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Summary: pure garbage....... strong arming/futures don't mix
Review: It's very sad that someone would write something like this just to write. This book has no business being called the day trader, Wiley Publishing you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Summary: A powerful, brutally frank and touching book
Review: This book gives not only the inside story of what goes on in the trading pit but paints a touching portrait of the kind of personality and psychology that makes up a legendary day trader. Brutally honest about his father's underworld activities, Lewis Borsellino paints for us what really goes on in the pits. Where will our technology take us, he asks? Perhaps as a culture we will abandon the trading floor for a computer screen or a virtual market. But whatever happens, he concludes, "...where there is a market, there will be a trader." Patricia Commins no doubt lent her considerable writing talent to produce a stunning and moving portrait.
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Summary: Not trading oriented
Review: The book can be summarized as follows: the first half dwells on father-son relationship in an Italian family in which the father is connected to the Mob. The second half is a meandering discussion on the future of trading - will it go electronic and if so what will be the organizational structure. If you are looking to improve your trading skills or obtain insights into trading you will be sorely disappointed. On the other hand if you are looking for a frank and honest background on Lewis Borsellino then this book is for you.
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Summary: Overcoming Adversity in Trading Through Strength and Courage
Review: When I first picked up the book, I thought it was a promotional piece for a trader turned fund manager. I was wrong. I realized this was from a real trader, not an expert. Having lost much money from following technical experts' advice, I've learned only to read the masters. Those who want a technical book, don't look here. But know that if you want to win and win big, you may want to read this. I also learned that you don't have to nit-pik every psychological thought to arrive at masterful trading, as the psychologists of trading would have you believe.I was totally hooked into the story of his life's joys and sorrows. I couldn't put it down--I read it in one sitting. Some books have interviewed the best traders with similar conclusions from their experiences, but rarely do they provide the insight into their minds. Traders lives parallel. The book captured many of my own experiences. This was a heroic story describing overcoming in one of the world's most difficult occupations. I used to wonder what made a Jesse Livermore tick? What in his trading career made him commit suicide? (I assure you, it was not a trading rule he broke.) This is a rare book because it's an authentic, open-hearted, unabashed, no-holds-back account into the soul of one of the best pit traders in all time and his trial by fire, of a reality more dramatic than any fiction story. The Dalai Lama says that we have traveled so far into the stars, to other planets, to the moon, but we have not looked inwardly. We have not traveled into our hearts, into the domain of mind. When one considers the intense nature of trading emotions including pain and suffering, illusion and confusion, greed and fear, ego and humility, shame and anger, this journey, whether you travel or not, is the journey of all traders, captured par excellence in this book. It's a story about an Italian American turning prejuidice into riches, about a soul turning defeat into victory. If you're new to the game, this is what it takes.
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Summary: Empty and Uninformative
Review: The topic of trading deserves better. The book does not discuss anything of interest to trading and financial markets. The author obviously hired the wrong ghostwriter. He should hire a new one.
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Summary: Superb
Review: Tells it like it is. No equations, no waffle, no hot air. Anyway, if I ever meet Lewis, I'll bust his *ss - so I guess I must have learnt something.
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Summary: A real snooze
Review: This is a great book to give away to your clients and prospects, but I don't think you should pay for self promotion such as this. If you who are novice traders out there are looking for info or insight into what trading is really like you could do yourself a favor and leave this book off your reading list. If you are interested in an honest opinion from an insider at the Merc on where trading is going, then this is a book you should read.
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Summary: You Can Do It!
Review: As a trader myself, The Day Trader gave me the inspiration that day-trading the market successfully can be done. It's not a technical book. It's about determination, ambition, not quitting, and enjoying success.
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Summary: It's not what you think
Review: According to Amazon.com, customers who bought "The Day Trader" also bought: "Day Trade Online" by Christopher A. Farrell, "Electronic Day Traders' Secrets: Learn From the Best of the Best Day Traders" by Marc Friedfertig, "Computerized Trading : Maximizing Day Trading and Overnight Profits" by Mark Jurik(Editor), and "The Electronic Day Trader" by Marc Friedfertig. Despite the title, this is NOT a book about electronic/day trading. Look for one of the above titles if you want a book about trading. Buy Borsellino's book if you want to read a boring waste of time and money. Fights and ego stoking is what you'll find here, with nothing about how to trade.
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Summary: Too Much Talk About Fighting
Review: I was expecting a lot from this book, but unfortunately it didn't deliver. The book delves too much into how many fights the author has been in, how Italian-Americans are always accused of being mobsters and how his convict dad wasn't a bad guy. Not enough useful information for would be traders, but plenty of information about the author's money management firm, fighting and his dad.
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