Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)




Few investors have made and lost fortunes to equal those of the legendary Jesse Livermore, a notorious stock market speculator during the first half of the 20th century. Enjoy this highly readable, entertaining chronicle of one of history's boldest speculators.



Written in 1923 by Edwin Lefevre, this work is cleverly written as a narrative biography. Independent-minded investors today will enjoy and even profit by Lefevre's shrewd, witty book. His observations of human behavior and market trends are as wise and accurate now as they were 75 years ago. There is nothing new on Wall Street, Livermore observes, "Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.



yeah, well, 'nuff said... Or 'nuff sad?
No matter. Some insights into an ugly world... Worth a look.