Adventures of a currency trader : a fable about trading, courage, and doing the right thing /
Booker, Rob, 1971-,
Adventures of a currency trader : a fable about trading, courage, and doing the right thing / Rob Booker. - xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Wiley trading .
Includes index.
In search of amazing profits -- The future looks bright -- A trip to the thirty-first floor -- Two promising conversations -- Lessons learned -- A turn for the worse -- Trying to awake from the nightmare -- Charlie Flank goes to US National Bank -- Mapping out a new career -- Charlie Flank meets his match -- Coming clean -- Looks can be deceiving -- The story of George Sisler -- Back to square one -- Breakfast with Harry -- Back to where it all began -- Testing -- Homework -- Team Banes begins anew -- Presenting our findings -- Back in the game -- Return to the thirty-first floor -- Settling my tab.
Praise for ADVENTURES of a CURRENCY TRADER "A truly easy, unique, and enjoyable read! Rob has done it onceagain to teach us in the funniest way possible...
how not to make themost common trading mistakes. If you are tired of reading how-tobooks, this is perfect for you. I highly recommend this book to alltraders. Everyone will learn something about themselves by readingthis book."—Kathy Lien, author, Day Trading the Currency Market,and Chief Strategist, www.dailyfx.com"Adventures of a Currency Trader is a must read foranyone who has ever traded or is thinking about trading in theForex markets. Rob Booker has a unique way of taking years ofmarket knowledge and transforming it into an educational andentertaining experience. It has quickly become a cult classic in mytrading library!"—H. Jack Bouroudjian, Principal, Brewer Investment Group"Brilliant! Rob's humor and humanity shine through in thisparable about trading and life. Filled with wisdom and wit, it's anexhilarating rollercoaster ride through the peaks and valleys ofthe learning curve, with many valuable lessons learned along theway."—Ed Ponsi, President, FXEducator.com"Rob's fable of everyman 'Harry Banes' is destined to become atrading classic. This is both the missing piece and the foundationthat comes before the strategies and methodologies. The search forthe Holy Grail begins and ends in the heart and mind. The journeyis authentic and real and if you're willing to take it with Rob,you will be rewarded in the end. Seldom has psychology and wisdombeen so entertaining!"—Raghee Horner, trader and author of Forex Trading forMaximum Profit and Days of Forex Trading"In a series of insightful and entertaining vignettes, RobBooker teaches both the novice and the experienced trader some hardwon truths about the currency market. It's a must read book writtenby a guy who survived the trenches and went on to prosper in thebiggest and most competitive financial market in the world."—Boris Schlossberg, Senior Currency Strategist, Forex CapitalMarkets LLC, and author of Technical Analysis of the CurrencyMarket
0470049480 (cloth) 9780470049488 (cloth)
2006029332
Foreign exchange market.
Foreign exchange futures.
Speculation.
HG3851 / .B62 2007
332.45 / B.R.A
Adventures of a currency trader : a fable about trading, courage, and doing the right thing / Rob Booker. - xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Wiley trading .
Includes index.
In search of amazing profits -- The future looks bright -- A trip to the thirty-first floor -- Two promising conversations -- Lessons learned -- A turn for the worse -- Trying to awake from the nightmare -- Charlie Flank goes to US National Bank -- Mapping out a new career -- Charlie Flank meets his match -- Coming clean -- Looks can be deceiving -- The story of George Sisler -- Back to square one -- Breakfast with Harry -- Back to where it all began -- Testing -- Homework -- Team Banes begins anew -- Presenting our findings -- Back in the game -- Return to the thirty-first floor -- Settling my tab.
Praise for ADVENTURES of a CURRENCY TRADER "A truly easy, unique, and enjoyable read! Rob has done it onceagain to teach us in the funniest way possible...
how not to make themost common trading mistakes. If you are tired of reading how-tobooks, this is perfect for you. I highly recommend this book to alltraders. Everyone will learn something about themselves by readingthis book."—Kathy Lien, author, Day Trading the Currency Market,and Chief Strategist, www.dailyfx.com"Adventures of a Currency Trader is a must read foranyone who has ever traded or is thinking about trading in theForex markets. Rob Booker has a unique way of taking years ofmarket knowledge and transforming it into an educational andentertaining experience. It has quickly become a cult classic in mytrading library!"—H. Jack Bouroudjian, Principal, Brewer Investment Group"Brilliant! Rob's humor and humanity shine through in thisparable about trading and life. Filled with wisdom and wit, it's anexhilarating rollercoaster ride through the peaks and valleys ofthe learning curve, with many valuable lessons learned along theway."—Ed Ponsi, President, FXEducator.com"Rob's fable of everyman 'Harry Banes' is destined to become atrading classic. This is both the missing piece and the foundationthat comes before the strategies and methodologies. The search forthe Holy Grail begins and ends in the heart and mind. The journeyis authentic and real and if you're willing to take it with Rob,you will be rewarded in the end. Seldom has psychology and wisdombeen so entertaining!"—Raghee Horner, trader and author of Forex Trading forMaximum Profit and Days of Forex Trading"In a series of insightful and entertaining vignettes, RobBooker teaches both the novice and the experienced trader some hardwon truths about the currency market. It's a must read book writtenby a guy who survived the trenches and went on to prosper in thebiggest and most competitive financial market in the world."—Boris Schlossberg, Senior Currency Strategist, Forex CapitalMarkets LLC, and author of Technical Analysis of the CurrencyMarket
0470049480 (cloth) 9780470049488 (cloth)
2006029332
Foreign exchange market.
Foreign exchange futures.
Speculation.
HG3851 / .B62 2007
332.45 / B.R.A