Trading for a Living, Dr. Alexander Elder
Trading for a Living, Dr. Alexander Elder
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Trading for a Living

Author: Dr. Alexander Elder

Narrator: Richard Davidson

Unabridged: 2 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2000


Synopsis

The New Trading for a Living updates a modern classic, popular worldwide among both private and institutional traders. This revised and expanded edition brings time-tested concepts in gear with today's fast-moving markets, adding new studies and techniques for the modern trader.

This classic guide teaches a calm and disciplined approach to the markets. It emphasizes risk management along with self-management and provides clear rules for both. The New Trading for a Living includes templates for rating stock picks, creating trade plans, and rating your own readiness to trade. It provides the knowledge, perspective, and tools for developing your own effective trading system.

All charts in this book are new and in full color, with clear comments on rules and techniques. The clarity of this book's language, its practical illustrations and generous sharing of the essential skills have made it a model for the industry—often imitated but never duplicated. Both new and experienced traders will appreciate its insights and the calm, systematic approach to modern markets.

The New Trading for a Living will become an even more valuable resource than the author's previous books:

Overcome barriers to success and develop stronger discipline
Identify asymmetrical market zones, where rewards are higher and risks lower
Master money management as you set entries, targets and stops
Use a record-keeping system that will make you into your own teacher
Successful trading is based on knowledge, focus, and discipline. The New Trading for a Living will lift your trading to a higher level by sharing classic wisdom along with modern market tools.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike

Best reading order: 1) To Trade or Not to Trade (Alexander Elder) 2) Two Roads Diverged (Alexander Elder) 3) Trading for a Living (Alexander Elder) 4) Entries and Exits (Alexander Elder) 5) Come Into My Trading Room (Alexander Elder) 6) Sell and Sell Short (Alexander Elder)......more

Goodreads review by Mark

I don't think this is necessarily a book for beginners. However, it's a book that beginners should read. You will learn that it's all about hard work, and that the folks who sell you systems are selling you fool's gold. (I learnt this the hard way, and then had it demonstrated by my mentor.) You'll......more

Goodreads review by André

"Trading for a living" is a comprehensive and magnificent guide for beginners who want to enter the world of trading. Alexender Elder divides his book into three categories: The Psychology section, where he addresses the important mindset for this type of enterprises; Trading tactics, a section dedi......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Fascinating beginning about the psychology of trading and prices. Read the whole first section and last section. The middle portion of the book about technical analysis was a bit too much for me to read in full.......more

Never done a single trade before reading this book Never did a single trade after reading book But loved the way the author has presented the concepts......more