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It’s hard to argue with William Sherden’s conclusions. He challenges weather predictors, doomsayers, economists, and yes – market pundits – in this engaging and engrossing book. His conclusion that our lives are more influenceable than predicable is hard to refute. A must read for any serious student of the markets.

Gallacher takes aim at the myriad of charlatans hawking sure-fire trading systems – and hits them right on target. In explaining the real-world problems associated with active management, Winner Take All is a valuable addition to any trader’s library.

And you thought Gordon Gecko was bad.

Craig Copetas’ expose of tax evader Marc Rich’s rise to fame and fortune reads like the Hollywood script for Boiler Room. The book offers a rare, behind the scenes view of the over-the-counter metals business – an unregulated world of payoffs, rip-offs, and gang-land slayings. Look for it at your library or used bookstore.

Currency Forecasting : A Guide to Fundamental and Technical Models of Exchange Rate Determination
Michael R. Rosenberg, Irwin Professional Pub., 1996

The best book on currencies ever written. Explains the purpose and methodology of currency hedging in a breezy, easy to understand style. A must read for corporate finance executives and global investors.

Debt of Honor
Tom Clancy, Putnam, 1994

This book has it all – war, conspiracy, a stock market crash – and John Patrick Ryan, the only honest politician of the 20th Century. A big selling point of the book is Clancy’s insights into the global importance of equity markets. My favorite excerpt:

"It was a Friday, they all told themselves. Tomorrow was Saturday. Everyone would be at home. Everyone would have a chance to take a few deep breaths and think. That’s all that had to happen, really, just a little thought. None of it made sense. A whole lot of people had been badly hurt, but the market would bounce back, and over time those with the wit and the courage to stand fast would get it all back. If, they told themselves, if everyone used the time intelligently, and if nothing else crazy happened.

They were almost right."

Great Books 
mentioned in
Searching for Alpha

Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut, 1999. New York: Delta. 

Adventures of the world’s most famous Pontiac salesman.

 

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley. Reissue edition, 1994.

Herman Munster with an attitude.

 

Foundation
Isaac Asimov. Bantam Books. 1991.

The science fiction classic, from the most prolific author in American history

 

The Island of the Day Before
Umberto Eco, 1996. New York: Penguin Books.

17^th Century Paris through the eyes of a wanderer…

 

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street
Michael Lewis. 1999. New York: Penguin Books.

Hilarious look at Wall Street in the late ‘80s

 

The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
Daniel Yergin, 1991. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Absolutely riveting – the best book ever written about petroleum as a strategic resource.

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by Ben Warwick

Ten proven strategies for market-beating returns from the leading online source of financial analysis and insight. Learn how to make smarter and more profitable investment decisions. With today's advances in the Internet and the steadily decreasing costs of trading, it might actually be easier for the individual investor to outperform seasoned investment pros at their own game. But, with the huge number of investment choices and all the conflicting advice out there, where should the small investor turn? This book offers ten simple, highly effective strategies to beat the market and the professionals. The Guide shows you: 

• Why a "buy-and-hold" mutual fund strategy may only benefit fund operators 
• New ways to trade value, growth, and momentum stocks 
• A simple mutual fund trading strategy that has earned 15% per year with minuscule risk 
• How to trade exchange traded funds for maximum profit.

Event Trading : Profiting from Economic Reports and Short-Term Market Inefficiencies  
Ben Warwick. 1996.

A quantitative look at market action around major economic releases. Read more about this book.   

The Futures Game : Who Wins? Who Loses? and Why?  

Frank J. Jones, et al / 1998 

Detailed information on every futures contract on the planet. Read more about this book.

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The Handbook of Managed Futures : Performance, Evaluation & Analysis

Carol C. Peters (Editor), Ben Warwick (Editor). 1996.

Articles by some of the brightest minds in the managed futures industry.  Read more about this book.