Biographies & Memoirs

Stories from legendary traders

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Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager
★★★★ 4.8/5 Essential
The benchmark for every trading book. Unmatched interview collection.

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Edwin Lefèvre
★★★★ 4.7/5 Essential
The greatest book on market psychology ever written. A century old and still unmatched.

The New Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager
★★★★ 4.5/5 Essential
Maintains the extraordinary quality of the original. Essential continuation.

Pit Bull

Martin "Buzzy" Schwartz
★★★★ 4.3/5 Recommended
Raw, honest, wildly entertaining memoir from a championship day trader.

Unknown Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager
★★★★ 4.1/5 Recommended
The most relatable Wizards book. Real traders, real edges, real motivation.

The Man Who Solved the Market

Gregory Zuckerman
★★★★ 4.0/5 Recommended
Fascinating biography of the greatest quant firm. Inspiring, not instructional.

Flash Boys

Michael Lewis
★★★ 3.8/5 Recommended
Compelling HFT exposé. Excellent journalism, modest trading education.

The Complete TurtleTrader

Michael W. Covel
★★★★★ 3.2/5 Mixed
Great story, repetitive writing. The rules are free online anyway.

How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market

Nicolas Darvas
★★★★★ 3.0/5 Mixed
Historically interesting box theory origin. Too short and light on detail.