Barton Biggs
Source: Biggs calling it the finest trading book ever written
Recommended by: Barton Biggs, Bill Miller, Colm O'Shea and 5 others
Smitten's first Livermore volume, largely superseded by his 2001 biography.
Subtitled Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How to Find Them; expanded edition 2025.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
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