Review Market Wizards Series
by JACK D. SCHWAGER
Description
Of all the trading books featured and are available in the market, there are two that are most recommended and are considered to be the best books in trading. One of the two is Market Wizards, written by Jack Schwager.
The first published Market Wizards was in 1989. This very first version entailed several interviews with some of the best traders, including Ed Sekyota, Bruce Kovner, Michael Marcus, and Paul Tudor Jones.
Market Wizards became a sensational book that Schwager made a series of the original, as seen above. The Market Wizards series has been the most talked-about trading book and remains to be one of the most significant publications in the financial industry.
About the Author
Jack Schwager is a known American author and trader. He is considered to be an expert it the trading industry, especially in futures and hedge funds. He is one of the founders of Fund Seeder, a platform created to search for trading talent across the globe and connect profitable traders with sources of investment capital. He also served as a director of Futures research in Prudential Securities.
Table of Contents
Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders contains the following:
Part I Futures and Currencies
Taking the Mystery Out of Futures
The Interbank Currency Market Defined
Michael Marcus: Blighting Never Strikes Twice
Bruce Kovner: The World Trader
Richard Dennis: A Legend Retires
Paul Tudor Jones: The Art of Aggressive Trading
Gary Bielfeldt: Yes, They Do Trade T-Bonds in Peoria
Ed Seykota: Everybody Gets What They Want
Larry Hite: Respecting Risk
Part II Mostly Stocks
Michael Steinhardt: The Concept of Variant Perception
William O’Neil: The Art of Stock Selection
David Ryan: Stock Investment as a Treasure Hunt
Marty Schwartz: Champion Trader
Part III A Little Bit of Everything
James B. Rogers, Jr.: Buying Value and Selling Hysteria
Mark Weinstein: High-Percentage Trader
Part IV The View from the Floor
Brian Gelber: Broker Turned Trader
Tom Baldwin: The Fearless Pit Trader
Tony Saliba: “One-Lot” Triumphs
Part V The Psychology of Trading
Dr. Van K. Tharp: The Psychology of Trading
The Trade: A Personal Experience
Postscript: Dreams and Trading
